Education Program Consultant (Career and Technical Education)

The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization. For more information, please visitwww.e-verify.gov.563 Educational Policy

Applicant should demonstrate a minimum of 1 year experience, 12 semester hours, or a combination of both in the area of developing and managing local, state, or federal educational policy.

OR

713 Secondary or Higher Education

6 months' experience as a teacher/instructor, counselor, or administrator in a public or private secondary or higher education (college, university, or community college) setting which included: • Analyzing and assessing work and education history of students and applying it to career goals • Communicating with program participants of varying academic and vocational abilities. • Participating in school-to-work programs in both the public and private sector.

AND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: 160 Teaching/Training

6 months’ experience, 12 semester hours, or a combination of both in instructing students individually or in groups – this includes preparing materials, delivering material (i.e., lectures, presentations, demonstrations), keeping records of student progress and communicating progress to students.

OR

186 Education

6 months’ experience, 12 semester hours, or a combination of both in education, instructional design, or a closely-related field.

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203 Instructional Design

6 months’ experience, 12 semester hours, or a combination of both in all of the following:

• Determining the current state and needs of the learner
• Defining the end goal of instruction
• Creating a plan to bridge the gap between the current state of the learner and the end goal of instruction
• Evaluation of this training

OR

572 Competency-Based Education Experience

Applicant should demonstrate a minimum of 6 months’ experience, 12 semester hours, or a combination of both in the area of competency-based education structures.

OR

573 Curriculum and Instructional Design

Applicant should demonstrate a minimum of 6 months’ experience, 12 semester hours, or a combination of both in the area of educational curriculum and instructional design and implementation.

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university and five years of full-time post-graduate work experience in any one or a combination of the following areas:

a. Professional training, teaching, or counseling experience in an educational setting;b. Professional administrative experience in an educational setting;c. Professional finance, accounting, or auditing experience, including the preparation or analysis of financial statements;d. Professional experience in a major technical program area housed within the Iowa Department of Education;e.

Professional data integration, data analysis, and statistical analysis experience;f. Professional communications experience, including public relations, marketing, or journalism;g. Professional school safety and emergency preparedness experience.

• A combination of a total of five years of post-graduate education and full-time experience (as described in number one), where twenty-four semester hours of accredited post-graduate college or university course work equals one year of full-time experience.
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master’s degree, possession of a valid Iowa Teaching Certificate, and three academic years of teaching and/or administrative experience in PK-12 and/or a post-secondary educational institution.
• Possession of a School Business Official Authorization from the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners and seven years of full-time professional experience in finance, accounting, or auditing, including the preparation or analysis of financial statements.

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