EDUCATION INFORMATION CONSULTANT 1

TS307 $35,672 - $64,189
Creation Date: 03/12/2001
Change Date: 01/01/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To provide a strategic level of information management and consulting work within the Department of Education.

LEVEL OF WORK:
Entry

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Close from a higher level Education Information Consultant, higher level Education Research Analyst, Information Systems Management Consultant Supervisor, or higher level education job title.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
None.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from all other Education Information Consultant positions by performing duties at the entry level.

Differs from all other Information Systems Management Consultant positions by performing duties that are less technical, more functional and are focused on information requirements in the area of education.

Differs from all other education job titles by the emphasis being on information management within the research or information areas rather than educational programs.

CORE COMPETENCIES:
IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE, CORE COMPETENCIES ARE THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND BEHAVIORS BASED ON THE WORK TASKS OUTLINED IN THE EXAMPLES OF WORK. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

Building and Supporting Teams

Focusing on Customers

Using Data

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Assists clients at the local and state level with collection, management, and reporting of education related information such as; defining data elements/indicators and developing data user guides/dictionaries.

Helps conduct in-service workshops to train clients about department data collection and submission procedures.

Assists in the review and verification of data collected by the Department for validity and accuracy, using a variety of analytical and statistical methods.

Assists educators and members of the general public at the school, district, and/or state levels in collecting and/or interpreting education data for school improvement and/or other education decision-making purposes.

Assists in defining, comparing, presenting, and recommending the implementation of specific data collection activities and educational research approaches.

Assisting with designing and identifying program measurement standards which are used for reporting the education progress of schools, districts, and the state as a whole. The employee will assist in the management of the design and dissemination of assigned components for written and electronic reports.

Assists with the design, development, and maintenance of computerized databases containing data on public and non-public education required by the production of reports.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Three years of experience in data management; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field; OR

A bachelor's degree.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.