CTE Academy Specialist (2025-2026 School Year)

Days per Year: 187

Min Salary: $62,750

JOB TITLE: CTE Academy Specialist 

REPORTS TO: Principal and CTE Director

WAGE: Exempt  

Pay Grade: AI2

PRIMARY PURPOSE:  

The CTE Academy Specialist is responsible for securing new partnership, maintaining relationships with the business community, as well as working closely with the campus principal and the CTE Director in all areas to promote a successful education for students. The CTE Academy Specialist is also responsible for assisting the CTE teachers with monitoring students in their assigned workplace setting, working closely with establishing and maintaining student internships (as defined in the district CTE Internship Handbook). The CTE Academy Specialist will also work closely with the campus CTE teachers in providing career experiences and job shadowing opportunities for all students.

All employees of SISD are expected to act with integrity and comply with state and district regulations, support organizational goals, communicate in a clear and respectful manner, championing the needs of our students and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications:  

  Required:  

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university
• 3 years’ job related experience

Preferred:  

• Valid Texas Teacher certificate as required by the State Board of Education Certification
• At least 3 years of teaching experience in Career and Technical Education

SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS:   

• Knowledge of CTE pathways, endorsements, and curriculum & instruction
• Strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong Leadership Skills

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:  

• Assists campus CTE teachers in:
  1. Teaching workplace competencies and assigning students to work base environments
  2. Assisting in the supervision of interns in internship/mentor workplace
  3. Working with CTE staff and business partners to place students in the best intern working environment
  4. Training student interns to prepare them for workplace experience
  5. Coordinating and monitoring the data for internships and certifications
  6. Working with staff preparing and evaluating students’ completion and presentation of Capstone projects
  7. Provide career experiences and job shadow opportunities for all students (9^th – 12^th grade)
• Initiates new business partnerships and maintains relationships with current partners:
  1. Working with internship business providers
  2. Maintains data to record business partnerships
  3. Actively participates and informs community organizations and sub-committees as it relates to CTE programs
  4. Seeks opportunities to inform community of district CTE programs
  5. Works with CTE Advisory Board committees
  6. Establish orientation for business community intern providers
  7. Remains current on future and current job trends   
• Exemplifies professionalism in behavior and performance:
  1. Work with campus principal in all areas to promote success
  2. Work with CTE director to ensure success of CTE programs
  3. Remains current in education through literature, workshops, conferences, professional organizations, etc…
  4. Works with all staff in the successful progression of students in their CTE pathway
  5. Performs all other duties as assigned
• Reports to and is evaluated by campus principal
• Works with CTE Director on district wide events representing campus

WORKING CONDITIONS:   

The usual and customary methods of performing the job’s functions require the following physical demands:  physical mobility, standing, prolonged sitting, stooping, bending, some lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling.  Mental demands: Ability to solve problems and deal with a variety of situations; ability to interpret a variety of data; ability to interpret policy; ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory, ability to be effective in both oral and written communication; ability to maintain emotional control under stress. Required travel duties to business locations, meeting, etc.; frequent prolonged and irregular hours. Adapts easily to change and remains flexible.