CTM-Career Center Program
Houston Independent School DistrictAbout the role
Location: Hattie Mae White
Department: CTE - Finance, Infrastructure, & Ops
Area:District Wide
Contract Months:12
Salary Range: $110,000.00 – $135,000.00
Academic Year: 26-27
JOB SUMMARY
The CTM of Career Center Programming leads the implementation of career center strategy by managing a team of cluster leads and supporting campus leadership to execute high-quality, workforce-aligned CTE programs. This role works closely with career center principals, counselors, and central teams to ensure strong program design-scheduling, and student outcomes. Relevant activities include overseeing program of study implementation, driving IBC attainment, ensuring curriculum alignment and execution, delivering professional development, and developing their team to meet district CCMR goals.
MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
List most important duties first
1. Lead the strategic implementation of career center programming across all sites, ensuring alignment to high-wage, high-demand pathways and district priorities
2. Manage and develop cluster leads (IT, Engineering, Human Services, Trades, Health Science) through clear goals, progress monitoring, and coaching cycles
3. Partner with career center campus leadership (principals, APs, counselors) to ensure strong scheduling, enrollment, and program sustainability
MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES CONTINUED
4. Ensure high-quality curriculum implementation aligned to TEKS, IBC expectations, and industry standards across all clusters
5. Partner strategically with their team and campus leaders and teachers to strengthen master scheduling, instructional implementation, and student outcomes across college and career readiness indicators.
6. Leadprofessional development planning and executionfor cluster leads and career center staff aligned to SPOTand instructional priorities
7. Other duties as assigned. (Note: No additional information is needed in this text box.)
EDUCATION
Bachelor's Degree
WORK EXPERIENCE
Previous experience as a teacher and/or administrator, particularly in CTE, strongly preferred
3 to 5 years
SKILL AND/OR REQUIRED LICENSING/CERTIFICATION
Software
Microsoft Office
Certifications/Licensure
Equipment
Office equipment (e.g., computer, copier)
LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES
Level 3-Manages. Accomplishes the majority of work objectives through the management of direct reports. Provides day-to-day directions to staff; may become directly involved, as required, to meet schedules and resolve problems. Responsible for assigning work, meeting completion dates, interpreting and ensuring application of policies and procedures. Receives assignments in the form of objectives, with goals and the process by which to meet goals. Provides input to hiring, performance and budget.
WORK COMPLEXITY/INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT
-Work is substantially complex, varied and regularly requires the selection and application of technical and detailed guidelines. Independent judgment is required to identify, select, and apply the most appropriate methods as well as interpret precedent. Position regularly makes recommendations to management on areas of significance to the department. Supervision received typically consists of providing directions on the more complex projects and new job duties and priorities.
BUDGET AUTHORITY
-No budget development activity is required.
PROBLEM SOLVING
-Decisions are made on both routine and non-routine matters with some latitude but are still subject to approval. Job is occasionally expected to recommend new solutions to problems and improve existing methods or generate new ideas.
IMPACT OF DECISIONS
-Decisions have minor, small and possibly incremental impact on the department or facility. Errors are usually discovered in succeeding operations where most of the work is verified or checked and is normally confined to a single department or phase of the organizational activities resulting in brief inconvenience.
COMMUNICATION/INTERACTIONS
-Collaborate and solve problems - work with others to resolve problems, clarify, or interpret complex information/policies, and provide initial screening/negotiations without approval authority. Interactions are typically with customers, senior level professional staff, and managers.
CUSTOMER RE
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