Job Summary - Why you’ll love this position
K-8 Director – OCCR Career and Technical Education – Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
Job Posting Number: 3420106056
Salary: $60,648
Please note: The salary range listed in this job description is a base salary. Applicants eligible for years-of-service adjustments or shift differentials may exceed salary range listed above.
Job Location: This position will be located at 205 Jefferson St., Jefferson City, MO 65101.
Why you’ll love this position:
The K-8 Director of CTE is responsible for strengthening Missouri’s CTE pipeline by ensuring access, alignment, and readiness for students prior to entry into secondary CTE programs. This role focuses on systems development, access strategies, pathway alignment, and technical assistance that support successful transitions to secondary and postsecondary CTE programs, particularly for local education agencies (LEAs) that lack direct CTE access in earlier grades.
Responsibilities - What you’ll do
What you’ll do:
- Develop and implement statewide strategies to improve early access and readiness for elementary-to-secondary CTE programs.
- Support alignment of K-8 career exploration activities with approved secondary CTE programs of study.
- Design and oversee a K-8 career exploration and access grant to support LEAs without direct Perkins eligibility.
- Provide technical assistance to LEAs to strengthen CTE pipeline development and reduce barriers to secondary CTE participation.
- Analyze data to identify access gaps and transition challenges impacting CTE participation at the secondary level.
- Coordinate with secondary and postsecondary partners to improve student transitions into CTE pathways.
- Support integration of career exploration frameworks with ICAP and secondary advising initiatives through collaboration with DESE School Counseling section.
- Collaborate with secondary CTE sections (Agriculture, Business, Marketing, and Information Technology, Family Consumer Sciences and Human Services, Health Science, Industrial Technology and Engineering, and Skilled Technical Sciences) to ensure K-12 programming alignment.
- Conduct other duties and functions as assigned by OCCR leadership.
- Demonstrate regular, reliable and engaged attendance.
Qualifications - All you need for success
All you need for success:
Minimum Qualifications
- Three or more years of experience of any combination of CTE program administration, workforce development, or career pathways.
Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.
Job Details - More reasons to love this position
More reasons to love this position:
The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here.
Contact Details - If you have questions or require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process please contact:
If you have questions about this position please contact: [email protected]
Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact Human Resources at (573) 751-9619, through Missouri Relay System at (800) 735-2966, or via email at [email protected].
Notice of Non-Discrimination: The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, veteran status, mental or physical disability, or any other basis prohibited by statute in its programs and activities. Inquiries related to department programs and to the location of services, activities, and facilities that are accessible by persons with disabilities may be directed to the Jefferson State Office Building, Director of Civil Rights Compliance and MOA Coordinator (Title VI/Title VII/Title IX/504/ADA/ADAAA/Age Act/GINA/USDA Title VI), 2nd Floor, 205 Jefferson Street, P.O. Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480; telephone number 573-522-1775 or TTY 800-735-2966; fax number 573-522-4883; email [email protected].
To Our Applicants with Disabilities: For assistance with any phase of the Department process, please notify the Director of Human Resources at (573) 751-9619. Reasonable attempts will be made to accommodate special needs. TTY/TDD Relay Missouri service (800) 735-2966.
Notice to Applicants: The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is unable to sponsor applicants in their application for work visas through INS. If you have questions, please contact Human Resources.
The State of Missouri is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to developing and maintaining a talented workforce.
