Washington County School District

Job Description

Job Title: TSA- Concurrent Enrollment & CTE Safety Specialist

Department: CTE Department

Reports To: Director of Career & Technical Education

Salary Schedule: TT (Teacher on Special Assignment Level 4)TSA

FLSA Status: Exempt

Prepared By: Director of Career & Technical Education

Prepared Date: September 25, 2006June 27, 2013

Approved By: Human Resources Director

Approved Date:

SUMMARY

The Concurrent Enrollment & CTE Safety Specialist will function under the direction of the Director of CTE to provide support and training to the CTE and Concurrent Enrollment teachers in the Washington County School District.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES may include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Regular attendance and timeliness is an essential job function to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the position.

CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT SPECIALIST responsibilities:

Identifies and recruits new adjuncts teaching in our high schools.

Maximizes new CE courses from the USOE/USHE list to be taught.

Provides support for CE teachers and counselors through coordinated articulation with our educational partners at USOE, USHE, DSU, SUU, and DXATC.

Coordinates with teachers and counselors to maximize CE offerings.

Provides information to students/parents on the benefits of CE.

Represents the district at local, regional, and state conferences.

Develops a teaching schedule for classes taught at the Education Center.

Provides support to educational staff teaching concurrent enrollment courses related to the common core and CTE.

SAFETY SPECIALIST responsibilities:

Must have working knowledge of State Risk Management guidelines.

Delivers required safety training for CTE teachers.

Provides on-site safety inspections, to maximize safety compliance.

Coordinates with CTE teachers on preventative maintenance records for CTE equipment to lengthen equipment life- with accident prevention being the greatest benefit.

Provides training for teachers on preventative measures and maintenance.

Attends District and State Safety Committee meetings.

Develops a replacement schedule for equipment and facility upgrades.

Coordinates equipment blade sharpening for increased safety.

Assists with asset and inventory management.

Assists with gathering data related accidents and prevention.

Coordinates with the maintenance department and/or contracted technicians for needed repairs.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS to perform this job successfully, the employee must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above and 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 Experience

A Master's degree in Education, Counseling, Social Work, or related field preferred AND a minimum of 5 years of progressive teaching and/or leadership experience, including experience in prevention services, youth development, working with at-risk youth, and project management. Positive working relationship with school systems and area community agencies.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Understanding of the program principles and methodology is preferred. Working knowledge of the current state of prevention science as regards to the development of internal and external assets toward the strengthening of resiliency. Understanding of the theory and practice associated with risk and protective factor assessment, documentation, and program matching based on data-driven solutions to substance abuse prevention. Knowledge of district’s Life Skills model and philosophy, curriculum models, Prevention Dimension, character education and service learning. Requisite skills to teach prevention techniques. Effective collaboration and coordination, as manifest in communication, organization, motivation, and conflict resolution capabilities. Skilled at data collection and electronic data management. Competent in basic grant writing and program reporting.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Active Utah Secondary Teaching License required. An endorsement in the CTE field is preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyzes, and interprets professional journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from administration, the public, regulatory agencies, or members of the business and school community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to administration, public groups, and/or the School Board. Fluent in English. ESL endorsement would be beneficial.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 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 to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. Occasionally required to sit; use hands talk and hear. 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 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 moderate.