Career Development Coordinator - CTE, Career Academy

Position Purpose

Supports Career and Technical Education (CTE) Academies and provides and coordinates career development services for students participating in the Academy. Works collaboratively with administrators, student services personnel, and teachers to ensure the delivery of career development services. Facilitates linkages with parents, business/industry, postsecondary institutions, and community organizations to support students’ transition to postsecondary education and employment. Responsible for overall management and administration of the Academy, including program and staff development, recruitment procedures, internships, reporting, local expansion, marketing, and student development and achievement. Ensures the academy model is followed with fidelity.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and current Continuing Professional license in any Career and Technical Education Program Area; OR Current Continuing Professional license as a School Counselor at the G level.
• Must hold or be eligible for licensing as a Career Development Coordinator (747) or Career Development Facilitator (741).
• Must hold and maintain a valid motor vehicle operator’s license according to the State of NC requirements.
• Considerable knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Google Apps.
• Demonstrated leadership and team‑building skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to analyze data to make short‑ and long‑range decisions about the Career Academy.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in oral and written form using a variety of communication techniques and tools.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school officials, administrators, teachers, support staff, Career Advisory Board members and other stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as a Career Development Coordinator.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as the main point of contact for the career academy and promote all tenets of the career academy model.
• Collaborate with school, community, and industry leaders to provide work‑based learning events for academy students, survey participants after events, analyze feedback, and maintain student participation data.
• Work with school leaders to maintain fidelity of the career academy model, including cohorting students, following a designated course sequence, and partnering with academy teachers to positively impact student achievement.
• Participate in planning and leading district‑wide events for students and engage in professional learning at the district, state, and/or national level.
• Collect, maintain, and analyze academy data and share it with stakeholders as appropriate.
• Recruit industry partners, postsecondary educators, community members, and others to join the Career Academy Advisory Board and maintain communications with them.
• Create and distribute marketing materials and recruit students for the academy.
• Monitor academic performance, behavior, and attendance of academy students and assist with appropriate interventions.
• Communicate with stakeholders, including parents of academy students, regarding academy events, fundraising, and student progress.
• Coordinate career development services and career planning with academy students.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

• Operates in a professional office environment or classroom, routinely using standard office equipment such as computers, scanners, and copiers.
• May need direct contact with school system staff, external funding agency staff, and community members.
• Light physical work, requiring exertion of up to ten pounds of force.
• Travel to business/industry sites for visits and on field trips with students is required.

Schedule

Monday‑Friday, with occasional evenings and weekends.