Manager of Career, Vocational and Technical Education

Manager of Career, Vocational & Technical Education

New Bedford Public Schools – New Bedford High School, New Bedford, Massachusetts

Starting Date: Immediately

SUMMARY:

The successful candidate will be responsible for the strategic planning, funding management, and operational management of CVTE programs offered at New Bedford High School.

• Maintains current knowledge of local, state, and federal laws, policies, procedures, and funding sources necessary to communicate pertinent information to stakeholders
• Collaborates with high school teams in developing standard‑based curriculum to prepare students for high wage, skill, and demand positions
• Researches and analyzes labor market demand and modifies, resources, and enhances CVTE programming to match
• Collaborates with principals, curriculum specialists, local business representatives, and community college staff to develop, improve, and implement programs that meet learning standards in the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks
• Maintains close working relationships with guidance staff and participates in career awareness initiatives at the middle and high school levels
• Works with the community, area businesses, labor organizations, and state agencies to expand linkages with postsecondary institutions and build cooperative educational processes and industry internships
• Prepares and administers a spending plan for CVTE at NBHS, drawing on local, state, and federal funding sources
• Manages all aspects of the non‑74 Perkins program in New Bedford Public Schools
• Maintains accurate documentation of all CVTE‑linked students and staff programs and provides official reports as required by the Superintendent, state, and federal agencies
• Continuously evaluates CVTE progress at NBHS to achieve the established goal of providing the opportunity for all students to prepare for gainful employment
• Publicizes and reports on Career Vocational and Technical Education programs to parents, staff, and the general public
• Ensures that policies and practices enable staff members and students to interact effectively in a culturally diverse environment in which student backgrounds, identities, strengths, and challenges are respected
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Develops and nurtures a culture in which staff reflect on their practice and use student data, current research, best practices, and theory to continuously adapt instruction and achieve improved results; models these behaviors in the administrator’s own practice
• Employs strategies for responding to disagreement and dissent, constructively resolving conflict, and building consensus throughout the district/school community
• Assumes any additional responsibilities and duties as deemed appropriate by the Superintendent and the New Bedford High School Principal

• Job : 5804940
• Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
• Posted: Yesterday
• Position Type: Full‑time
• Salary: $100,000 to $115,000 per year
• Job Categories: Administration >
  Director/Coordinator/Manager;
  Administration >
  Vocational/Career Education

• Qualifications:
• Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university
• Five years of administrative experience
• Certified Vocational Technical administrator by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (or comparable administrative licensure and CVTE teaching experience)
• Experience in building, monitoring, and administering federal and state funded programs
• Reports to:
  
  Superintendent of Schools and Principal of New Bedford High School
• Salary: $100,000 – $115,000 based on relevant experience
• This is a non‑union position
• The New Bedford Public Schools do not discriminate on account of age, race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, genetics, or disability that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions in employment for potential employees. New Bedford Public Schools encourage applicants with multilingual skills, particularly in Cape Verdean Creole, Portuguese, and/or Spanish to apply.
  
  Every opportunity will be taken to ensure that each applicant is selected on the basis of qualifications, merit, and ability.
• Citizenship, residency, or work visa in the United States is required.

• Joyce Cardoza, Principal
• 230 Hathaway Boulevard
• New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740
• Phone: 508‑997‑4511
• Fax: 508‑991‑7483
• Email: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).