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Education Consultant 4- EC

Salary

$5,416.67 - $9,856.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

LDOE50553413-11425EL-EC

Department

Education-State Activities

Opening Date

11/05/2025

Closing Date

11/10/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

This position is located in Baton Rouge, LA

Office of Early Childhood Operations

Job Focus Area

The Education Consultant 4 position, located within the Louisiana Department of Education’s Office of Early Childhood-Strategy division , is a critical, high-impact role dedicated to improving kindergarten readiness for students with disabilities. This unique opportunity requires deep expertise in IDEA 619B policies , making the incumbent the state's lead strategist for children with disabilities. Key competencies for success include strategic program design, the ability to manage the statewide early childhood assessment platform and related data reporting (including OSEP monitoring) , and strong communication skills for mass outreach to families and school systems. This role is essential to the agency’s mission, as it combines new responsibilities with a focused strategic mission to ensure effective instructional practices, timely transition from Part C to Part B services, and accurate identification for Louisiana's youngest diverse learners.

Applicants with the following experience are encouraged to apply:

+ Proven, in-depth, and current knowledge of all laws, policies, and regulations pertaining to IDEA 619B. This includes familiarity with OSEP monitoring and reporting requirements.

+ Specific experience working collaboratively with multiple state agencies and school system staff to develop structures and processes to improve the timeliness and effectiveness of transition from IDEA Part C to Part B services.

+ Advanced skill in developing and distributing mass communications and advisories to families, community networks, and school systems to ensure clarity and transparency regarding early childhood policies.

Minimum Qualifications

Eight years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services; OR

Six years of full-time work experience plus five years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services; OR

A bachelor's degree plus five years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services; OR

An advanced degree plus four years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=168220) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

+ Collaborate with early childhood, special education policy, and academic staff (e.g., Division of Diverse Learner Supports ) to design and implement strategies for improving outcomes for children with disabilities.

+ Develop structures to support a full continuum of high-quality early childhood special education services.

+ Focus on promoting evidence-based inclusive practices across early childhood settings.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional, or Job Appointment. The person hired for this position is expected to regularly report to the Baton Rouge office. Current permanent classified state employees may be required to accept a probationary appointment, if selected.

Career Progression: This position does not participate in a Career Progression Group.

Work Schedule:Work hours are Monday - Friday. Work hours will be determined.

Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.

**Note regarding the advertised pay range: The Education Consultant series has a special entrance rate (SER) of $31.25 hourly, $2,500 biweekly that is above the minimum hire rate for these positions. The maximum amounts listed are the maximum salary amounts a person can make over their career andnot the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire .

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Louisiana Department of Education – Human Resources

PO Box 94064

Baton Rouge, LA 70804

[email protected]

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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I understand that information on this application may be subject to investigation and verification and that any misrepresentation or material omission, including on my responses to supplemental questions, may cause my application to be rejected, my name to be removed from the eligible register, and/or subject me to disqualification from future job opportunities and/or dismissal from state service.

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+ No

02

Do you have experience in managing a compliance cycle, such as OSEP monitoring and reporting.

+ Yes

+ No

03

If you answered YES to the previous question, please describe how you ensured data reliability to drive instruction and meet federal reporting requirements for children with IEPs. If you answered NO to the previous question, enter "N/A".

04

Do you have experience with designing a program or strategy that focused on instructional practices for children with disabilities.

+ Yes

+ No

05

If you answered YES to the previous question, please describe what evidence was used to measure the successful adoption of inclusive practices by educators. If you answered NO to the previous question, enter "N/A".

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Are you a current employee of the Louisiana Department of Education? Please note - teachers and other employees of the school system are NOT considered employees of the LA Department of Education:

+ Yes

+ No

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Please select how you qualify for this position.

+ Eight years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services.

+ Six years of full-time work experience plus five years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services.

+ A bachelor's degree plus five years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services.

+ An advanced degree plus four years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services.

+ None of the above.

Required Question

Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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