Education Consultant (35 Hour)
Recruitment #230531-3190EA-001
| Location |
Hartford, CT
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| Date Opened | 6/5/2023 12:00:00 AM |
| Salary | $109,217* - $143,712/year (*New state employees to start at minimum) |
| Job Type | Open to the Public |
| Close Date | 6/20/2023 11:59:00 PM |
Introduction
The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) is accepting applications for an Education Consultant to provide marketing, outreach, and recruitment for the Regional School Choice Office (RSCO) within the Office of Strategic Planning and Partnerships (OSPP).
The CSDE operates RSCO pursuant to the agreement in the landmark desegregation case, Sheff v. O’Neill, as a single point of information, application, and placement for families interested in interdistrict magnet schools, the Open Choice Program, and Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) technical high schools in the Greater Hartford Region.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:
- Industry leading health benefits, including medical and dental coverage.
- Competitive salary and structure
- Extensive pension plan and supplemental retirement offerings.
- Paid time off - including 13 paid holidays per calendar year.
- Professional growth and paid professional development opportunities.
- A healthy work-life balance to all employees!
- Work for a Forbes top company: 'Forbes' State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023-State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule
- Full time, 35 hours per week
- First shift
- Monday through Friday, with occasional extended and weekend hours for recruitment events and during high demand periods in the placement process
- Hybrid (office/telework) opportunities
- Location: 450 Columbus Blvd, in Hartford, CT., easily accessible for all commuters
- Organizing and planning marketing and recruiting events, to reach prospective applicants, and inform them of their school choice options
- Coordinating the design and implementation of informational resources through the website, social media, print publications, and videos
- Collaborating with community organizations, districts, and school choice operators to maximize educational opportunities for Hartford-area students, reaching underrepresented populations, and furthering the goals of school integration
- Working with marketing vendors as the liaison to the marketing contractor, to make the best use of state resources, to attract and recruit applicants to school choice programs
- Fostering compliance with statutory and judicial goals aimed at providing an integrated educational setting for students in the Greater Hartford Region
- Supporting families through the application and placement process by providing application assistance, communicating their school choice options, and resolving concerns
- Providing translation services as needed to assist families and communicate information about school choice for families and RSCO publications
- Performs related duties as required
Selection Plan
- These positions will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules. Applications to this recruitment will be used to meet collective bargaining requirements. Once any collective bargaining requirements have been met, all other applicants may be considered.
- The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
- The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
- Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.
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Please select all location(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work on your application. Failure to do so may result in not being considered for vacancies in that specific location or shift.
- All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.
- In order to receive educational credits toward qualification for this job posting, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the recruiter listed on this job posting.
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- This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the questionnaire's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
- Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
- Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.
- Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.
- Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State Employees which is available at www.ct.gov/ethics.
Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. Should you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Sharon McIntosh, at Sharon.McIntosh@ct.gov.
PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)
In the Departments of Aging and Disability Services, Education, and the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System plans and executes programs of extensive difficulty and scope for the improvement of education and services to individuals with disabilities in the State; does related work as required.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
Assists a Bureau Chief or Director in supervising the broad educational and/or disability programs and services offered by the State; develops and administers specific programs of major importance within the framework of policies outlined by the Bureau Chief or Director; provides professional leadership and guidance to school authorities, professional organizations, students and various community groups and individuals; may assist in preparing and administering the allocated budget, and in directing the routine functioning of the bureau.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
Thorough knowledge of the philosophy and methods of education or the assessment and/or provision of services to individuals with disabilities with particular reference to the field concerned; teaching skill; considerable ability to deal effectively with others; considerable administrative ability; ability to prepare comprehensive written reports.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE
An earned advanced degree and eight (8) years of professional experience OR in lieu thereof an equivalent combination of experience and training as approved by the appropriate Board and/or appointing authority.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in customer service
- Experience designing publications using publication software
- Experience marketing educational programs through digital platforms
- Experience organizing educational events for the general public
- Experience performing community outreach to assist families in accessing educational opportunities
- Experience working with the Connecticut School Choice program
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Incumbents in this class in certain positions may be required to possess an appropriate certificate issued by the appropriate Board and/or appointing authority.
Conclusion
AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.
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