Adult Learning And Technology Specialist, Special Education

Work Year Calendar and Hours

• 12-month position (244 days / year), 7 hours per day

For more information about employee benefits please go to: www.fcps.org/benefits

Salary

• Support Salary Scale Grade S16: $35.83 per hour; starting

Under the Fair Labor and Standards Act this position is exempt from overtime. Actual salary placement will be in accordance with the salary procedures of the Frederick County Public School System.

Role

The Adult Learning & Technology Specialist supports Special Education and Student Services strategic initiatives by assisting with the coordination of systemic training and professional learning initiatives with a particular emphasis on using technology to design, execute, document, analyze, and evaluate experiences for adult learners. This employee also assists with the delivery of professional learning to certificated and support employees through personalized, innovative, cost-efficient, and data-driven training solutions.

Essential Functions

Reporting directly to the Director of Specialized Program and Supports, the Adult Learning & Technology Specialist performs, as a minimum, the following duties:

Manages digital platforms.

• Provides day-to-day support for end users on various digital platforms.

• Works with and acts as a liaison to vendors and solution providers to troubleshoot issues with various digital platforms.

• Ensures the security of employee privacy as a component of all adult learning opportunities.

• Coordinates communications and integrations on issues related to digital platforms.

• Manages log in credentials and other key data for employees to access digital platforms.

Assists in the management of employee learning initiatives.

• Assists with the implementation of instructional programming and data reporting related to various digital tools.

• Designs and implements professional learning for utilization of digital learning tools.

• Develops and maintains a library of training materials and resource manuals that support the use of digital tools.

• Designs and facilitates training for employees who are assigned job tasks in digital platforms.

• Monitors the implementation of online training, assignment, delivery, and accomplishment toward system goals.

• Creates, maintains, and advises on the collection of evaluative data.

Serves as a resource for employee learning and development.

• Consults with departments and employee groups to determine staff training and technical needs.

• Provides orientation, mentoring, and training to new staff regarding digital tools.

• Evaluates the effectiveness of learning opportunities to increase efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and ease of use.

• Researches resources and makes recommendations concerning training opportunities for specific employee audiences.

• Develops a communication plan to disseminate information on learning opportunities to the workforce.

• Collaboratively plans, designs, executes, and evaluates annual learning events for support employees (FASSE Professional Learning Day).

• Provides additional support for targeted administrators, supervisors, and/or support staff, as requested by Central Office administrators or school-based principals.

Creates efficiencies for professional learning practices and procedures for employee learners.

• Establishes and executes training plans to ensure a common knowledge base.

• Advises and organizes planning of role-specific and department-specific adult learning opportunities.

• Collects and analyzes data to evaluate project effectiveness.

• Identifies and provides solutions to technology needs and solves technology problems facing teachers, administrators and support staff.

Performs other duties as assigned by the Director of Specialized Programs and Supports.

Required Qualifications

Education/Training/Experience

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, organizational development, business, education, or a related field. Four (4) years of experience in employee development and training or technology may be substituted for education requirement.

• Two (2) years of experience in the design, delivery, and evaluation of employee professional learning programs using a variety of formats and technologies.

Certification/License

None.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Knowledge and use of culturally responsive practices.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and concisely in oral and written forms.

• Demonstrated ability to employ analytics to design and adjust initiatives.

• Ability to leverage technology to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of professional learning.

• Demonstrated understanding of how the adult brain learns, works, and thrives.

• Ability to follow instructions and directives, as well as make decisions independently when required.

• Ability to follow through on assignments.

• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and maintain flexibility.

• Strong working knowledge of digital learning platforms.

• Excellent organizational and time management skills.

• Ability to handle confidential and highly sensitive information in a professional manner.

• Ability to build trust and maintain relationships.

• Strong commitment to excellent stakeholder service.

• Available by phone and email, as needed.

• Regular and predictable attendance.

• Capable of performing the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

Physical Requirements

• Irregular hours depending on program/services needs and other designated times.

• Ability to speak in an understandable voice with sufficient volume to be heard in normal conversation and on the telephone and in addressing groups.

• Ability to travel to school and other local locations as well as state meetings, sometimes with little notice.

• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress.

• Ability to spend long hours sitting.

• Ability to reach with hands and arms.

• Sufficient manual dexterity to grasp, handle, manipulate, and/or feel objects and use office technology.

• Sufficient mobility to move about the work area.

• Sufficient vision to read and comprehend printed materials, see distant objects with clarity, and identify and distinguish objects.

• Sufficient hearing to hear and comprehend conversations in person and on the telephone as well as distinguish sounds up to twenty (20) feet.

• Occasionally climb or balance.

• Occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

• Occasionally lift fifteen (15) pounds.

Work Environment

Moderate noise (examples: office environment with computers, printers, and telephones; regular conversations within offices, cubicles, hallways, and conference rooms; meetings one-on-one, in small groups, and large settings, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

Education/Training/Experience

• Three (3) years of experience in a leadership role.

• Experience working in professional learning, curriculum or accountability education environment.

• Familiarity with integrated library systems.

• Familiarity with learning management systems, learning platforms and digital content.

• Familiarity with databases.

Certification/License

None

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Operational knowledge of digital platform and applications.

• Familiarity with the FCPS policies, goals and programs.

FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

THIS JOB DESCRIPTION HAS BEEN WRITTEN TO INDICATE THE GENERAL NATURE AND LEVEL OF WORK PERFORMED BY AN EMPLOYEE HOLDING THIS POSITION. IT IS NOT WRITTEN TO INCLUDE OR BE INTERPRETED TO INCLUDE A COMPREHENSIVE INVENTORY OF ALL DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED OF THE EMPLOYEE. NOTHING IN THIS DESCRIPTION RESTRICTS MANAGEMENT'S RIGHT TO ASSIGN OR REASSIGN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OR ADD REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AT ANY TIME.