Job Description
Job
Title: Director of Career & Technical
Education
Department: Career & Technical Education
Reports
To: Assistant Superintendent of Secondary
Education
FLSA
Status:
Exempt
Salary Schedule: Director Level II (AA05)
Prepared
By: Human Resources Director
Prepared
Date: January 26, 2001 (revised 4/27/10)
Approved
By: School Board
Approved
Date: March 13, 2001
SUMMARY
Directs, coordinates,
and oversees the Washington County School District Career
& Technical Education (CTE), Concurrent Enrollment, Comprehensive Guidance,
Work Based Learning, CTE Pathways, and Student Foundation programs. Program areas include; Agriculture, Business, Health Science, Information Technology,
Marketing, Family and Consumer Science, and Technology Engineering Education,
and Skilled & Technical Sciences.
ESSENTIAL
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be
assigned.
Formulates policies and procedures for new or
revised programs or activities such as screening, placement, education, and
training of students.
Trains principals, teachers, and support staff.
Evaluates assigned programs to ensure that
objectives for student education are met.
Interprets applicable laws, rules, and
regulations for students, parents, and staff.
Assists
with the preparation of budgets, monitors expenditures, and solicits funds to
provide financial support for programs.
Prepares reports for federal, state, and local
regulatory agencies.
Contracts
with agencies for needed services.
Assists in management of endowments, trusts, and
partnerships.
Participates in the selection of CTE and related
service personnel within the District.
Coordinates Career & Technical Leadership
Organizations, Summer Agriculture, Technology Life Careers (TLC) Programs,
Skills Certification Testing, and related services in the
In
concert with the principal, provides general supervision of CTE faculty and staff.
Provides Leadership in the philosophy,
curriculum, and methods of the assigned programs.
QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual
must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements
listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability
required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION
and/or EXPERIENCE
Master's
degree (M. A.) or equivalent and eight to ten years related experience and/or
training.
CERTIFICATES,
LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
This
position requires a Utah Administrative License. Career & Technical License or Endorsement
and experience preferred.
LANGUAGE
SKILLS
Ability
to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and
technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to
common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members
of the business community.
Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to
prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management,
public groups, and/or boards of directors.
MATHEMATICAL
SKILLS
Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts. Ability to apply
mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination
of test reliability and validity, etc. Ability to
apply basic accounting and budget principles.
REASONING
ABILITY
Ability
to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and
draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive
variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with
several abstract and concrete variables.
PHYSICAL
DEMANDS The physical demands described here are
representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform
the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While
performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to
sit. The employee frequently is required
to stand and walk. The employee must
regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up
to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities
required by this job include close vision.
WORK
ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics
described here are representative of those an employee encounters while
performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may
be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The
noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.