New Job Associate Education Consultant (35 Hour) (Hybrid) In Connecticut
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| Associate Education Consultant (35 Hour) (Hybrid) |
Associate Education Consultant (35 Hour) (Hybrid)
Company : State of Connecticut - State Department of Education
Salary : $100,717 - $133,328 a year
Location : Connecticut
Full Description
Are you detail-oriented, diligent, and collaborative?
Are you a certified School Social Worker looking for a new role?
Do you thrive in dynamic environments with shifting job responsibilities?
If so, read below & apply today!
The Connecticut State Department of Education's (CSDE) Division of School Health, Child Nutrition and Family Services is now accepting applications for an exciting Associate Education Consultant opportunity to utilize their background in student mental and behavioral health with a specific focus on school safety and crisis prevention and response.
WE CAN OFFER YOU:
- Competitive salary
- Industry leading health benefits, including medical and dental coverage
- Extensive pension plan and supplemental retirement offerings
- Paid time off- including 13 holidays per calendar year
- Professional growth and development opportunities
- Healthy work-life balance
THE ROLE: Under the direction of the Unit Education Manager, this individual will work collaboratively with colleagues in the Division and with other CSDE offices and divisions primarily focused on the tasks below:
- Provide support to school districts around improving mental health service delivery and coordination.
- Monitor and expand guidance and supports for schools in delivering trauma-informed educational services, social emotional supports and aligning school and community resources to meet student needs.
- Identify and promote initiatives available to schools through collaboration with other service providing state agencies’ priority activities including the Departments of Children and Families, Mental Health and Addiction Services, Emergency Services and Public Protection; and others.
- Support and serve as a resource to school mental health professionals including school social workers.
- Support development and ensure preparedness in school districts regarding school safety and security and crisis response knowledge and practices.
- Serve as the CSDE lead for crisis response in school districts following school violence.
- Coordinate with other state agencies and partners regarding training, prevention and intervention strategies targeting children’s and youth mental health, school safety, violence prevention and suicide prevention.
- Manage grant programs seeking to support student social, emotional, mental and behavioral health school and safety.
- Serve as the Department representative and content area expert on: CT Suicide Advisory Board and Postvention Committee; Children’s Behavioral Health Plan Implementation Advisory Group; Alcohol and Drug Policy Council Prevention, Screening and Early Intervention Subcommittee (ADPC-PSEI); Child Behavioral Health Advisory Committee (CBHAC); State Advisory Council for the Mental Health Block Grant; and other committees as assigned.
POSITION HIGHLIGHTS:
- Monday-Friday
- Full-time (40 hours/week)
- 1st Shift
- Located in Hartford, CT with hybrid telework schedules available
WHO WE ARE:
The Connecticut State Department of Education is the administrative arm of the Connecticut State Board of Education. Through leadership, curriculum, research, planning, evaluation, assessment, data analyses and other assistance, the Department helps to ensure equal opportunity and excellence in education for all Connecticut students. The Department is responsible for distributing funds to all Connecticut public school districts. The Department also operates the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System.
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Selection Plan
TO APPLY:
- In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on this job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.
- The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
- Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.
- In order to receive educational credits toward qualification for this job posting, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the recruiter listed on this job posting.
- Please select all location(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work on your application. Failure to do so may result in not being considered for vacancies in that specific location or shift.
- All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to [email protected].
FOR ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING:
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION AFTER YOU APPLY:
- This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the questionnaire's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
- Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
- Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.
- Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.
- The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
CONTACT US:
- Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account.
- Should you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact [email protected].
PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)
In the Departments of Aging and Disability Services, Education, and the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System assists in planning and executing programs of extensive difficulty and scope for the improvement of education in the State.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
Assists a Bureau Chief or Education Consultant in supervising various educational programs and services offered by the State; assists in the development and administration of certain programs of major importance or may develop and administer other programs within the framework of bureau policy; provides professional leadership and guidance to school authorities, professional organizations, students and various community groups and individuals; may assist in directing the routine functioning of the bureau; performs related duties as required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
Considerable knowledge of the philosophy and methods of education with particular reference to the field concerned; teaching skill; ability to prepare reports; ability to deal effectively with others.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE
An earned advanced degree and five (5) years of professional experience OR in lieu thereof an equivalent combination of experience and training approved by the Board of Education.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Certification from the Connecticut State Department of Education as a School Social Worker.
- Experience working in a school system administering social, emotional, or behavioral assessments.
- Experience implementing social-emotional learning.
- Experience with school safety, including creating and implementing Connecticut's All-Hazards Security and Safety Plans.
- Experience developing and managing the implementation and evaluation of grant programs.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Incumbents in this class in certain positions may be required to possess an appropriate certificate issued by State Board of Education.