Education Specialist Educator Excellence

State of careers Rhode Island • Derry, NH

7d

About The Position

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

Requirements

• At least 5 year(s) of relevant experience preferred.
• Master degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency, or work visa required.
• Candidate selected to fill position will be required to submit official transcripts and will be required to pass and submit a pre-employment history criminal background check (BCI).
• Please submit two (2) current letters of reference
• Do you meet the minimum education requirement for this position? Master’s Degree in Education.
• Do you meet the minimum experience requirement for this position? Five years of teaching experience, including programs dealing with youth and adult Career and Technical Education and/or any combination of knowledge, skills and experience that is substantially equivalent.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with other types of program approval or accreditation processes such as NEASC high school or regional accreditation or Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) preferred but not required.

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.

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