Unusual Working Conditions\: Requires travel throughout State of Ohio & may require overnight stay. (Must be willing & able to secure a valid Driver's License OR supply your own transportation).

About Us\:

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce is a diverse team of passionate,education-focused professionals dedicated to fulfilling the vision established in Each Child, Our Future, Ohio’s strategic plan for education. The vision is, “In Ohio, each child is challenged to discover and learn, prepared to pursue a fulfilling post-high school path and empowered to become a resilient, lifelong learner who contributes to society.” Ensuring this vision for each of Ohio’s 1.7 million students, in partnership with more than 240,000 educators across the state, is no small feat. Department team members, in collaboration with a wide range of partners,are sharply focused on helping schools and districts continually improve to be the best they can be for each child. Equity and impact are core to every program, service and action. The Department’s work is well regarded both in Ohio and nationally for its innovative, leading-edge and forward-looking approach. When the Department succeeds, students succeed, communities succeed and Ohio succeeds.

Culture and Values\:

Ohio Department of Education and Workforce is mission driven, values a culture of feedback and places a premium on growth mindset among all its team members. Together the enterprise is building a continuous learning and improvement community.

Major Responsibilities & Duties\:

Acts on behalf of the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (DEW) Office of Career-Technical Education (CTE) to provide guidance, coordination, and support to stakeholders for the implementation of agricultural and environmental systems and career field career technical education programs which includes but is not limited to the following tasks\:

Participates in agricultural and environmental systems career field CTE content standards development including the alignment of academic and technical content standards;
Assists in the development of agricultural and environmental systems career field CTE technical assessments and additional measures of student performance (e.g., portfolios, industry certification and licensure, capstone courses);
Coordinates development of pathways curriculum materials that align with technical content standards;
Assists with the implementation of technical content standards through technical assistance to local school districts, Career-Technical Planning Districts (CTPDs), and Education Service Centers (ESCs);
Recommends best practices for instruction aligned with technical content standards;
Serves as agricultural and environmental systems career field technical content standards expert for internal and external initiatives.
Assists in establishing partnership linkages with business/industries/professions and key organizations (e.g., employers, post-secondary institutions, professional associations, external agencies and internal ODE units) that support and assist with maintenance of program quality;
Provides professional development to support agriculture and environmental systems career field teacher networks, administrators, superintendents and university personnel.
Researches exemplary models and best practices that enhance CTE programming;
Assists with the implementation of programs and activities associated with career-technical student organizations (i.e. Ohio FFA Association).

Participates in cross-office projects or initiatives as assigned\:

Represents agency at national, state, and regional events relative to technical content standards, curriculum materials, program design, and instructional practices\: (e.g., writes reports; recommends policy; prepares and delivers speeches before professional groups and general public; collaborates with other DEW colleagues and business/industry/education stakeholders; provide support for other career technical career fields; maintains relationships with related business and industry groups, professional associations, educational institutions, and government agencies).

Acts on behalf of the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (DEW) Office of Career-Technical Education (CTE) for the administration of career technical education programs according to state and federal laws\:

Monitors and evaluates program effectiveness;
Assures compliance with applicable Federal and State laws;
Provides technical assistance;
Uses state and federal guidelines to approve new program applications and improve existing programs;
Researches exemplary models and best practices that enhance CTE programming;
Assists with the implementation of programs and activities associated with career-technical student organizations (i.e., Ohio FFA Association).

Minimum Qualifications\:

Completion of a graduate core program in a specific or related content area, educational program or service [i.e., education (e.g., career tech, education administration, workforce development, evaluation, curriculum & instruction, assessment & evaluation, educational guidance & counseling, higher education); agriculture (e.g., agriculture education, agriculture communication, animal sciences, food science and technology, horticulture and crop sciences, environmental sciences, natural resources)]; and 3 years’ experience in any combination of the following\:

Career-Technical Education program and/or Career-Technical Education administration experience in agricultural education.
Related business/industrial field experience which must include agricultural training experience.

OR Completion of an undergraduate core program in a specific or related content area, educational program or service [i.e., education (e.g., career tech, education administration, workforce development, evaluation, curriculum & instruction, assessment & evaluation, educational guidance & counseling, higher education); agriculture (e.g., agriculture education, agriculture communication, animal sciences, food science and technology, horticulture and crop sciences, environmental sciences, natural resources]; and 4 years’ experience in any combination of the following\:

Career-Technical Education program and/or Career-Technical Education administration experience in agricultural education.
Related business/industrial field experience which must include agricultural training experience.

OR 6 years’ experience in any combination of the following\:

Career-Technical Education program and/or Career-Technical Education administration experience in agricultural education.
Related business/industrial field experience which must include agricultural training experience.

Knowledge\: (1*) Agency Policies & Procedures; (2) Customer and Personal Service; (3) Education and Training; (4) Law and Government (Federal & State laws applicable to agriculture and agricultural education); (5) Farm Business Management; (6) Natural Sciences\: Biological & Physical Sciences, Agronomy, Crop, and Animal Science.

Skills\: (7) Critical Thinking/Judgment and Decision Making; 8) Communication (e.g., written, oral, active listening); (9) Technology (e.g., spreadsheets, databases, presentation software, word processing) (10) Writing.

Abilities\: (11) Comprehension (e.g., oral, written, reading) (12) Problem Solving & Problem Sensitivity; (13) Reasoning; (14) Time/ Resource Management.

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