Education Associate

The mission of the South Carolina Department of Education is to serve students support teachers empower parents and engage the community so that every student graduates prepared to reach their full potential.

Job Purpose:

The Education Associate for Technology Strategy supports statewide efforts to strengthen the intentional effective and responsible use of technology to improve teaching and learning across South Carolina schools.

This position serves as a member of the Technology Strategy team and applies an instruction-first lens to educational technology digital learning artificial intelligence emerging technologies and statewide technology initiatives.

The Education Associate works collaboratively with SCDE offices school districts educators and external partners to identify instructional technology needs research promising practices develop practical resources and professional learning and support implementation of statewide priorities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the development and implementation of statewide instructional technology strategies initiatives and resources.
• Research promising practices and emerging trends in instructional technology digital learning and artificial intelligence
• Translate research and stakeholder feedback into practical recommendations resources toolkits and guidance for schools and districts
• Support statewide efforts related to the effective and responsible instructional use of AI including educator practice and student AI literacy
• Develop and facilitate professional learning for educators instructional leaders and district staff
• Engage with districts to identify instructional technology needs challenges and promising practices
• Collaborate across SCDE offices to ensure technology initiatives align with curriculum instruction accessibility instructional materials and other agency priorities
• Analyze data and stakeholder feedback to identify trends gaps and opportunities for statewide support
• Manage assigned projects and workstreams including deliverables timelines documentation and progress updates
• Represent the Technology Strategy team in meetings workgroups presentations and statewide initiatives as assigned

A bachelors degree and experience in education management or business.

Experience in classroom teaching instructional coaching instructional technology digital learning curriculum and instruction professional learning educational technology implementation or district/state-level educational initiatives is preferred.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong understanding of K-12 teaching learning and instructional practices
• Knowledge of instructional technology digital learning and emerging technologies
• Ability to connect technology use to instructional goals and student learning
• Ability to research synthesize and communicate complex information clearly
• Experience developing resources and facilitating professional learning
• Strong collaboration communication organization and project management skills
• Ability to work independently manage multiple priorities meet deadlines and take ownership of assigned deliverables
• Ability to adapt as educational technology and statewide priorities evolve

As a part of a generous compensation package we offer comprehensive benefits that include generous paid time off preeminent health care benefits professional development opportunities pension and 401(k).

The South Carolina Department of Education offers an exceptional benefits package that includes: