Education Consultant 3 Legal

The Louisiana Department of Education is charged with ensuring that students with disabilities have access to a quality education. The primary role of this position is to serve as the Education Consultant 3 (Special Education Ombudsman) serving as a source of information to parents educators students with disabilities and interested members of the public to help them better understand state and federal laws and regulations governing special education.

Seven years of experience in education teaching or administrative services; OR

Six years of full-time work experience plus four years of experience in education teaching or administrative services; OR

A bachelors degree plus four years of experience in education teaching or administrative services; OR

An advanced degree plus three years of experience in education teaching or administrative services.

The official job specifications for this role as defined by the State Civil Service can be found here.

Job Duties:

• Managing and coordinating educational programs that impact students teachers principals central office personnel and staff in public schools special schools technical colleges and correctional institutions.

• Reviewing work and providing input on the performance evaluations of subordinate personnel involved in assigned programs.

• Determining program goals and objectives and developing effective implementation plans to meet those goals.

• Communicating the needs of Local Education Agencies (LEAs) within the assigned region to the Regional Service Center Director and State Director.

• Providing daily technical assistance to parents teachers administrators university staff and agency personnel through phone calls correspondence and site visits.

• Updating local school system superintendents regularly on services program developments and current issues within the assigned region.

• Collaborating with Department of Education staff to maintain current information on state and federal programs to ensure strong leadership and oversight of services.

• Advising and assisting local superintendents educators and external partners on laws policies procedures and regulations related to education programs and assisting in the resolution of issues.

• Researching designing implementing and evaluating short- and long-term program plans policies and guidelines in accordance with federal and state requirements.

• Designing developing and piloting programs and research projects based on national and state trends economic conditions educational research and legislative developments.

• Serving as a team leader to assist schools and systems in building capacity and achieving improved outcomes through collaboration and targeted support.

• Developing and applying evaluation methods to measure program quality effectiveness and impact on student outcomes.

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy click on the Apply link above and complete an electronic application which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

* Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e. relevant detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Louisiana Department of Education Human Resources

PO Box 94064

Baton Rouge LA 70804

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities.