Career Planning Coach (23-24SY)

LOCATION/DEPT: Assigned School/Curriculum and Instruction
REPORTS TO: Principal
FLSA Status: Exempt
Start Date: 1/2/2024 End Date: May 2026; Permanent Full Time with Full Benefits
10 month, 8 hr position
Position Summary:
This full-time, grant-funded positions will work collaboratively with school-based administrators, counseling and CTE departments to assist students in creating Career Development Plans in an electronic platform. The position will be itinerant, combining to serve all of our high schools and middle schools. School assignment to be determined. Grant funding for the positions will expire in 2026.
Qualification and Special Requirements:

• Teacher must hold a valid NC Teaching License with a preference for candidates carrying a Counseling or Career Development Coordinator license
• Ideal candidates will have a strong understanding of Career and Technical Education, NC High School graduation requirements and high school course offerings.
• The canidate should be comfortable and adept working with individual students to assist them in planning for their high school course work in the context of their individual career goals
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.
• National Board Certification is a preferred qualification.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Thorough knowledge of subject(s) taught; thorough knowledge of secondary education principles, practices and procedures; thorough knowledge of the principles and methodology of effective teaching; thorough knowledge of school division rules, regulations and procedures; ability to establish and maintain standards of behavior; ability to deliver articulate oral presentations and written reports; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other staff, students and parents; ability to operate a personal computer.
Essential Duties:

• Plan a program of study that meets the needs, interests, and abilities of all students.
• Create a classroom environment that encourages student involvement and enables each student to achieve learning objectives.
• Has an ability to plan, coordinate, and continuously improve instruction for all students.
• Prepare for classes assigned, and show evidences of preparation upon request of supervisor.
• Plan for and utilize instructional methods, resources, and evaluation techniques that motivate and enable each student to achieve learning objectives.
• Monitors student performance and growth.
• Take all necessary and permitted safety precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Establish relationships with parents, colleagues, administrators, and the community to enhance learning opportunities for the students.
• Have availability to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day when requested to do so under reasonable circumstances.
• Required to self-assess effectiveness and demonstrate successful application of skills and information acquired to increase effectiveness.
• Attend staff meetings and perform other duties as required by the Principal.

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.