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General Job Description This position reports to the Director of Test Monitoring and Inspector General Investigations. Performs complex managerial work overseeing the daily operations and requirements of division programs. Work involves developing and evaluating procedures, priorities, and standards for achieving program objectives. Coordinating and planning of activities to implement program requirements. Investigating/auditing compliance in program areas. Plans, assigns, and supervises the work of others. Works under general supervision with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Minimum Qualifications Education: Graduation from an accredited four year college or university. Experience: Five (5) years experience in management or equivalent experience. Preferred experience in monitoring the administration of statewide assessment programs such as the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills. Substitution: Each additional year of related experience above the required minimum may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis. Travel: 10% Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities (KSA) Knowledge of: local, state, and federal laws and rules relevant to program areas; principles and practices of public school or state agency services and organization. Skill in: mediation/complaint resolution of school matters; interviewing students and school staff; research; effective problem-solving; developing/providing training; effective oral/written communications. Ability to: manage multiple projects and timeliness; establish cooperative and collaborative efforts with others. Note: An in-basket exercise may be conducted at time of interview. Supplemental Information This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice. Salary is dependent on qualifications. Positions exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will earn compensatory time off rather than overtime for hours in excess of 40 per week. May be required to work hours other than 8 to 5. May be required to work weekends and holidays. In accordance with applicable federal and state equal opportunity laws, it is TEA's policy that no person shall be excluded from consideration for recruitment, selection, appointment, training, promotion, retention or any other personnel action, or be denied any benefits or participation in any educational programs or activities which it operates on the grounds of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age or veteran status (except where age, sex, or disability constitutes a bona fide occupational qualification necessary to proper and efficient administration). The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires all new employees to present proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States. TEA does not sponsor H1-B work visas. Males, 18 to 25 years of age, are required to present proof of selective service registration (or exemption) prior to being employed by any state agency. There is a 90-day waiting period for health insurance coverage and retirement contributions for new hires and re-hires. This position requires the applicant to meet Agency standards and criteria which may include passing a pre-employment criminal background check, prior to being offered employment by the Agency. Benefits Health Insurance: After a brief waiting period, your health insurance is paid by Texas Education Agency. You pay 50% of the cost of dependent coverage. Other insurance options: You may select from two dental plans, employee and dependent term life, long-term and short-term disability, and long term care. You may elect to participate in a flexible spending account. Retirement: You and Texas Education Agency each contributes 9.5% of your gross salary into a defined benefit retirement plan. Voluntary retirement plans: You may elect to contribute to a 401(k), 403(b) and/or 457 plan. Vacation leave: Effective your first day of work, you begin accruing vacation leave. Your rate of accrual increases based on length of employment. You may use accrued vacation leave once you have completed six months of continuous state service. Sick leave: Employees earn eight (8) hours of sick leave each month. Education and Experience Options Please indicate which option most accurately describes your education and experience in management or equivalent . I have a high school diploma or GED and nine (9) years or more of the required experience. I have a Bachelor's degree and five (5) years or more of the required experience. I have a Master's degree and five (5) years or more of the required experience. I have a doctorate level degree and five (5) years or more of the required experience. None of the above accurately describes my education and experience. Required Question #J-18808-Ljbffr

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