College and Career Pathway Lead - Chicago Public Schools : Job Details

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Posting DatePrimary LocationPrimary Location: Central-42 West Madison Street (Early College and Career)

CPS Non-Union Job Grade : S08

Estimated Annual Salary RangeEstimated Annual Salary Range: 76,000.00 - 100,500.00

Position Type : Non-Union Position

Overtime StatusOvertime Status: Exempt

Final salary offers are dependent upon candidate qualifications.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is the fourth-largest school district in the United States, serving over 320,000 students in 600+ schools and employing nearly 40,000 people, most of them teachers. CPS has set ambitious goals to ensure that every student, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world-class learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career, and civic life. To fulfill this mission, we make three commitments to our students, their families, and all Chicagoans: academic progress, financial stability, and integrity. Six core values are embedded within these commitments – student-centered, whole child, equity, academic excellence, community partnership, and continuous learning.

Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs at Chicago Public Schools (CPS) are part of the Department of Early College and Career Education (ECCE) within the Office of Career and College Success (OCCS). CTE programs for CPS high schools serve students across over 80 schools with the goal of enhancing student preparation for college and career success, as evidenced by increasing graduation rates, college enrollment rates, employment rates, and earning levels of CPS CTE students.

Job Summary:

The College and Career Pathway Lead will manage several distinct workstreams within an assigned portfolio of CTE pathways to support the implementation of high-quality CTE programming for 15,000+ secondary students participating in CTE. Pathways, which are aligned with the ISBE framework of college and career content endorsement areas, include the following:

• ANFR: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
• A/C: Arts and Communications
• FBS: Finance and Business Services (including Culinary Arts)
• HPS: Human and Public Service
• HST: Health Science Technology
• IT: Information Technology
• METT: Manufacturing, Engineering, Trades, and Transportation

This position will lead all work within the designated pathway portfolio, including curriculum procurement/creation, managing industry relationships, providing content support to school-based staff and teachers, and the design and implementation of large pathway-wide experiences such as capstones and Team-Based Challenges. The College and Career Pathway Lead will regularly work with external stakeholders including curriculum vendors, pathway industry leaders, and content area experts to ensure all pathway activities align with ISBE's College and Career Pathway Endorsement, the Illinois PaCe framework, and other nationally recognized indicators of quality programming. This position will report to the Curriculum and Instruction Manager, College and Career Pathways.

Responsibilities:

• Design and integrate industry-validated and -aligned curriculum for all pathways within the assigned portfolio.
• Manage Industry Advisory Councils for all pathways within the assigned portfolio.
• Develop strategic and annual implementation plans to build and continuously improve upon high-quality CTE programs for all pathways in the assigned portfolio.
• Conduct regular program evaluations to measure program effectiveness, gain impactful insights, and use data to drive program enhancements to support improved student outcomes.
• Create regular (quarterly) professional development opportunities for CTE teachers around best practices, instructional strategies, technical and employability skills, and other pathway-relevant, content-focused topics.
• Engage in cross-departmental collaboration to deepen CTE engagement and effectively serve the needs of the whole student.
• Design and implement at least two Team-Based Challenges annually for all designated pathways.
• Deepen the integration of industry-recognized certifications and work-based learning into the assigned pathways.
• Other duties and workstreams as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education Required:

• Bachelor's degree in education, social sciences, business, public policy, or related field from an accredited college or university is required.
• Valid Professional Educator License (PEL) or other CTE licensure issued by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) with appropriate content and/or grade-level endorsement(s) is preferred.

Experience Required:

• Minimum of five (5) years of professional, full-time experience either as a classroom teacher, or in a related, industry-specific role responsible for leading quality educational programs within one or more College & Career/CTE content area(s) is required.
• Experience working with adult learners, including developing and facilitating professional learning opportunities to meet the needs of participants.
• Experience supporting or facilitating curriculum planning, design, and/or development.
• Experience in Career and Technical Education (CTE) is preferred.
• Experience in a large organization, managing complex projects requiring significant cross-functional collaboration is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong research skills in conjunction with the ability to review and develop curriculum materials.
• Strong presentation skills, including the ability to present instructional pedagogy for team development.
• Practical understanding of urban high schools and the urban district setting for school improvement.
• Strong financial management and reporting skills; knowledge of operations, budget/finance, management and organizational development.
• Ability and willingness to learn and adapt in the midst of new and shifting priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to define problems, analyze data, and outline valid conclusions and action steps.
• Strong organizational, time, and project management skills.
• Ability to build trusting relationships with multiple constituencies.
• Skilled in the use of technology, computers, and various software/systems.

Conditions of Employment:

• Establish/Maintain Chicago Residency: Employees are required to live within the geographic boundaries of the City of Chicago within six months of their CPS hire date.
• Be Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19: Unless approved for a medical or religious exemption, all employees are required to be up-to-date on COVID-19 vaccinations.

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