Assistant Director of Early Literacy
Assistant Director of Early Literacy
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
$ 67852 - 106049
1 Vacancy
Job Description
Description of Work
- ***THIS IS AN ANTICIPATED VACANCY***The Mission of the Department of Public Instruction:
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) is charged with implementing the states public school laws for prekindergarten through 12th grade public schools at the direction of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and State Board of Education.
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is seeking applicants for an Education Program Consultant III (Working Title: Assistant Director of Early Literacy) for our Office of Early Learning.The Office of Early Learning (OEL) is responsible for providing leadership technical assistance professional development and other support to local education agencies for the implementation of evidenceinformed practices in Preschool Grade 3 programs. Our office promotes the alignment of Preschool Grade 3 program components to address the unique needs of young children and their families with an emphasis on standards curricula assessment and evidenceinformed instructional practices.
This position is responsible for coordinating aligning and supporting the application and professional development of the Excellent Public Schools Act. This position will provide appropriate support and services to NCDPI Office of Early Learning staff to increase aligned coaching capacity with the intent to establish a cohesive sustainable statewide Science of Reading tiered coaching implementation model. The position will be required to work with OEL Leadership Regional Directors OEL Consultants Literacy Facilitators and Early Literacy Specialists to identify the needs of regions/districts to prioritize organize and provide technical assistance as it relates to the Excellent Public Schools Act.
This position provides support to the Office of Early Learning leadership in drafting editing and preparing reports presentations grant applications and other written communications that may be submitted and/or disseminated to various stakeholders.
This position plans and arranges meetings with boards commissions legislative or stakeholder groups to support and align all Office of Early Learning and Excellent Public Schools Act legislation and policies as assigned by the Director of the Office of Early Learning.
This position includes statewide travel on a regular basis as well as some out of state travel.
Additional duties as assigned.
EEO Statement:The State of North Carolina and the Department of Public Instruction provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities / Competencies
To receive credit for all of your work history and credentials you must list the information on the application form. Any information listed under the text resume section or on an attachment will not be considered for qualifying credit. Qualified candidates must document on the application that they possess all of the following:
- Demonstrated experience with federal and/or state laws and/or policies related to Read to Achieve and/or Early Education within the Preschool Grade 5 continuum.
- Demonstrated experience with evidenceinformed literacy practices aligned to the Science of Reading.
- Demonstrated experience with LETRS for Administrators Early Childhood LETRS and/or K5 LETRS.
- Demonstrated experience formulating planning and/or managing multiple projects.
- Demonstrated experience preparing and/or presenting formal proposals/recommendations to state and/or district leaders.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Some state job postings say you can qualify by an equivalent combination of education and experience. If that language appears below then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience OR a combination of both. See for details.
Masters degree in the education field to which assigned from an appropriately accredited institution and five years of progressively responsible experience in the assigned area of public education with at least two of those years in a supervisory/lead capacity; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.Supplemental and Contact Information
All applicants must complete and submit a state application for employment using the NEOGOV Online Job Application System Job Opportunities Sorted by Job Title ascending Careers for the State of North Carolina.
Any applications not received by the advertisement closing date and time will not be accepted outside of the portal. To receive credit for work history and credentials the applicant must list the information on the online application form. Any information omitted from the application cannot be considered for qualifying credit. NC DPI welcomes attached or incorporated resumes cover letters and reference information but these items will not be used for screening for qualifying credit.
Please make sure the application is completed in full. If you put See Resume or See Attachment on your application instead of a completed application with detailed work duties your application will NOT be accepted. Other attachments (except a DD214 copy) will also be accepted but not used in screening for qualifying credit.
Applicants are required to scan and attach a copy of their DD214 (Form 4 or Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) or discharge orders if they wish to obtain Veterans preference.
Reference checks will be performed on all selected candidates. If the position requires a background check and/or drug screening that will also be performed on all selected candidates.Applicants may be subject to a criminal background check. All candidates selected for positions considered Positions of Trustwill be subject to a criminal background check.
To check the status of an application please log in to your NC Government Job Opportunities account and click Application Status.For technical issues with your application please call the NeoGov Help Line at. If you have a technical issue with your Government Jobs account please call their Help Line at .
NOTE: Applicants will be communicated with via email only for updates on the status of their application or any questions on their application.
If there are any questions about this posting other than your application status please contact NC Department of Public Instruction Human Resources.
Contact Information
Houston Davis Agency Recruiter
Email:
Applications for positions requiring specific coursework must be accompanied by a copy of the applicants transcript. Applicants with degrees not conferred at a United States college or university must attach verification that their degree is equivalent to a similar degree from a U.S. institution. The Office of State Human Resources uses the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) as a referral resource for applicants who need to have their credentials certified as equivalent. For a list of organizations that perform this specialized service please visit the NACES membership website at Transcripts degree evaluations and cover letters may be uploaded with your application.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
