Education Specialist Educator Excellence

State of careers Rhode Island • Derry, NH

16h • $79,407 - $133,430

About The Position

Incumbents are responsible for supporting and implementing a system of educator preparation, certification and professional advancement for Rhode Island educators.

Requirements

• Citizenship, residency, or work visa required.

Nice To Haves

• At least 5 year(s) of relevant experience preferred.
• Master degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that all educator preparation programs in the State meet program approval standards by conducting on-site visits.
• Collaborates with institutions of higher education and provides technical assistance to support high quality programming and alignment to PK-12 needs.
• Evaluates requests for certification and ensure schools employ properly certified personnel.
• Provides technical guidance and assistance in certification processes, beginning teacher supports, evaluation activities and other related work areas.
• Ensures State educators and higher education are provided with policy information and research about issues related to educator excellence.
• Review teacher assistant training program requests for approval and develop policies to ensure teacher assistants meet state and federal standards.
• Identifies exemplary State educators, which includes: soliciting nominations, screening applications, convening panels to select nominees, preparing materials for nominees, and organization of recognition ceremonies.
• Conducts research in the design and development of a state-of-the-art system of preparation, certification, and professional development of State educators.
• Provide training and policy support in a variety of educator excellence areas including: educator preparation, certification, evaluation and leadership.
• Administers grants and other fiscal responsibilities as assigned.
• Performs related work as assigned.
• review applications for educator certification
• support educators in the preparation and certification process
• provide assistance to districts with the accurate reporting of certified personnel assignments
• plan statewide job fairs
• expand apprenticeship pathways
• review funding plans for related federal programs

Benefits

• For information regarding the benefits available to State of Rhode Island employees, please visit the Office of Employee Benefits' website at http://www.employeebenefits.ri.gov/.
• Also, be advised that a new provision in RI General Law 35-6-1 was enacted requiring direct deposit for all employees.
• Specific to new hires, the law requires that all employees hired after September 30, 2014 participate in direct deposit.
• Accordingly, any employee hired after this date will be required to participate in the direct deposit system.
• At the time the employee is hired, the employee shall identify a financial institution that will serve as a personal depository agency for the employee.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees