TEACHER, CTE CAREER DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR Position Available In Pender, North Carolina

TEACHER, CTE CAREER DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR

Pender County Schools
Heide Trask Sr. High School – Rocky Point, North Carolina This job is also posted in North Carolina School Jobs, and Pender County Schools
Job Details

Job ID:

4050020

Application Deadline:

Posted until filled

Re-Posted:

Jun 5, 2025

Starting Date:

Jul 1, 2025
Job Description

Position:

Career Development Coordinator
Reports to: Principal or designee

Purpose:

The Career Development Coordinator (CDC) works collaboratively with administrators,
student services personnel, teachers, parents, business/industry, postsecondary institutions,
military, community organizations, and other stakeholders to ensure the delivery of career
development services for students. The CDC responsibilities incorporate the North Carolina
Essential Standards, National Career Development Guidelines, the National Model for School
Counseling Programs and
Future-Ready Students for the 21st Century.

QUALIFICATIONS

Qualifying for a class VA or VG (vocational) license (747) requires:
1. A bachelor’s degree in a Career and Technical Education program area or a master’s degree in
school counseling
2. One or more of the following:

• One year of industry-related career development work experience in business, industry, or labor
  within the past five years
• One year as a coordinator of work-based learning (job-shadowing, internships, cooperative
  education, apprenticeships) in a Career and Technical Education program area within the past five
  years
• One year as a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) adviser within the past five years
  or
• One year work experience in school counseling.

3. Completion of the Career Development Facilitator course available through the NC Workforce
Development Training Center (in cooperation with NC DPI) and NC Workforce Development Training
Board
4. Completion of 10-hour Induction for new CDCs sponsored by NCDPI.

Physical and Cognitive Responsibilities:

Work in this classification is considered light physical work requiring the exertion of up to 20
pounds of force occasionally and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move
objects.
Specific Career Development Coordinator responsibilities are outline below.

Standard I:

Career development coordinators demonstrate leadership, advocacy, and collaboration.
1.01 Career development coordinators demonstrate leadership in the school, district and community.
1.02 Career development coordinators enhance their profession. They strive to improve the
profession by staying current in research and best practices.
1.03 Career development coordinators advocate for their programs and students.
1.04 Career development coordinators demonstrate high ethical standards. They
demonstrate ethical behaviors.
In compliance with federal law, NC Public Schools administers all state-operated educational
programs, employment activities and admissions without discrimination because of race, religion,
national or ethnic origin, color, age, military service, disability, or gender, except where
exemption is appropriate and allowed by law.

Standard II:

Career development coordinators promote a respectful environment for a diverse
population of students.
2.01 Career development coordinators foster a school environment in which students have positive,
nurturing relationships with caring adults.
2.02 Career development coordinators embrace diversity in the school community and in the world.
2.03 Career development coordinators treat students as individuals.
2.04 Career development coordinators adapt their services to accommodate diverse student
populations.
2.05 Career development coordinators work collaboratively with the families and significant adults
in the lives of students.

Standard III:

Career development coordinators understand and facilitate the implementation of a
comprehensive career development program.
3.01 Career development coordinators align their programs to support student success in the North
Carolina Standard Course of Study.
3.02 Career development coordinators understand how their professional knowledge and skills support
and enhance student success.
3.03 Career development coordinators recognize the interconnectedness of the comprehensive
education program and academic content areas/disciplines.
3.04 Career development coordinators develop comprehensive career development programs relevant to
students.

Standard IV:

Career development coordinators promote learning for all students.
4.01 Career development coordinators know how students learn. They understand the teaching and
learning process and how it impacts students.
4.02 Career development coordinators help students develop employability skills. They assist all
students with developing academic, career, and personal/social skills.
4.03 Career development coordinators use and promote effective listening and communication skills.

Standard V:

Career development coordinators actively reflect on their practice.
5.01 Career development coordinators analyze the impact of the career development program.
5.02 Career development coordinators link professional growth to the needs of their school and
their program goals.
5.03. Career development coordinators function effectively in a complex
dynamic environment.
In compliance with federal law, NC Public Schools administers all state-operated educational programs, employment
activities and admissions without discrimination because of race, religion, national or ethnic origin, color, age, military
service, disability, or gender, except where exemption is appropriate and allowed by law.

Position Type:

Full-Time
Job Requirements