Education Specialist 1 - 20020322

What You'll Do:

• Schedules inmates for testing, and coordinates materials and test site within the testing setting
• Monitors examinees to ensure compliance with instructions and norms of testing administration
• Scores test, converts and interprets test results
• Records findings on paper and electronically
• Drafts paper and electronic reports and summaries of individual and group test performance.
• Counsels examinees based on test results
• Determines the need for further specialized testing
• Recommends individual program placements and instructional plans for examinees based upon test performances.
• Meets with academic instructors to plan appropriate strategies for the students
• Inventories and orders test materials
• Assures testing materials and records are secured
• Manages testing office
• Responds to correspondence regarding the examinees with institution and public schools.

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Qualifications

Current Teacher Certificate in area of specialization issued by the Ohio Department of Education; 12 mos. exp. in teaching &/or education administration; Education Specialist 1, 69651, must also have baccalaureate degree or less; Education Specialist 2, 69652, must also have baccalaureate degree & 20 additional quarter hrs. but less than master's degree; Education Specialist 3, 69653, must also have master's degree; Education Specialist 4, 69654, must also have master's degree & 30 hrs. of post-graduate study.

-Or Current Teacher Certificate in area of specialization issued by the Ohio Department of Education; completion of graduate core requirements in education.

Job Skills: Education, Educational support, Organizing and Planning, Interpreting Data, Emotional Intelligence and Customer Focus.