District Support Specialist- West Region

Organization

Education and Workforce

United States of America-OHIO-Lucas County

United States of America-OHIO-Mercer County, United States of America-OHIO-Van Wert County, United States of America-OHIO-Seneca County, United States of America-OHIO-Montgomery County, United States of America-OHIO-Shelby County, United States of America-OHIO-Preble County, United States of America-OHIO-Wyandot County, United States of America-OHIO-Miami County, United States of America-OHIO-Putnam County, United States of America-OHIO-Sandusky County, United States of America-OHIO-Ottawa County, United States of America-OHIO-Paulding County, United States of America-OHIO-Wood County, United States of America-OHIO-Williams County

Full-time

OCSEA

Educational Support

Educational support

Active Learning, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Teamwork

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce is a diverse team of passionate, education-focused professionals responsible for overseeing and enhancing the quality of education for each of Ohio’s 1.7 million students. The D Serves as an unclassified employee pursuant to Section 3301.13 R.C. and performs the following duties:

As the governing body responsible for overseeing and enhancing the quality of education within the State of Ohio, the Department of Education and Workforce is dedicated to promoting educational excellence and ensuring equal access to learning opportunities for all students. The Department is committed to collaborating with schools, districts, educators, students, families, businesses, nonprofits and all stakeholders to achieve our educational goals.

Serves as an unclassified employee pursuant to Section 3301.13 R.C. and performs the following duties:

This position is primarily assigned to the West Region, which includes the following counties:
Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Ottawa, Paulding, Preble, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Shelby, Van Wert, Williams, Wood, and Wyandot. Regional assignments may be modified, and the position may be asked to provide support in other regions based on agency priorities, workload, staffing, or operational needs. The ideal candidate would reside in one of these counties.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned schools and districts by coordinating support teams, including State Support Teams (SSTs), Educational Service Centers (ESCs), and Department staff; facilitating progress-monitoring meetings; coordinating communication among support partners; and ensuring alignment of improvement activities across local, regional, and state systems.
• Conduct on-site and virtual visits with schools and districts to provide support, monitor implementation, review progress, identify barriers to improvement, and support continuous improvement efforts.
• Support implementation and monitoring of the 11 District Plan, other district improvement initiatives, and state-directed improvement efforts through coordination of support activities, progress reviews, implementation monitoring, data analysis, reporting, and continuous improvement processes.
• Provide coaching, consultation, technical assistance, professional learning, and guidance related to educational benefit, special education improvement, improvement planning, and implementation of evidence-based practices that improve outcomes for all students, including students with disabilities.
• Support Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI), Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI), Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI), Student Group Accountability, and other identified schools and districts in meeting state and federal improvement requirements.
• Facilitate strategic planning, problem-solving, and continuous improvement processes with district leadership teams and support partners to address barriers and improve outcomes across instructional, organizational, operational, and special education systems.
• Review school and district improvement plans, including One Plans, One Needs Assessments, Service…