QUALIFICATIONS

• Candidate must be a graduate of an accredited college or university and hold a proper Pennsylvania professional certification.
• Master’s degree required.
• PDE Cooperative Education certificate preferred.
• Five (5) years of successful experience in public education as a teacher or counselor is necessary, including elementary or secondary school instruction.
• Valid Pennsylvania Certification
• Full disclosure of past work history
• Act 34, Act 151 clearance, FBI fingerprinting and all required paperwork
• Demonstrate aptitude for fulfillment of assigned performance responsibilities.
• Must be able to make sound judgments and interact well with staff, students and parents.
• Must have a valid Driver’s License and an acceptable driving record.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Identify, develop and maintain workforce development partnerships, industry sector partnership leads, and pipeline programs.
• Develop program marketing materials to advertise program specifics and form industry partnerships.
• Network with potential industry-based partners.
• Recruit and develop employer relationships as mentors. Provide training for workplace mentors.
• Develop effective working relationships with employers and maintain regular contact to monitor student performance.
• Advertise, publicize, and recruit students for workforce placements.
• Conduct stakeholder workshops on local, state, and regional job market trends.
• Assess the staffing needs of businesses and track employment placement and retention outcomes for program participants.
• Assist students with resume creation, facilitate mock interviews, provide quality referrals to employers for employment and maintain an updated internal candidate pool.
• Organize, plan, and execute workforce development events as necessary for various assigned projects.
• Supervise students in the field.
• Coordinate students’ schedules to include seminars and field placements.
• Coordinate workplace tours for students and staff (elementary, middle, and high school)
• Support students in achievement of graduation pathway requirements including developing and facilitating industry-based credentialing, service-learning projects, internship/pre-apprenticeship/ cooperative programs, and workforce readiness assessments.
• Facilitate and monitor community outreach projects/philanthropic projects for high school students.
• Serve as a liaison for technical school and dual enrollment as it pertains to workforce development and preparation.
• Organize Teacher in the Workplace professional development.
• Recruit content speakers for classroom teachers
• Support applicable areas of the District’s K-12 Guidance Plan
• Serve as lead-teacher or co-teacher for high school courses related to workforce development.
• Maintain efficient and effective documentation.
• Analyze data on students’ postsecondary outcomes.
• Collaborate with Special Education Transition Coordinator to ensure workplace opportunities for students with special needs.

Group/BU:

IEA

Salary:

In accordance with the CBA

LOCATION

District-wide