Social Sciences Principal Consultant (Principal Consultant #378)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Works with department staff, cross-functionally, and with grantees in support of state and federal grant administration/contracts to ensure program effectiveness and compliance.
• Provides leadership, social science expertise, and guidance in support of the Illinois Learning Standards for Social Science and diversity, equity, and inclusivity initiatives.
• Serves as Agency social science liaison in support of the Illinois Learning Standards for Social Science.
• Continually reviews and upgrades the strategic plan for social science rigor and provides leadership and technical assistance in social science curriculum alignment, assessment, and resources.
• Develops and writes requests for proposals.
• Collaborates with ISBE staff.
• Prepares and reviews grant and/or contract reports.
• Communicates with grantees.
• Performs technical assistance and monitoring visits.
• Serves as a resource for department functions.
• Develops, organizes, and participates in professional development, workshops, conferences, and committees in support of the Illinois Learning Standards for Social Science, middle level and secondary transformations, competency-based education, the State Plan, and Agency mission, vision, goals.
• Effectively communicates internally and externally on behalf of the Agency.
• Facilitates and collects data, data analysis and evaluation.
• Provides assistance on data driven continuous improvement strategies.
• Collaboratively reviews policies, procedures, rules, and legislation to ensure program compliance and improve overall effectiveness of programming in order to improve outcomes for students.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in Education, or, a Bachelor's degree in Education plus two years of teaching experience.
• (COPY OF TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION)
• Current Illinois Professional Educator License and Social Science Endorsement.
• Two years of teaching experience (in addition to education requirements) in K-12 schools and/or administrative experience at the K-12 level.
• At least 2 years of experience working directly with students from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Experience working with committees of practicing educators to produce and/or review resources, assessments, curriculum and/or instructional materials.
• Experience with leading or facilitating professional development for educators.
• Knowledge and understanding of the Illinois Learning Standards for Social Science.
• Understanding of research based instructional practices and data driven performance.
• Ability to effectively communicate both in written communication and verbally.
• Ability to work collaboratively.
• Ability to set project timelines and meet deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with the Illinois Learning Standards for Social Science.
• Grant management and/or budget experience.