STATE OF
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: EDUCATION CONSULTANT III
Class Code: 3953-28 Date Established: 03-07-66
Occupational Code: 7-3-1 Date of Last Revision: 09-30-08
BASIC PURPOSE: To plan, develop and coordinate educational
programs, including establishing and defending education policies and standards
for program operations.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Develops state
plans for the implementation of educational programs by establishing long range
policies, goals, objectives and standards.
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Evaluates the
operation of educational programs and prepares annual performance and data
reports documenting the use of federal funds.
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Supervises and
directs the research and analysis of information used in planning, implementing
and evaluating the effectiveness of educational programs and services.
·
Explains and
defends current or long range educational policies, including testifying on
legislative bills or representing the agency in an official capacity.
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Analyzes and
interprets state and federal laws and regulations to recommend agency policy
and rules related to major state educational programs and services.
·
Monitors
activities of subordinate Education Consultants to ensure compliance with
federal laws, state regulations and agency policy as required.
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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
organizational 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 delegating supervisory or program
responsibilities to subordinate managers, with overall accountability for
hiring employees or approving program policies.
The supervisor in this position assumes responsibility for an
organizational unit, including developing long-range plans, analyzing staffing requirements,
and formulating systemwide policies and procedures.
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 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 an approved 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. These additional hours of approved graduate
study must be 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.
Experience: Seven years’ experience in the field of
education, five 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 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 on an
educational program. Ability to write
comprehensive educational programs.
Possession of unique skills or background. Outstanding accomplishment in field of state
service. Panel of peers and supervisors
recommend individual for promotion to this level. 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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