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Education Consultant 4

Job Focus Area:
The Education Consultant 4 is located in the Division of Diverse Learners within the Office of Teaching and Learning and will report to a classified Education Consultant Supervisor. This position is responsible for developing and executing key elements of the strategy to ensure that all students receive the intervention and support needed to grow and learn using high quality instructional materials, assessments and supports for educators. To accomplish this work, this person will work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders including vendors, school system leaders, academic content experts, and national organizations. This position requires extensive oral and written communication skills and skills related to streamlining multiple work efforts across the LDOE and other agencies.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Collaborates with other divisions and offices within the agency to create, and implement with integrity, a framework to improve outcomes for students with mild/moderate disabilities
• Develops and implements a statewide initiative to ensure all students with disabilities have access to high quality curriculum and instruction working alongside academic content teams to ensure supports are embedded into state curriculum
• Develops guidance and development for state educators that includes best practices for students with mild/moderate disabilities
• Effectively works across teams within and outside the Department to build structures for communication and collaboration that ensure projects and policies related to students with disabilities are integrated and coherent with Department strategy and initiatives
• Develops and executes a statewide intensive intervention strategy for students who need foundational reading supports
• Collaborates with academic content, early literacy and instructional materials review teams to design, implement and evaluate an intensive intervention strategy
• Performs all other duties as assigned by supervisor and/or Assistant Superintendent

Candidates with the following skills and experience are encouraged to apply:

• Extensive knowledge of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA);
• Experience developing effective Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) for students with mild/moderate disabilities from kindergarten through twelfth grade;
• Knowledge and/or experience with state and federal policy for students with mild/moderate disabilities;
• Experience supporting students with mild/moderate disabilities.

**Note regarding the advertised pay range: The Education Program Consultant series has an established special entrance rate (SER) that is set above the minimum of the pay range and the advertised minimum. The maximum amounts listed are the maximum salary amounts a person can make at each level over their career and not the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.

One position is available and it is located in Baton Rouge, LA. The person hired for this position is expected to regularly report to the Baton Rouge office. This position may be filled as a job appointment, probationary new hire, promotion of any permanent classified state employee OR promotion of a permanent classified employee of the Department of Education, Special School District, or the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

You may attach a resume; however only the information listed on the online application will be considered to determine qualification. All education, prior experience, including dates related to education and prior experience MUST be listed on the online application.

To be considered for this position, you are encouraged to attach a copy of your college transcript(s) to your online application, fax to the Department of Education (DOE) Human Resources Office at 225-342-1499 or mail to the DOE Human Resources Office, P. O. Box 94064, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804 by the closing date of this announcement.

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

NOTE: 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.

*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*

For further information about this vacancy contact:
ldoejobs@la.gov
Louisiana Department of Education – Human Resources
PO Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804

Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.