Job Title: Regional Career Specialist 

Reports to: Catawba Region Education Consortium Board of Directors comprised of Career and Technical Education Directors and Coordinators from each district and representation from York Technical College 

FLSA Status: Exempt 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university  

• Highly developed human relations and communications skills  

• Current GCDF certification and the initiative to become certified as a GCDF instructor 

• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable  

 General Summary: The Regional Career Specialist serves as a liaison between the SC Dept. of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education, and the region’s school districts to ensure coordination, accountability and delivery of career guidance and work-based learning initiatives as outlined in Perkins IV and EEDA legislative requirements. In addition, the Regional Career Specialist will support the “learning to work” state standards of the South Carolina Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Program Model thus, enhancing the delivery of career development the core curriculum standards. The individual will coordinate and present professional development workshops in CTE and career guidance for educators, guidance personnel, students, and parents.  

 

Essential Duties: 

• Partners with business/industry stakeholders to provide career guidance resources and work-based learning activities to assist and support school counselors, career specialists, and career guidance personnel with the delivery of career awareness, career exploration, and career guidance activities to students in the assigned service region. 
• Facilitates all regional and/or district-wide professional development and training for administrators, educators, work-based learning coordinators, career specialists and career guidance personnel as it to Perkins V, CTE career guidance, contextual methodology, work-based learning, and GCDF certification training. 
• Provide schools with student programming and workshop resources related to career development and decision making to serve as a resource during the individual graduation plan development. 
• Provide schools with opportunities to recognize exemplary student achievement through career and academic programs, career and technical student organization competitions, and annual CTE career guidance nomination awards process for the SC Education and Business Summit. 
• Provides training for educators for the GCDF (Global Career Development Facilitator) certification and maintains GCDF instructor certification while adhering to the Code of Ethics of the GCDF certification. 
• Deliver direct career and technical education services for career development activities as set forth by the Office of Career and Technical Education of SC Department of Education in support of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (Perkins V) and Education and Economic Development Act of 2005. 
• Assure state level compliance as a CTE liaison in relation to accountability measures, by providing technical / training and continuous monitoring of work-based learning as it meets the goals of Perkins V and data quality compliance for reporting of work-based learning activities in PowerSchool, the statewide student management reporting system. 

Physical Demands: 
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is continuously interacting with the public, staff, and students. The employee frequently must meet multiple demands from several people. The employee is regularly required to sit and stand. The employee is required to walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Occasionally the employee must use hand/grip strength to operate office equipment. 

 

Terms of Employment: 
Salary to be established by multi-source funding, 190 days. 

 

Evaluation: 
The performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation. 

 

EEO Statement: 
York School District One does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, handicap, sex, age, alienage, or national origin as required by applicable state and federal laws. 

 

DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: 
This job description is not intended as a complete listing of job duties. The incumbent is responsible for the performance of other related duties as assigned/required