JAG Program Manager, Department Of Education - Division Of College, Career, And Student Success

JAG Program Manager, Department of Education

• Division of College, Career, and Student Success

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Position:

JAG Program Manager

Job ID:

1535

County:

Region 4 - Missouri River

Posted:

April 12, 2024

Contact Information:

Department of Education

• Division of College, Career, and Student Success

800 Governors Drive

Pierre, SD 57501

District Website

Contact:

South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources

Phone: 605.773.3148

Fax:

District Email

Job Description:

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Job ID: 26769

Agency: Department of Education

• Division of College, Career, and Student Success

Location: Pierre, potentially remote

Salary: $26.72 - $28.00 per hour, depending on experience

Pay Grade: GJ

Closing Date: 05/08/2024

Do you enjoy helping people? Do you want to change lives?

WE NEED YOUR SKILLS TO BUILD STUDENT ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA!

The South Dakota Department of Education is looking for an individual to support schools in the Jobs for America's Graduates program in South Dakota (JAG-SD). This is a full-time (40 hrs/week) position with the Department of Education

• Division of College, Career, and Student Success. For more information on the Department of Education, please visit https://doe.sd.gov.

The JAG Program Manager is a proactive decision-maker who supports JAG programs in middle and high schools across the state. These exciting new positions will have the opportunity to work directly with students, as well as our schools and educators who serve some of our state's most vulnerable populations. (Please visit jag.org and https://doe.sd.gov/JAG-sd for more information on JAG).

JAG is a national program which has existed in some South Dakota districts for fifteen years. It is a program that takes students facing significant barriers to graduation and gives them the support and tools they need to persist through to graduation and succeed afterwards.

As a JAG Program Manager, you will have the opportunity to:

• Conduct regular site visits to ensure maximum effectiveness and implementation of the JAG model with fidelity. This can include regularly documenting classroom observations, advising, counseling, and directing JAG classroom teachers for continual improvement.

• Work with teachers to analyze data to aid in developing a successful JAG program that meets the needs of their individual students.

• Gather and analyze data for JAG reporting requirements and prepare reports for presentation to stakeholder groups, which may include school boards, the JAG national association, and the JAG-SD advisory board.

• Partner in ensuring JAG-SD achieves expected state and national performance outcomes in areas such as employability skills, academic remediation, career and postsecondary planning, and a twelve-month follow-up period following graduation.

• Other goals may include managing multiple funds with thousands of dollars in grants and reimbursements, supporting JAG-SD state officers, and/or planning large-scale events.

• Be a part of a team of professional, dependable, and accountable individuals.

This position works as an employee of the Department of Education with regular office hours. The position could be located in the department's office in Pierre or work as a remote employee within South Dakota. Approximately 60% of work is conducted from the office; 40% of the position's time is spent traveling for work-related duties and events. Most travel is in-state; occasional out-of-state travel is required. Some evening and weekend hours are required.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

To be successful, candidates should possess strong motivation to design and support systems that benefit students and the workforce, a mind for service, initiative to make things happen and the ability to anticipate needs.

Associate's and/or Bachelor's degree is highly preferred. Preferred candidates will bring strong education or nonprofit experience.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for successful performance will include:

• PROJECT MANAGEMENT - Efficiently organize trainings, projects, and workgroups; consistently prioritize competing demands and follow through to completion.
• INITIATIVE

• Display a high level of effort and commitment towards completing assignments and goals.

• CUSTOMER SERVICE - Treat customers courteously and anticipate and respond to their needs.
• RELATIONSHIP BUILDING - Work to build and maintain professional relationships with people who provide information, assistance or support.
• ACCOUNTABILITY - Ability to take direction and follow through on tasks and take responsibility for both positive and negative outcomes.
• DECISIVENESS - Exercise sound judgment when making decisions and take prompt, decisive action.
• ASSERTIVENESS

• Display an ability to hold others to account for both successes and shortcomings in their programs.

• COMMUNICATION - Communicate clearly with stakeholders at all levels and keep them informed; be able to present to both small and large groups.
• PROBLEM-SOLVING - Analyze problems and make sound decisions.
• COMPOSURE - Remain focused in stressful situations and keep emotions under control, deal with others tactfully.
• LEARNER - Actively seek, collect and evaluate information to learn more about issues or events; research best practices in a given area.

Additional Requirements: To be considered, please attach your cover letter and resume. These are required for consideration.

This position is eligible for Veterans' Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.

NCRC: If you possess a National Career Readiness Certificate, please submit the certificate with your application. For more information on how to acquire a National Career Readiness Certificate contact a South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation Job Service Office. A certificate is not necessary to be considered.

The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.

The State of South Dakota offers employer paid health insurance plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information at https://bhr.sd.gov/job-seekers/work-for-state-government/. This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.

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You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.

South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources

Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email: careers@state.sd.us

http://bhr.sd.gov/workforus

"An Equal Opportunity Employer"

Other:

Job ID: 26769

Agency: Department of Education

• Division of College, Career, and Student Success

Location: Pierre, potentially remote

Salary: $26.72 - $28.00 per hour, depending on experience

Pay Grade: GJ

Closing Date: 05/08/2024