STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: EDUCATION
CONSULTANT II
Class Code: 3952-27
Date Established: 03-07-66
Occupational
Code: 7-3-1
Date of Last Revision: 02-06-06
BASIC PURPOSE: To implement
educational program objectives by reviewing recommendations, interpreting data,
drawing conclusions, and planning and promoting short and long term goals or
strategies.
CHARACTERISTIC
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Evaluates and
monitors educational programs that impact on the statewide population of
students.
·
Develops and
implements educational programs.
·
Organizes training
sessions and workshops to provide current information, direction and motivation
to educators.
·
Advises local
educational agencies and business and professional organizations on new
educational methods and programs and recommends changes in curriculum for
existing programs.
·
Analyzes and
interprets federal and state legislation and regulations for the purpose of
implementing educational programs and to ensure compliance with accepted state
and agency policies or regulations.
·
Creates, designs and
develops materials to assist and instruct the educational community, parents
and other involved agencies and parties in various educational programs to
ensure the provision of appropriate public education.
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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 major aspects of long-range agency objectives by
planning short- and long-term organization goals, reviewing recommendations for
procedural changes, and developing or revising program policies. Errors at this level result in
incorrect decisions at an administrative level, and are detected subsequent to
implementation in an overall evaluation process.
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 thirty (30) additional hours of approved graduate study
in the field of education or its equivalent obtained subsequent to the Master’s
degree. Accepted workshops,
seminars and training sessions may be substituted for up to eighteen (18) of
the thirty (30) hours of approved graduate study obtained subsequent to the
Master’s degree. Internships may
be accepted as meeting the fifteen (15) hours of approved graduate study
obtained subsequent to the 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: Six years'
responsible experience in the field of education, four years of which must be
relevant experience in the area where the vacancy exists.
License/Certification: Eligibility
for NH educational certification.
SPECIAL
REQUIREMENTS:
Verification of education credentials by designated
Department of Education personnel and a minimum of two years as an Education
Consultant I required for in-house promotion to Education Consultant II.
RECOMMENDED
WORK TRAITS: Extensive knowledge of administration,
teaching methods, materials, problems and subject material relating to the
teaching of a specified program of education at all school levels. Extensive knowledge of educational
standards and registration 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 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 develop and maintain
harmonious 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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