Director of Western Statewide CTE Consortium

Director of Western Statewide CTE Consortium

Salary

$57,000.00 - $72,000.00 Annually

Location

800 Mickelson Dr, Rapid City, SD

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

2026-17

Department

Academics

Opening Date

06/25/2026

• Description
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Position Description

The Director is responsible for daily operations of the Western Statewide Consortium for CTE, providing CTE vision and guidance to participating public schools. This employee will work closely with the SD DOE to develop and implement long term (four year) planning for the consotrium. This employee will ensure programs and projects are managed in a fiscally responsible manner to meet specific grant and programmatic requirements and assessments while ensuring all federal, state, and local laws are observed.

Position Essential Duties

• Provide overall CTE vision and guidance to secondary schools participating in the consortium, providing opportunities for secondary schools and the technical college to collaborate and facilitate:

• Knowledge transfer

• Understanding shared goals

• Developing alignment among programs as appropriate

• Serve as the fiscal agent, including adhering to federal and DOE accounting rules.

• Facilitate long-term planning for the consortium, setting out at least a four-year plan to include:

• Fiscal timelines

• Needs assessment timelines

• Timelines to assist with all Perkins applications

• Maintain policies and procedures for consortium operations to ensure completion of the following:

• CTE-CLNA

• Local application

• Annual budget requests

• Annual data submission

• Inventory policies and documentation

• Satisfaction surveys to districts on the operation of the consortium

• Develop and coordinate meetings to include the following:

• Hosting one in-person consortia meeting each school year

• Hosting one professional development session for member districts each school year

• Completing one in-person visit to each consortium member district each school year

• Providing access to at least six career clusters to member districts within the consortium

• Be a leader in high-quality CTE in the state from whose experience the secondary members of the consortium can draw from

• Participate in monitoring and technical assistance visits with DCTE as necessary

• This position description in no way states or implies that the responsibilities and tasks are the only essential functions to be performed. The employee occupying this position will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other job-related duties as required by his/her supervisor. All tasks assigned must be performed on a regular and consistent basis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (Master's preferred) in Business Administration, Education, Accounting or related field and at least 3 years' relevant work experience.
• A commitment to post secondary and technical education.
• Ability to work in a highly self-directed, proactive, and resourceful manner.
• Demonstrated successful grant management experience in particular, Perkins grant funding.
• Strong communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to travel throughout western South Dakota
• Employment is contingent upon background screening consistent with college policy.
• Employee must maintain a current SD driver's license and possess current vehicle liability insurance.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of K-12 education systems and career and technical education (CTE) pathways
• Knowledge in grant, fiscal, and budgetary rules and regulations to include reading and interpreting documents, correspondence, contracts, budgets, grants, and manuals.
• Knowledge of relevant laws, mandates, standards, requirements, guidelines, or rules pertaining to areas of responsibility.
• Strong interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of workforce trends and education requirements of the industry clusters.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and work with people of diverse educational and personal backgrounds.
• Experience in coordinating training sessions, workshops, and programs.
• Demonstrated ability to collect, organize, and report data.
• Knowledge in Federal, State, and Local laws, including WDTC administrative policies and procedures.
• Oral and written communication skills to effectively provide detailed information with clarity.
• Current and ongoing computer skills. Excellent Microsoft Office skills to include adapting to changing technology.
• Project management, ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work both independently and in team environments.
• Critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated skills in confidentiality when dealing with all stakeholders.
• Effectively work with a variety of individuals and personalities with a team approach.

The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Benefit offerings subject to change. Employment is contingent upon completion of a satisfactory background investigation.

Western Dakota Technical College recruits' candidates who are authorized to work in the United States or who may qualify for employer-sponsored H-1B status. The College does not provide employment-based permanent residency sponsorship.

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Employer Western Dakota Technical College

Address 800 Mickelson Dr

Rapid City, South Dakota, 57703

Phone 605-718-2407

Website http://www.wdt.edu