Associate Education Consultant (35 Hour) Turnaround Office #250110-0950EA-001

Introduction
The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) is now accepting applications for the position of Associate Education Consultant , within the Turnaround Office . Supporting turnaround schools and their students can be highly rewarding work, as it advances opportunities for students in some of Connecticut's most underserved communities.


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Position Highlights

• Full time/35 hrs per week
• First shift, Monday through Friday
• Hybrid/ telework opportunities available
• Location: 450 Columbus Blvd, Hartford, CT
  
  
  

The Role

The Associate Education Consultant position is an important part of the Turnaround team. It will require providing direct support and technical assistance to and monitoring of the Connecticut schools/districts that are identified for improvement under Connecticut's Every Student Succeeds Act plan and for reformulation under the Phase V Settlement and Court Order derived from the Connecticut Supreme Court case, Sheff v. O’Neill.

This position requires the balance of support for school improvement with measures of compliance with required diversity goals and enrollment standards, and requires the ability to interface with educational leaders and provide school improvement support, conduct program evaluations and audits, produce reports, provide monitoring and feedback, and manage grant approvals.

Our ideal candidate for the position is detail oriented and has experience developing and implementing school improvement initiatives. The candidate for this position, ideally, will have experience implementing diversity initiatives in educational settings, managing and prioritizing large volumes of work, and implementing diverse projects to achieve desired goals within a specified timeframe.


About Us
The CSDE is the administrative arm of the Connecticut State Board of Education. Through leadership, curriculum, research, planning, evaluation, assessment, data analyses and other assistance, the Department helps to ensure equal opportunity and excellence in education for all Connecticut students.


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Selection Plan

This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules.

To Apply

• In order to be considered for this job opening you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.
• The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
• In order to receive educational credits toward qualification for this job posting, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the individual listed on this job posting.
• Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69 , t he State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.
• Please select all location(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work on your application. Failure to do so may result in not being considered for vacancies in that specific location or shift.
• All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov .
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Connect With Us
Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. Should you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Sharon McIntosh, at Sharon.McIntosh@ct.gov.

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PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)
In the Departments of Aging and Disability Services, Education, and the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System assists in planning and executing programs of extensive difficulty and scope for the improvement of education in the state.


EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Assists a Bureau Chief or Education Consultant in supervising various educational programs and services offered by the state;
• Assists in the development and administration of certain programs of major importance or may develop and administer other programs within the framework of bureau policy;
• Provides professional leadership and guidance to school authorities, professional organizations, students and various community groups and individuals;
• May assist in directing the routine functioning of the bureau;
• Performs related duties as required.
  
  
  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Considerable knowledge of the philosophy and methods of education with particular reference to the field concerned;
• Teaching skill;
• Ability to
• prepare reports;
• deal effectively with others.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications - General Experience
An earned advanced degree and five (5) years of professional experience OR in lieu thereof an equivalent combination of experience and training as approved by the appropriate Board and/or appointing authority.


Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in or with public schools
• Experience conducting evaluations of educational programs to support academic accountability
• Experience writing reports on educational programs
• Experience managing projects in an educational setting
• Experience communicating with multiple educational stakeholders
• Experience managing grants for educational programming
  
  
  

Special Requirements
Incumbents in this class in certain positions may be required to possess an appropriate certificate issued by State Board of Education.



Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.


ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.