CTE Instructional Program Specialist – Health Careers

The CTE Instructional Program Specialist role requires programmatic and instructional expertise in Career & Technical Education programs. The focus of the position is to develop and coordinate the variety of support mechanisms available to teachers and school sites related to each of the CTE curricular areas (Agriculture, Marketing, Family & Consumer Sciences, Health Careers, and Industrial & Emerging Technologies). The CTE Instructional Program Specialist(s) will provide support in the areas of curriculum writing, district and state CTE assessments, industry certifications, Career & Technical Student Organizations (CTSO), mentoring teachers, and additional CTE initiatives as needed.

Qualifications:

• CTE certified and have taught in one of the following programs: Sports Medicine, Nursing Services or Biotechnology, with minimum of 5 years teaching experience, with at least 3 years teaching in a CTE program.
• Appropriate CTE certifications for the program area(s): CTE Health Careers.
• Ability to plan, develop, and present information/training for adult learners.
• Effective in communication, planning, organization, presentation, and leadership skills.
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of effective instructional strategies and research-based best practices.
• Knowledge and understanding of effective strategies for instructing diverse learners.
• Demonstrates proficiency with technology including presentation equipment, word processing and desktop publishing; and a willingness to innovatively apply technology appropriately and effectively in the content area.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills in areas such as mentoring and peer coaching; classroom management; alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
• Exemplary professional relationship with teachers, administrators, parents, students, and community.

Core Job Functions:

• Utilize content and instructional expertise as well as professional development leadership to achieve goals aligned to the district strategic plan.
• Work with CTE teachers to provide support in the classroom including but not limited mentoring, student certification, curriculum development, instructional support, and CTSO development.
• Serve as a model by demonstrating lessons in the classroom when appropriate.
• Work with other district specialist to design training for teachers in the use of district materials, curricula, CTE State Standards, and CTE assessments.
• Assists district and site level administrators, teachers, and other staff as necessary to understand content area needs, innovations, strategies, etc.
• Assist in coordinating CTE teachers at junior high schools with curriculum development and instruction support.
• Assist in coordinating vertical alignment between high school and junior high teachers in related CTE programs.
• Provide professional development including but not limited to integrating math, science, reading, and writing into CTE classroom instruction.
• Assist CTE director to ensure all CTE programs meet ADE, Perkins, and CTED program requirements.
• Interpret data from a variety of sources and use said data to drive instruction and assist teacher program development.
• Assist CTE Intern coordinators to outreach and coordinate potential student internship opportunities.
• Acts as liaison between institutions of higher education, business partners, community groups as related to the specific content area.
• Assist CTE director in coordinating CTE awards, such as CTE Presential Scholar and ACTE awards and scholarships.
• Completes other duties as assigned.