Certification Analyst

6 days ago

Edmonton, Canada Government of Alberta Full time

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 57784
Ministry: Education
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: June 13, 2024
Classification: Program Services 2 (022PSA)

**Salary**: $ $2,345.14 to $3,076.28 bi-weekly ($61,208 - $80,290 /year)

Alberta Education supports students, parents, teachers, and administrators from Early Childhood Service (ECS) through Grade 12. Through safe and caring schools for all students, Alberta’s Government is making life better by investing in education - one of the most important investments we can make in our future. The Ministry has the following responsibilities: develop curriculum and set standards; evaluate curriculum and assess outcomes; teacher development and certification; supports students with diverse learning needs; fund and support school boards; First Nations, Métis and Inuit and Francophone education; and oversees basic education policy and regulations.

**System Excellence Division**
System Excellence is responsible for the areas of teaching and leadership excellence and provincial assessment. This includes certification of all teachers, principals and superintendents in the province; developing and implementing professional practice standards; and conducting practice assurance in relation to the teaching profession. System Excellence division also develops, administers, marks and continually improves Alberta’s provincial assessments, including the Provincial Achievement Tests (PATs), Diploma Exams (DIPS), Student Learning Assessments (SLAs) and Literacy/Numeracy Assessments.

**Role Responsibilities**:
Reporting to the Credential Evaluation Supervisor, the Certification Analyst is responsible for developing policies and procedures to ensure that teachers in Alberta schools hold valid teaching authority, as well as supporting the key functions of the Teacher and Leadership Certification Branch and the Ministry of Education. The position will bridge the expertise between the evaluation and certification units, and will research, develop, and deliver initiatives and processes to support the Teacher and Leadership Certification Branch in compliance with department legislation, regulations, and policies to ensure the teacher and teacher leadership certification process is carried out in a fair and equitable manner. The position will be responsible for ensuring branch policies and procedures are created and adhere to the Certification of Teachers and Teacher Leaders Regulation, the Education Act, changing legislation, and professional practice standards of teachers and teacher leaders.

**Responsibilities**:
1. Policy and procedure development and program management
- Initiate identification of potential process systems and policy/procedural implications resulting from new initiatives or regulatory changes, and how it impacts credentialing processes.
- Develop branch operational policies and business processes and that they are continuously improved upon, in accordance with legislation, regulations, including future potential changing legislation.
- Provide strategic coordination of teacher and leader policies and procedures between the credentialing and evaluation teams, to ensure processes are efficiently and effectively aligned.
- Provide regular learning opportunities by leading, cross-training and mentoring staff on policies and procedures.
- Develop and provide reports on program performance measures to ensure continuous improvement.
- Develop status/summary reports on teacher certification decisions, including inter-provincial comparisons, trends in teacher certification and workforce, and the impact of policy decisions for department senior staff.

2. Development and Application of Assessment Standards, Principles and Methodologies
- Maintain thorough knowledge of certification practices, Education Act, Certification of Teachers and Teacher Leaders Regulation, and Professional Practice Standards for teachers and teacher leaders (i.e., Teaching Quality Standard, Leadership Quality Standard, and Superintendent Leadership Quality Standard).

**Role Responsibilities Cont'd**:
Contribute to the Branch by:

- Identify significant department policy shifts and identify those that may have an impact on teacher certification processes.
- Clearly communicate to applicants the documents needed to meet the requirements for teacher certification as per regulatory provisions and branch policies and procedures.
- Work with evaluators to ensure all applicants' and evaluation outcome data is current, correct and updated in the Teacher Workforce Information System (TWINS).
- Determine the best approach and practice to achieve teacher certification results.

4. Conduct case management for prospective applicants, and develop and coordinate processes to facilitate completing assessments of credentials for certification.
- Communicate with applicants regarding outst

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