Practice Assurance Manager

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 63486
Ministry: Education
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Temporary (Two-Years)
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: October 21, 2024
Classification: Program Manager Zone 2
Salar: $3,241.74 - 4,362.44 bi-weekly ($ 84609 - $ 113,859 /year)

**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.

**Office of the Registrar**

The Office of the Registrar is responsible for overseeing and regulating teacher certification for all teachers in Alberta, addressing the intake and post-decision elements of teacher and teacher leader complaint process, and ensuring the accuracy of the Teacher Workforce Information System and public-facing Teacher and Teacher Leader Registry.

**Role Responsibilities**:
This is an exciting opportunity for Government of Alberta Employees within the Ministry of Education to gain some valuable experience in the Office of Registrar.

Reporting to the Associate Registrar/Director, this position is accountable for providing provincial expertise and specialized advice, consultation, and support for professional discipline matters in a delivery system comprised of over 395 employing school authorities across Alberta who employ over 55 000 Alberta certificated teachers and teacher leaders.

This position supervises two Practice Assurance Advisors and provides support to the Associate Registrar/Director and Registrar/Executive Director of Teaching and Leadership Excellence. The Manager is part of the management cohort within Teaching and Leadership Excellence and is relied upon for their leadership and ability to deliver projects and key Ministry priorities and their experience and knowledge in the early childhood to grade 12-education system.

**Key Responsibilities include**:

- Reviewing and providing recommendations on Online Registry Exemption Requests. Manager is responsible for reviewing Online Registry Exemption Request for validity and completeness, communicating with the applicant as required; making a recommendation to the Registrar on whether an exemption ought to be granted; and communicating the decision to the applicant and ensure that the Online Registry reflects the Registrar's decision. Manager will also ensure that exemptions are tracked and recorded, with information easily accessible for reporting as required.
- Leads the development of Teacher and Teacher Leader discipline documents for Minister's decisions in teacher and teacher leader discipline matters. This includes developing briefing notes and materials to inform/advise Minister decisions and associated notification documents and reviewing and analyzing hearing and appeal panel decisions and any related documents to prepare documents for Minister decision.
- Reviewing and providing recommendations on Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) elections. The Manager will review ATA election requests, provide a recommendation to the Registrar, and respond to the applicant and the ATA as required.

**Role Responsibilities Continued**:

- Providing leadership and support in provincial level expertise in responding to inquiries from employing school authorities and stakeholders building understanding of their legislated obligations to ensure greater accountability for safety and well-being of Alberta students in the early childhood to grade 12 education system.
- Providing leadership and support in developing and presenting information sessions and workshops, for internal and external stakeholders, to build knowledge and understanding of Ministry policies and objectives.
- Supporting the Registrar/Executive Director and Associate Registrar/Director's interests on pan-Canadian initiatives related to teacher certification and discipline matters through the Registrars for Teacher Certification Committee (RTCC), established through the Council of Ministers of Education Canada (CMEC).

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