Education Specialist II

Overview: The Department of Aviation and Technical Education at Utah State University Eastern (Price) offers a full-time position as an Education Specialist II in support of the Rural Technology Pathway Strategic Workforce Initiative (SWI). As part of USU’s mission to make its academic programs accessible throughout the state, the position will be physically located at the USU Eastern (Price), Utah and support the surrounding areas. The estimated start date is September 1, 2021.
Under the director of the Associate Department Chair for Aviation and Technical Education (AVTE), the Education Specialist II will plan and implement the FutureINdesign (FIND) Young Adult (YA) Rural Technology Pathway program. The position works with internal and external entities within USU Eastern’s service area to align young adult training with high priority needs in response to business and industry partners. The position prioritizes and delivers non-formal instruction in working as part of the high school to post-secondary rural technology pathways.Responsibilities:

• Recruitment of young adults from local secondary schools.
• Ensure all students graduate from the Future-In-Design (FIND) Rural Technology Pathway program with employment ready skills.
• Develop and implement an annual master calendar.
• Establish technology aligned learning goals, implement an approved curriculum map for the implementation of instruction, and develop lesson plans.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the FIND Rural Technology Pathway program.
• Create safe space for FIND students to take positive risks, embrace failure, and develop ways to discuss and honor cultural and human relations.
• Empower youth to become leaders in the FIND Rural Technology Pathway program and ambassadors for social change.
• Work with FIND and USU Eastern instructors to develop an environment centered on questioning, critical thinking, and problem-solving within the STEM discipline.
• Implement and expose students to digital divide issues within their local and global ecosystem.
• Monitor the teaching philosophy and pedagogical practices used by FIND Rural Technology Pathway team.
• Implement Professional Development events and experiences for FIND students.
• Facilitate strong relationships with high school administrations, teachers, and staff to create a meaningful awareness of the FIND program.
• Assist in the hiring process of employees to expand programming (i.e. coordinators, design instructors, professional development experts, and coding/cyber security consultants).
• Actively seek industry partnerships and participant internship opportunities by developing and managing summer internship program.
• Promote FIND to be known within Carbon County for services and have successful graduates.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Knowledge of academic and/or technical education curricula.
• Records maintenance and data management skills.
• Skilled in the use of personal computers and related software applications.
• Program planning and implementation skills.
• Ability to manage and facilitate educational programs.

Fundamental AbilitiesWithin the scope and complexity of each position’s responsibilities, each incumbent is expected to possess and demonstrate the following abilities:

• Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Analyzes information and evaluates results to select the best solution and solve problems.
• Measures performance of self; makes improvements and takes appropriate corrective action.
• Comes to well-reasoned conclusions, solutions, and approaches to problems
• Works to create a team-based environment. Consistently demonstrates cooperative behavior with colleagues, supervisors, and customers.
• Gives full attention when others are speaking; listens to understand, asks questions as appropriate, and does not interrupt.
• Actively seeks opportunities to help others.
• Acts professionally when encountering customers who, at times, may be frustrated.

Core CharacteristicsAs representatives of Utah State University and primary contributors to its mission, all employees are expected to demonstrate the following characteristics:

• Take initiative.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Be accountable.
• Behave ethically.
• Be honest and trustworthy.
• Demonstrate a strong work ethic.
• Be detail oriented.
• Be self-motivated.
• Efficiently manage multiple tasks.
• Be a team player.
• Be committed to improving USU.

Qualifications:Minimum Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field plus two years of experience or an equivalent combination of education plus experience is required.

Required Documents: Along with the online application, please attach: 1. Resume to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Resume/CV” 2. Cover Letter to be to be typed/pasted into a text box at the end of application. 3. Contacts for three professional references to be included at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile
**Document size may not exceed 10 MB.**Advertised Salary: Commensurate with experience, plus excellent benefits ADA: Employees work indoors and are protected from weather and/or contaminants, but not, necessarily, occasional temperature changes. The employee is regularly required to sit and often uses repetitive hand motions.University Highlights: Utah State University (USU) was founded in 1888 and is honored to be Utah’s land-grant and space-grant university. USU is a Carnegie RU/H (Research University/High Research Activity) institution with approximately 27,700 students (24,660 undergraduates and 3,040 graduate students) on the Logan main campus. Utah State’s statewide system features eight campuses and 23 education centers and serves all counties in the state with Extension programs. USU offers 114 undergraduate majors, 132 graduate programs, and a variety of innovative stackable associate and certificate credentials. Washington Monthly ranked USU 14th in their national university rankings in 2019 and the 5th best public national university in the nation in 2018. As one of the two premier research institutions in Utah, USU is proud to provide a high-quality education at an affordable price. Additional information about Utah State University can be found here.
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