JOB TITLE: CAREER DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION
GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB
The Career Development Coordinators (CDC) role is to support Career and Technical Education (CTE) and to coordinate career development services for students participating in CTE. The CDC works collaboratively with administrators, student services personnel, and teachers to ensure the delivery of career development services. CDCs facilitate linkages with parents, business/industry, postsecondary institutions, and community organizations to support students’ transition to postsecondary education and employment. The CDC responsibilities incorporate the North Carolina Standard Course of Study, National Career Development Guidelines, the National Model for School Counseling Programs and Future-Ready Students For the 21st Century.
SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Coordinate career development services.
Promote career awareness, exploration, and planning.
Provide career development, occupational, labor market, non-traditional career, and post secondary information.
Assists students with selection of appropriate academic and CTE courses. Coordinate career planning activities in classrooms, groups, or individual sessions. Provide and coordinate administration and interpretation of career assessments.
Provide information on postsecondary education programs and employment opportunities. Assist students with postsecondary education and employment opportunities.
Facilitate work-based learning opportunities.
Provide and coordinate activities for students to develop employability skills.
Promote the integration of career research and work-based learning opportunities into CTE and academic courses. Promote the use of technology for career planning and research.
Facilitate business, education, and community partnerships that provide opportunities for students and support CTE.
Serve as a liaison with the business, industry, education, and military community. Publicize partnership resources.
Participate in professional development activities at the local, regional, state, and national levels.
Engage in professional growth opportunities to remain current with trends, demands, and emerging careers in a rapidly changing workforce.
Coordinate with CDC, guidance, CTE teachers, and CTSO’s to promote recruitment, enrollment, and placement activities for prospective and current students in CTE.
Provide information about CTE opportunities to prospective and current CTE students and their parents.
Assist with district-wide event planning.
Treats all students in a fair and equitable manner.
Interacts effectively with students, co-workers, parents and the community.
Participates in, upon request, lea communities designed to plan for various aspects of the total career and technical education program.
Adheres to establish laws, policies, rules and regulations.
Performs other related work as required.
MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Minimum of a bachelor’s degree and licensed as a Career Development Facilitator by the NC Dept. of Public Instruction with 5 years of work experience in the past 8 years.
OR
A bachelor’s degree and a current Continuing Professional License in any area of CTE or as a School Counselors at the G level. Applicants will have to complete CDC training once hired unless they already pocess the CDC certification.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
11 month position
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Thorough knowledge of federal, state and local policies and procedures regarding CTE instruction. Considerable knowledge of School Board policies, procedures and standards.
Considerable knowledge of the ethical guidelines applicable to the position as outlined by professional organizations and/or federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations.
Considerable knowledge of the current literature, trends, and developments in the field of education career development.
Ability to maintain complete and accurate records and statistics and to develop meaningful reports from that information.
Ability to assess the effectiveness of programs and activities. Ability to interpret policies and procedures.
Ability to develop long-range plans.
Ability to effectively express ideas orally and in writing.
Ability to make oral presentations before large groups of people.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments including students, parents, school personnel and members of the business community. DISCLAIMER
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.
