What are the responsibilities and job description for the CTE - Career Development Coordinator - District position at Gaston County Schools?
Definition
The purpose of the district-level Career Development Coordinator is to support the school-level Career Development Coordinators, work collaboratively with administrators, student services personnel, teachers, parents, business/industry, postsecondary institutions, military, community organizations, and other stakeholders to ensure the delivery of career development services for all students. The district-level Career Development Coordinator will incorporate the North Carolina Essential Standards, National Career Development Guidelines, and the National Model for School Counseling Programs and Future-Ready Students for the 21st Century.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide support to school-level personnel who coordinates career development activities.
- Assists the CTE Director with planning, developing, monitoring, and maintaining the Career and Technical Education budgets, specifically pertaining to career development activities, and in accordance with established policies, local planning strategies, Standard Course of Study, and changing needs.
- Coordinates career development services throughout the district.
- Promotes career awareness, exploration, and planning.
- Acts as the point-of-contact for the district’s online career development platform.
- Provides career development, occupational, labor market, nontraditional career, and post-secondary information.
- Assists students with a selection of appropriate academic and CTE courses.
- Coordinates career planning activities in classrooms, groups, or individual sessions.
- Coordinates administration and interpretation of career assessments.
- Provides information on postsecondary education programs and employment opportunities.
- Assists students with postsecondary education and employment opportunities.
- Facilitates work-based learning opportunities.
- Provides and coordinates activities for students to develop employability skills.
- Promotes the integration of career research and work-based learning opportunities into CTE and academic courses.
- Supports the school-level CTSO (Career Technical Student Organization) process for the district.
- Promotes the use of technology for career planning and research.
- Acts as the district lead for the district’s fifth-grade career awareness initiative.
- Facilitates business, education, and community partnerships that provide opportunities for students and support CTE.
- Serves as a liaison with the business, industry, education, and military community.
- Publicizes partnership resources.
- Participates in professional development activities at the local, regional, state, and national levels.
- Engages in professional growth opportunities to remain current with trends, demands, and emerging careers in a rapidly changing workforce.
- Interprets student data for school and district.
- Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of management and supervision.
- Knowledge of local policies, and state and federal laws relating to minors and employees.
- Knowledge of technology; contract management.
- Knowledge of methods and procedures of supervision and evaluation.
- Knowledge of current educational theories and practices.
- Demonstrates a positive attitude toward job and remains a flexible and innovative team builder.
- Skilled in data disaggregation and using data for school improvement.
- Ability to articulate school and District policy.
- Ability to have an energetic approach to responsibilities.
- Ability to maintain a positive personality.
- Ability to be creative.
- Ability to accept criticism and grow as the result.
- Ability to visualize and implement change.
- Ability to work well under pressure while withstanding stress.
- Ability to be self-motivated.
- Ability to prepare and maintain accurate records.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing; establishing and maintaining positive working relationships.
- Ability to demonstrate outstanding leadership.
- Ability to be flexible.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks.
Physical Requirements
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, or crouch.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Must be able to perform light work exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or up 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
- Must possess the visual acuity to prepare data, work with record processes, and do extensive reading and research.
- Must be physically able to operate a variety of equipment including computers, copiers, etc.
Minimum Education and Experience
- A Bachelor’s Degree and current continuing license in any Career and Technical Education Program Area OR a Master’s degree in School Counseling or Career Counseling and a clear continuing teaching license as a school counselor at the G level.
- Completion of Course work (2 options):
Option 1 - Two required courses: • National Career Development Association (NCDA) Facilitating Career Development (FCD) Course • NCDPI New CDC Induction.
Option 2 - Six semester hours and Induction • 3 semester hours in Counseling theory • 3 semester hours from the following: Career development and counseling, Career and life planning, Career development and occupational information • NCDPI New CDC Induction
- Must obtain a 747 licensure
This Position Reports Directly to: CTE Director
Classification: Exempt
Salary: North Carolina Teacher’s Salary Schedule (12-Month Central Office Coordinator)
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 for this job.
If offered a position, the prospective employee must pass a required health exam, criminal records check, and drug test.
Revised 02/2025 RParker
