Education Specialist - Educator Excellence

RIDE is seeking a qualified, highly motivated candidate to fill the role of Education Specialist- Educator Excellence. The individual who fills this role will review applications for educator certification, support educators in the preparation and certification process, provide assistance to districts with the accurate reporting of certified personnel assignments, plan statewide job fairs, expand apprenticeship pathways and review funding plans for related federal programs. DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATIONNONCLASSIFIED JOB DESCRIPTION  TITLE: Education Specialist- Educator Excellence  GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: Incumbents are responsible for supporting and implementing a system of educator preparation, certification and professional advancement for Rhode Island educators.  SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under the supervision of a manager with wide latitude to exercise independent judgment. Work is subject to review on a periodic basis or upon completion for results achieved and for adherence to professional standards of conduct.  SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Generally none. May work as part of teams and in collaboration with others with wide latitude for the exercise of independent judgment to achieve results. May be involved in providing input to the performance management process as a peer or colleague as appropriate.  ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Ensures that all educator preparation programs in the State meet program approval standards by conducting on-site visits.   Collaborates with institutions of higher education and provides technical assistance to support high quality programming and alignment to PK-12 needs. Evaluates requests for certification and ensure schools employ properly certified personnel. Provides technical guidance and assistance in certification processes, beginning teacher supports, evaluation activities and other related work areas. Ensures State educators and higher education are provided with policy information and research about issues related to educator excellence. Review teacher assistant training program requests for approval and develop policies to ensure teacher assistants meet state and federal standards. Identifies exemplary State educators, which includes soliciting nominations, screening applications, convening panels to select nominees, preparing materials for nominees, and organization of recognition ceremonies.  Conducts research in the design and development of a state-of-the-art system of preparation, certification, and professional development of State educators. Provide training and policy support in a variety of educator excellence areas including:  educator preparation, certification, evaluation and leadership. Administers grants and other fiscal responsibilities as assigned. Performs related work as assigned.  Please note: Candidate selected to fill position will be required to submit official transcripts and will be required to pass and submit a pre-employment history criminal background check (BCI). At least 5 year(s) of relevant experience preferred. Master degree preferred. Citizenship, residency, or work visa required. Please submit two (2) current letters of reference Subject to FTE approval and available funding C41 Position is part of Local 2012, AFT Salary Range: (Subject to change) Benefits For information regarding the benefits available to State of Rhode Island employees, please visit the Office of Employee Benefits' website at http://www.employeebenefits.ri.gov. Also, be advised that a new provision in RI General Law 35-6-1 was enacted requiring direct deposit for all employees. Specific to new hires, the law requires that all employees hired after September 30, 2014, participate in direct deposit. Accordingly, any employee hired after this date will be required to participate in the direct deposit system. At the time the employee is hired, the employee shall identify a financial institution that will serve as a personal depository agency for the employee.

Salary : $79,407 - $133,430