Career Development Coordinator

Career Development Coordinator

Position

Purpose:

The Career Development Coordinator works collaboratively with administrators, student services personnel, local business leaders, teachers, and students to support transition to employment and/or postsecondary education.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Student Career Development & Transition Services
• Classroom Engagement:
  Visit classrooms to discuss the value of career pathways and development, branching out from Career and Technical Education (CTE) classrooms to general education spaces.
• Employability Skills Support:
  Provide individual or group instruction on resume writing, job-seeking strategies, mock interviews, and career development planning.
• Transition Planning:
  Establish timelines and manage the administration of Career Development Plans (CDPs) at the middle and high school level.
• Targeted Support:
  Assist at-risk student populations with post-secondary transition choices including college applications, military pathways, and scholarship options while participating in At-Risk Committee (ARC) meetings to reduce student barriers.
• Large-Scale Events:
  Plan and coordinate regional career fairs, school visits, National Manufacturing Day events, Construction Career Day, and targeted programming for November's Career Development Month and February's CTE Month.
• Work-Based Learning & Community Relations
• Internship Coordination:
  Manage student internship paperwork for both fall and spring semesters, including conducting mandatory site visits and evaluation checkpoints at least once every nine weeks.
• Community Partnerships:
  Serve as an active district liaison to post-secondary institutions, military branches, business partners and community groups.
• CTE Program Promotion:
  Market district-wide CTE pathways, articulation programs, and student certifications using targeted newsletters, social media posts, and public awareness campaigns.
• Advisory
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Assist in planning, hosting, and participating in the regional Business Advisory Council.
• CTE Teacher Support & Curriculum Guidance
• Operational Readiness:
  Help new and returning CTE teachers navigate start-of-year procedures, including blueprints, curriculum resource coordination (equipment/materials), and gaining access to platforms like CTE Moodle, Canvas, and NCAuth.
• Professional Learning Communities (PLCs):
  Attend and lead district PLCs, advise new staff on regional procedures, and communicate vital updates sent down from the Department of Public Instruction (DPI).
• Instructional Enrichment:
  Assist teachers in integrating guest speakers and mapping field trips or Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) events.
• Assessment & Data Accountability
• Concentrator & EOY Audits:
  Regularly audit student transcripts to accurately compile, update, and manage the CTE Concentrator and Completer lists, verifying student eligibility for senior honors cords and endorsements.
• Testing Implementation:
  Build comprehensive testing plans for CTE POLs and coordinate both fall and spring ACT Work Keys testing.
• Accountability Verification:
  Complete proctor/administrator training, verify class rosters in NCCTE Admin, manage Proof of Learning (POL) teacher accountability forms, and file end-of-term reporting.
• Special Populations Support
• Plan Accommodations:
  Work directly with the Special Populations Coordinator (SPC) to identify qualified students and coordinate required documentation.
• Blueprint Alignments:
  Build, manage, and execute Modified Blueprint setups and check-ins for students requiring specific curriculum modifications.
• Documentation Audits:
  Regularly review, collect, and proof (iPOLs) and Modified Blueprints across semesters, concluding with comprehensive file audits at the close of the academic year.

Minimum Degree Level: Bachelor's Degree ( for more info about Master's pay) License Name/Degree Level: Bachelor's Degree or a Master's Degree Required License:
Current continuing professional license in a CTE program area OR current continuing professional license as School Counselor at the G level Requirements to convert to continuing:
Option 1 (2 required courses) National Career Development Association (NCDA) Facilitating Career Development (FCD) Course Option 2 (Six semester hours and Induction) 3 semester hours in Counseling theory 3 semester hours from the following:
Career development and counseling Career and life planning Career development and occupational information NCDPI New CDC Induction Career Development Coordinator:
Job Description Email our licensure specialist, shonda.haynes, if you have licensure questions. Email the School or Department for specific job questions.