CTE Program Advisor

Primary Purpose: 

Provides career and technical education (CTE) students with co-curricular activities and events from which to choose for career development and post-secondary exploration and to coordinate opportunities for  Killeen ISD students and staff, community members and industry partners to explore and enhance career  and technical education at the Career Center. 

Qualifications: 

Education/Certification: 

Master's degree and three years of teaching experience. Principal Certificate. 

Special Knowledge/Skills: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required 

Major Responsibilities and Duties: 

Establishes, maintains, and distributes the Career Center’s master calendar and all daily announcements. Plans and coordinates all Career Center assemblies, tours, productions, and CTE recruitment programs. Develop and initiates programs through which CTE students and faculty can communicate with one another. Plans and coordinates CTE participation in district and community events. 

Plans and coordinates events promoting college and career readiness to include college and career fairs  and presentations, and CTE student visits to post-secondary institutions. 

Hosts visiting groups; recruits, trains, and schedules student volunteers to serve as CTE guides for parents  and other visitors to the Career Center.  

Secures and assigns personnel to expedite activities and provides proper supervision and security for all  student activities at the Career Center (custodian, sponsors, and chaperone). 

Coordinates and supervises activities of school and civic groups at the Career Center. 

Serves as liaison between school and media concerning CTE publicity, events, and activities. 

Participates in and supports CTE program development and evaluation at the campus and district level.  Supervises and appraises CTE classroom teachers using the teacher appraisal system. Evaluates and reviews the performance of CTE personnel, as needed.  

Oversee CTE teachers in their classrooms and offer suggestions about curriculum, lesson planning and  techniques and student discipline, as needed. 

Coordinates selection of CTE students for special awards. 

Recruits and orients sponsors for Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs). Administers and coordinates membership requirements, financial activities, and competitions for all CTSOs. 

Maintains a file on CTSO information (constitution, list of officers, members, and fundraising activities). 

Approves posters and print communication to be distributed or displayed for CTE students, faculty and staff  at the Career Center. 

Attend workshops and conventions for professional development.  

Delivers supplies to CTE faculty and staff, as needed. 

Performs other duties as assigned. 

Supervisory Responsibilities: 

Supervise assigned teachers and staff. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the  district's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing and training employees;  planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; and addressing complaints and resolving  problems. 

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors: 

Tools/Equipment Used: Ability to use peripheral devices, high level language programming concepts, data  management software, and application development tools.  

Posture/Physical Demands: Prolonged sitting; regular kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping,  pushing/pulling, twisting. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be  met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties  of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear, to use hands to finger, handle, or feel,  and to stand and walk. The employee is required to regularly lift and carry (less than 15 pounds). Specific  vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.  

Motion: Repetitive hand motion; frequent keyboarding and use of mouse; regular walking,  grasping/squeezing, wrist flexion/extension, reaching; may climb ladders. 

Lifting: Regular moderate lifting and carrying (up to 44 pounds); occasional heavy lifting and carrying (45  pounds and over).

Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an  employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Occasional district-wide travel to  multiple campuses, as assigned. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.  

Mental Demands: Work with frequent interruptions; emotional control under stress. 

This document describes the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and is not an  exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.