Career Development Coordinator

Job Description

Percent Employed: 100%
Months of Employment: 10
Position Type: Continuing
Level of Benefits: Full benefits
Pay Range: State Teacher Salary + [10.5% - 18% local supplement]
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 choicesincluding college applications, military pathways, and scholarship optionswhile 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 WorkKeys 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.
  
  Other duties assigned by the principal and/or CTE Director should be discussed and documented on a regular basis
  
  NOTE: The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individuals assigned to this position. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so employed.

Minimum Degree Level: Bachelor's Degree (click here 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

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