About Us:

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce is a diverse team of passionate, education-focused professionals responsible for overseeing and enhancing the quality of education for each of Ohio's 1.7 million students. The Department provides the resources and supports essential to raising student achievement and accelerating learning opportunities, advancing the connectivity between K-12 and postsecondary learning, creating programs to support and expand workforce experiences, and ensuring students have the necessary supports to be ready each day to learn.

As the governing body responsible for overseeing and enhancing the quality of education within the State of Ohio, the Department of Education and Workforce is dedicated to promoting educational excellence and ensuring equal access to learning opportunities for all students. The Department is committed to collaborating with schools, districts, educators, students, families, businesses, nonprofits and all stakeholders to achieve our educational goals.

What you'll do:

Provides program support and direction for graduation requirements and other related activities in the Office of Graduate Success:

• Ensures alignment with department goals, objectives, plans and programs;
• Independently responds to inquiries from the education community related to college and career readiness initiatives for internal and external stakeholders (e.g., graduation requirements, honors diplomas, graduation planning, career pathways);
• Supports multiple initiatives including graduation requirements, career-focused education, student graduation and success planning to ensure consistent communication, implementation and coordination across agency offices;
• Formulates, develops, and drafts rules and guidelines pertaining to Ohio's graduation requirements and other relevant topics;
• Collaborates with cross-agency staff (e.g., Communications and Outreach, Exceptional Children, Career-Technical Education, Accountability, Fiscal, Legislative & Policy) to support guidance development.

Performs other duties as assigned:

• Researches and benchmarks best practices within Ohio, nationally and internationally regarding funding, policies and procedures;
• Provides technical advice to aid administrators in decision making, project proposals and program plans;
• Researches and identifies grant opportunities and facilitates grant writing process;
• Writes reports and gives presentations using appropriate department media (e.g., email, newsletters, webinars, web conferencing, social media);
• Performs other duties as assigned by Leadership.

What's in it for you:

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

• Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits are offered through the available Ohio Med plans.

Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance

• Dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums are free after completed eligibility period . Length of eligibility period is dependent on union representation.

Time Away From Work and Work/Life Balance

• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth/Adoption leave

Employee Development Funds

• The State of Ohio offers a variety of educational and professional development funding that varies based on whether you are a union-exempt employee or a union-represented employee.

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

• OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees. The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards their retirement. The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee's salary. Visit the OPERS website for more information.

Deferred Compensation

• The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the Ohio Deferred Compensation website for more information.

Qualifications
Completion of undergraduate core program in business administration, management science or public administration; 2 years training or 2 years experience in supervisory, administrative &/or managerial position.

Or completion of undergraduate core program in academic field commensurate with program area to be assigned per approved Position Description on file [i.e., education or related field (e.g., policy administration)]; 2 years training or 2 years experience in supervisory, administrative &/or managerial position or staff position involving planning, research &/or policy/procedure development.

Or 4 years training or 4 years experience in business administration, management science, or public administration.

Or 1 yr. exp. as Program Administrator 1, State Job Code 63122.