STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: EDUCATION
CONSULTANT I
Class Code: 3951-26
Date Established: 03-07-66
Occupational
Code: 7-3-1
Date of Last Revision: 01-05-06
BASIC PURPOSE: To plan,
coordinate and monitor educational programs for compliance with federal and
state regulations by providing technical assistance and consulting services to
local school district.
CHARACTERISTIC
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Conducts educational
program reviews and evaluations to ensure compliance with federal and state
regulations.
·
Visits schools to
monitor educational standards and practice, including preparing written reports
recommending approval actions and suggesting program improvements.
·
Reviews federal and
state legislation and regulations for the purpose of implementing educational
programs.
·
Plans and coordinates
and provides professional in-service programs to provide current information,
direction and motivation to school instructors and administrators.
·
Promotes new programs
and recommends changes in direction for existing programs to assist educational
agencies, businesses and professional associations in meeting community needs.
·
Supervises the
preparation of publications and the distribution of appropriate reports,
studies and curriculum bulletins.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DISTINGUISHING
FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill
in analyzing and interpreting data, policy and procedures OR in using equipment
in order to arrive at logical conclusions or recommendations.
Knowledge: Requires
logical or scientific expertise to resolve problems of a specialized or
professional nature in a wide range of applications.
Impact: Requires
responsibility for achieving direct service objectives by assessing agency
service needs and making preliminary recommendations for the development of
alternative short-term program policies or procedures. Errors at this level result in
incomplete assessments or misleading recommendations causing a disruption of
agency programs or policies.
Supervision: Requires
direct supervision of programs or of employees doing work which differs from
the supervisor, including disciplining employees, solving personnel problems,
recommending hiring and firing employees, and developing work methods. The supervisor in this position manages
a working unit or section with responsibility for employee performance
appraisal.
Working
Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job
elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical
Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires
reviewing summaries and reports and making management level decisions to solve
problems or to achieve work objectives as well as articulating and expressing
those solutions and goals. This
level also requires formal presentations of solutions and goals to employees
and the general public to increase the responsiveness of the agency toward the
demands of its client system.
Complexity: Requires
evaluating a combination of wide-ranging job functions to determine work
procedures, to solve problems, and to reach conclusions by applying analytical,
technical, or scientific thinking.
This level also requires planning policies and long-term strategies,
drawing conclusions based on available criteria, and evaluating the
effectiveness of program objectives.
Independent
Action: Requires independent judgment in
planning and evaluating work procedures and in supervising the development of
professional, technical and managerial standards under administrative direction
and according to broad departmental guidelines.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Possession of
a Master of Education degree from a recognized college or university, or a
Master’s degree relevant to the position vacancy, plus fifteen additional hours
of approved graduate study in education or its equivalent obtained subsequent
to the Master’s degree. Accepted
workshops, seminars and training sessions may be substituted for up to nine (9)
of the fifteen (15) hours of approved graduate study obtained subsequent to the
Master’s degree. Internships may
be accepted as meeting the fifteen (15) additional hours of approved graduate
study obtained subsequent to the earned Master’s degree. Applicants using this equivalency
method will be evaluated by the Department of Education subject to approval by
the Division of Personnel.
Experience: Four years'
experience in the field of education, two years of which must be relevant
experience in the area where the vacancy exists.
License/Certification: Eligibility
for NH educational certification.
RECOMMENDED
WORK TRAITS: Extensive knowledge of administration,
teaching methods, materials, problems and subject material relating to programs
of education at all school levels.
Extensive knowledge of educational standards and procedures of a public
education department. Familiarity
with pertinent laws and regulations, and ability to interpret statutory
provisions to local school authorities and the public. Ability to plan and organize teacher
training institutes and to determine the scope of training for school teachers. Ability to formulate and administer
rules and regulations for the proper conduct of an educational program. Ability to write comprehensive
educational programs. Ability to
establish and maintain effective working relationships with educational
associates, governmental officials and the general public. Must be willing to maintain appearance
appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency
appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER
STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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