CTE Career Development Specialist

TheManchester School Districtoffers a full benefits package to all eligible employees including:

• Anthem Medical insurance
• Anthem Vision insurance
• Delta Dental insurance
• Company funded HSA for select Anthem health plans
• Flexible spending accounts
• Retirement pension plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Gym Reimbursement
• Company sponsored life insurance
• 403(b) tax sheltered annuity plan
• Vision discounts
• Medical incentive rewards
• Employee assistance program
• Many more.

Position Summary: Under the direction of the Career and Technical Education Director the Career Development Specialist will develop manage and implement opportunities for student post-secondary plans.

Minimum Qualifications and Requirements:

• BA BS or in Education Marketing/Business or a related field.
• Ability to adapt to ever-changing work priorities communicate with diverse groups maintain FERPAconfidentiality meet deadlines and schedules work as part of a team work with detailed information and data and maintain effective working relationship
• Ability to develop refine and implement college readiness skills such as resume writing interview skills and/or coaching
• Ability to promote solicit and interact with businesses focusing on connecting students with career pathway exploration
• Ability to plan oversee implement and refine events pertaining to work-based learning to ensure continued visibility of District offerings. (i.e. field trips recruiting events work-based learning opportunities)
• Ability to communicate with excellent oral written and human relations skill
• Experience recruiting students to new and innovative educational experiences such as a new competency-based high school summer camp and early college opportunities.

Responsibilities of the Position:

• Responsible for developing overseeing and administrating career pathwayswork-based learning opportunities and Extended Learning Opportunities (ELOs) for students to obtain high-skill high-wage and high-demand occupations for current or emerging professions
• Collect interpret and analyze student-related data for the purpose of monitoring the career development programs progress in meeting student needs and making adjustments when needed
• Plan coordinate and develop recruiting events to promote CTE Programs that include middle and high school student populations ensuring continuity through grade levels
• Serve as the liaison between school administrators faculty students parents/guardians and community partners/mentors for the purpose of optimizing student learning opportunities and experiences.
• Work with a wide range of community and school partners for the purpose of designing implementing and monitoring activities and programs for the purpose of career awareness exploration and preparation (i.e. classroom presentations and school visits)
• Establish and maintain competencies learning activities required assessments and documentation to develop implement and assess work-based learning and Extended Learning Opportunities (ELOs) for students individual Learning Plans and career portfolios throughout the year
• Develop community and post-secondary partnerships with a variety of local businesses agencies organizations and colleges; awareness through center tours community linkages and representation at public events
• Develop organize and implement formal co-op and/or internship opportunities including training agreements participation and completion requirements and participant/employer matching for the purpose of having organized processes for students and business partners
• Solicit and coordinate the referral process for internships work-based learning opportunities and ELOs.
• Regularly monitor students enrolled in work-based learning internships and ELOs including site-based visits
• Recruit students to attend the Summer Camp opportunity at MST and participate in the planning scheduling and implementation of this yearly event;
• Implement and ensure compliance with the laws and regulations pertaining to work-based learning as outlined by the New Hampshire Department of Education and the New Hampshire Department of Labor.

Specified Length/Hours of Position:

• Flexible working hours to include 7:30 am to 4:00 pm during normal school days some evenings and weekend hours along with time during the summer as needed to fulfill the duties of the position. Occasional site visits at community businesses and state agencies.
• This is a non-affiliated federally-funded 228-day salaried position. Continuation of this position is contingent upon available funding.

Application Procedure:

The Manchester School District uses this Applicant Tracking on-line application platform please visit our site: The Manchester School Districts website site: The Manchester School Districts website

Required Experience:

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