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Career Education Consultant JobID: 335

+ Position Type:

Professional/Contracted

+ Date Posted:

7/21/2025

+ Location:

Grant Wood AEA

+ Closing Date:

08/01/2025

This full-time 190 day position will start August 4, 2025. Applications accepted up to 4:00 pm, Friday August 1, 2025.

Job Summary

Partners with educators, families and communities to provide effective learning environments for all students. Helps ensure success for all learners. Provides leadership and assistance to Agency and district staff in career connected learning. Develops collaborative relationships with Agency staff, school districts, and business/community partners to provide services that are customer focused and based on district and building service plans.

Qualifications

+ Master’s degree in the field of education or related area.

+ Three years of professional experience in K-12 education.

+ Iowa instructional license.

Essential Functions

+ Supports total school/community efforts to create a positive learning environment for all learners.

+ Serves as liaison among AEA, district building(s), families and community and collaborates with various teams to assure positive outcomes for all learners.

+ Models, implements and assesses strategies related to learning, social, emotional and behavioral needs in a developmentally appropriate manner to enhance learning.

+ Provides ongoing support to educational staff related to applicable rules and laws.

+ Integrates research into the design of best practices.

+ Coaches and consults LEA staff, community partners and/or families regarding best instructional practices/programs for developing the learner’s unique skills and abilities within the learning environment/s.

+ Follows policies, procedures, standards and rules in accordance with national and state laws, the Iowa Dept of Education and GWAEA, which includes, but is not limited to, developing and maintaining proper and adequate records and documentation.

+ Provides educational leadership to districts in the area of career-connected learning

+ Supports districts in career program review and development.

+ Ensures that career-connected learning activities are aligned with and contribute to specific learning objectives.

+ Assists educators in embedding career exploration and work-based learning experiences into existing curriculum frameworks by aligning academic content with real-world applications and industry demands.

+ Curates and develops resources, tools, and activities to a) support students in identifying their interests and skills and b) enhance career exploration and work-based learning experiences.

+ Collects and analyzes data to assess the effectiveness of career-connected learning programs and make recommendations for improvement.

+ Facilitates communication and collaboration between schools, families, and the community to promote career-connected learning and create partnerships to provide work-based opportunities.

Additional Responsibilities

+ Participates in projects, committees or activities to support the Agency’s mission, goals and priorities.

+ Demonstrates self-discipline and initiative to produce high-quality, organized and dependable results.

+ Conveys a positive and professional image to staff and public.

+ Handles information in a confidential manner in accordance with established policies and legal requirements (FERPA, HIPAA, etc).

+ Pursues professional growth opportunities and relationships to keep current with and influence educational directions.

+ Stay informed about current education and workforce development policies and advocate for policies that support career-connected learning (including career exploration and work-based learning).

+ Performs such other duties as may be assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

+ Ability to communicate effectively and maintain effective working relationships.

+ Ability to function effectively as a team member and work collaboratively with others and independently as appropriate.

+ Ability and willingness to be flexible and respond to the changing needs of clients and the Agency.

+ Ability to integrate educational theory, research and expertise into appropriate practices for local contexts, in a service style that facilitates positive change and continuous improvement.

+ Effective presentation and group facilitation skills.

+ Ability to use data to make educationally sound decisions.

+ Knowledge of best practices in career connected learning including: career education, career readiness and exploration; career and technical education (CTE); work-based learning; and future ready.

+ Knowledge of applicable rules and laws that govern educational decisions.

+ Ability to read and interpret documents, write reports and correspondence, and apply appropriate mathematical concepts.

+ Ability to use and integrate technology appropriately in daily work which includes, but is not limited to, efficient operation of telephone and voice mail systems and application of basic computer skills to effectively use email, internet and word processing.

+ Knowledge of best practices and standards in the career connected learning content area.

+ Effective coaching and consulting skills.

+ Ability to demonstrate teaching practices, design and conduct on-going professional development activities.

+ Ability to access resources (print, electronic, personnel).

+ Effective collaborative problem solving skills.

Physical Requirements

+ Ability to travel between schools/sites served.

+ Normal, routine levels of activity related to bending, carrying, climbing, hearing, lifting, reaching, sitting, standing, vision and walking, and may also involve above-average levels of activity at times that can’t always be anticipated.