CTE Career Navigator

JOB TITLE: Career and Technical Education (CTE) Career Navigator (12-month)

SCHEDULE: Full Time

REPORTS TO: CTE Supervisor

DEFINITION: Under the direction of the CTE office, provide leadership and daily support in implementing of the high school’s individualized career counseling initiative and connection to college and career readiness. Provide leadership to school-based staff and community stakeholders while working closely in the planning, monitoring, and developing of career counseling plans. Lead the Blueprint for Maryland career counseling initiative in coordination with the CTE Office and in partnership with the School Counseling department to ensure students are counseled into viable career pathways. Provide daily support to teachers and staff, assist with professional development activities, and monitor data, student engagement, equity, and access. Performs other duties as assigned.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

• Attend monthly CTE Career Navigator Meetings.
• Develop and facilitate program advisory/planning committees of key stakeholders, including parents, students, faculty, school administration, and community and partnership representatives with the CTE teachers.
• Plan and implement individual and group instruction in career pathway planning.
• Work with students to identify potential work-based learning placement options.
• Support the recruitment of area business partners to assist with career development activities, including work-based learning placements.
• Implement yearly National Alliance for Partnerships for Equity (NAPE) Program Improvement Process for Equity (PIPE) program.
• Prepare school-based strategic plan for Blueprint for Maryland progress.
• Work with the advisory/planning committee and the Office of CTE staff to develop promotional materials, plan events, develop business/community partnerships, conduct outreach and recruitment, and monitor enrollment and other relevant data.
• Research and disseminate literature to school-based staff on areas related to the specific CTE programs such as content and standards-based curriculum, technology integration, value-added certifications, and innovative instructional approaches.
• Assist the Office of CTE staff to coordinate data collection.
• Serve as the CTE liaison between the school and the Office of CTE. Serve as the CTE program point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.
• Serve as a liaison to Baltimore County Workforce Development and CCBC resources and contacts.
• Serve as liaison to counselors and staff in feeder middle and elementary schools to support career development activities spanning across grade levels leading to a strong high school planning process for all students.
• Coordinate site related CTE activities for staff and students (e.g., student recruitment, summer program, speaker series, job shadowing opportunities, field experiences, professional development, and advisory/planning meetings).
• Lead implementation of school-based summer camp for career development activities.
• Complete and submit monthly and quarterly reports pertaining to career development projects and work-based learning.
• May support the school by instructing and supervising students in a variety of school-related settings.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education, Training, and Experience:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in an applicable field.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Three years of successful teaching experience in an area related to the position duties.

Licenses and Certificates:
Possession of a Maryland Educator Certificate appropriate to the area of assignment.
OR
Possession of, or eligibility for, a Maryland Educator License appropriate to the area of assignment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of pedagogy.
• Knowledge of curriculum.
• Knowledge of effective instructional techniques.
• Knowledge of instructional materials, and equipment. Knowledge of CTE programs, articulations, and certifications.
• Knowledge of current issues and trends in content area.
• Skill in instructing students.
• Skill in preparing and implementing lesson plans.
• Skill in the use of data analysis, professional learning communities, instructional leadership, and spreadsheet, word processing and related applications.
• Skill in communicating with students, their parents, administrators, business partners, and other stakeholders.
• Coursework and/or experience which supports knowledge of curriculum development and supervision.
• Demonstrated expertise in appropriate content areas, including age-appropriate career development for students.
• Technology competency: knowledge of and skill in the use of database, internet, spreadsheet, word processing, and related applications.
• Outstanding communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
• Ability to implement and model effective instructional strategies in the classroom.

PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:

• The work of this class is generally performed in a school environment.
• Work may require the ability to move around the school and classroom.
• Work requires connecting to community partners, including visits to local stakeholders.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Requires attendance at after-school and evening meetings and events.

GRADE: TABCO 12-month pay scale

SALARY: $71,400 - $142,231

OTHER COMPENSATION: Position may be eligible for relocation bonus, extra duty activities pay, or other student activities pay as defined in the applicable Bargaining Unit Agreement.

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

RETIREMENT: Eligible for membership in the Maryland State Retirement Agency

BENEFITS: BCPS offers a comprehensive benefits program for eligible employees including options for medical plans, dental plans, vision, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, disability coverage, and 403(b)/457 plans. Other benefits include paid holidays, sick, personal business, and bereavement days, and flexible leave options such as FMLA, sick bank, and board approved leaves. All new hires will attend a benefits meeting upon hire.

Visit the BCPS website for additional information about benefit plans for BCPS employees at https://www.bcps.org/hr/compliance/benefits_and_retirement

This document describes the duties and responsibilities of a position. It shall not be held to exclude duties not referenced nor limit the right of management to assign work to employees.

Citizenship, residency or work VISA in United States required.

Application Instructions
Please read and carefully follow the instructions provided below.

• Applicants are required to have a completed application on file for employment with Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS). Each time an applicant applies to a job with BCPS, the application must be resubmitted. If an applicant started an application with BCPS in the past and at a later date decides to apply for additional positions, it is the applicant's responsibility to review the entire application and ensure that all data is up to date (for example, the applicant may need to add additional schooling or certifications, an additional work experience, or provide updated references). The applicant must remember to review the entire application each time for accuracy and submit each time for a new or different vacancy.
• Professional references must be submitted to complete your application. Examples of professional references include current and former principals, supervisors, managers, mentor teachers and university/college supervisors. Personal references from colleagues, friends, community members, etc. will not be accepted. Applicants should notify their reference proactively to inform them they will receive a form via email through a MAILBOT email address from Baltimore County Public Schools. Applicants should also inform their reference(s) of the job they are applying to.
• Be sure to account for all periods of employment and unemployment, including student teaching and internship experience, and include names, addresses, and telephone numbers of employers.
• Be sure to answer all criminal background questions. If you answer "yes" to any of the criminal background questions you must provide a written explanation. A criminal offense does not necessarily exclude an applicant from employment with BCPS. Factors such as passage of time since the offense, the nature of the violation, and the extent of rehabilitation will be taken into consideration.

Pre-Employment Requirements:

• All persons employed by the Baltimore County Public Schools, regular and temporary, are required to be fingerprinted and have a criminal background investigation (per COMAR) completed. The fee charged for fingerprinting is $109. An identification card will be issued which must be shown prior to employment.
• Anyone offered employment is required to provide proper identification and documentation of eligibility for employment in the US.
• If you have military experience, you will be asked to provide a copy of DD214.
• Official transcripts will be required upon hire and must be sent via escript/clearinghouse from your university.
• Some positions will require employees to undergo a physical examination and/or drug testing.
• All newly hired personnel must attend a Benefits and Retirement Orientation meeting.
• Additional job verification will be required for salary credit.

Non-Discrimination Statement

The Board of Education of Baltimore County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, or veteran status in matters affecting employment or in providing access to educational programs or activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Inquiries regarding the Board’s nondiscrimination policies should be directed to: EEO Officer, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, Baltimore County Public Schools, 6901 Charles Street, Building B, Towson, Maryland 21204 (443-809-8937). There is a compliance officer responsible for identifying, preventing, and remedying prohibited harassment concerning students. Complaints of harassment should be directed to the executive director, Department of School Safety and Security, 9610 Pulaski Park Drive, Suite 219, Baltimore, Maryland 21220 (443-809-4360).


Contact Information:

Chloé Duncan, MBA, IPMA-SCP
Secondary Staffing Team
6901 Charles Street, E Building
Towson, Maryland 21204
Phone: 443-809-4146
Fax: 410-296-0568
Email: cduncan4@bcps.org