Washington County School District

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 School District.

 

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.