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Educ Credentials Specialist 3

Grade 27

New York State has approximately 2 positions* in this title statewide. You may view a breakdown of positions by county. This position exists in Education, Dept of. View links to all New York State agencies including agencies that have this title. For more information, New York State employees can contact the Career Mobility Office at (518) 485-6199 or (800) 553-1322. If you are not a current New York State employee, you can use the Department of Civil Service Web site to explore possible employment opportunities.

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Career Ladder

A listing of titles that are most commonly used as steps for upward mobility for this title series. The salary schedule for this career ladder is also available.

  1. Educ Credentials Specialist Trainee 1

    Similar to Grade 13

  2. Educ Credentials Specialist Trainee 2

    Similar to Grade 14

  3. Educ Credentials Specialist 1

    Grade 18

  4. Educ Credentials Specialist 2

    Grade 23

  5. Educ Credentials Specialist 3

    Grade 27

Summary of Job Description

EDUCATION CREDENTIALS SPECIALIST 3:  

Provides guidance, technical assistance and policy direction related to the collection, interpretation or evaluation of education credentials.

Directs the formulation and implementation of operational policies and procedures for an assigned area.

Oversees risk management assessments and activities.

Evaluates work performance of assigned staff and ensures the training of professional and clerical staff.

Interprets education policies, Education Law and NYS Codes, Rules and Regulations as they apply to exceptional certification.

Collaborates with national experts including national professional organizations in the development of effective service delivery systems.

Works independently in planning, implementing, collecting data, coordinating and administering activities, and evaluating the work of subordinate staff.

Resolves applicant problems and complaints, and responds to complex certification questions.

Reviews and recommends regulatory revisions, oversees State regulation on related programmatic areas (i.e., BOCES evaluation of teaching credentials application) for administrative compliance.

Reviews reports prepared by staff on educational systems in other countries.

Oversees special program plans and policies to facilitate quality standard by monitoring progress of new activities, initiatives and programs.

Represents the agency on both ongoing and selected national or state academic organizations, professional credentialing organizations or associations, public interest groups and task forces.

Leads process improvement teams;  Acts as spokesperson for the unit or bureau in various public forums.

View the classification standard for this title, on the Classification and Compensation webpage.

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Summary of Minimum Qualifications

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. If substitutions for education and/or experience are allowed, this information would be available on the announcement.

You must take and pass a Civil Service examination in order to be considered for this position.

For qualified employees of New York State on or before the date of the examination, you must be a qualified employee of the New York State Education Department and have had three months of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as an Education Credentials Specialist 2.

For informational purposes only, click on the examination number(s) listed below to see the current or previous examination(s) that are used to fill this title.

36-689

How to Apply

When this examination is scheduled to be held, the announcement can be found on the Department of Civil Service, Examination Announcements web page. If you do not see an examination currently scheduled please check back on a monthly basis or sign up for announcement notification by email so that you will automatically be notified when new examinations are being offered.

Career Mobility

Career mobility is not just limited to the titles in the Career Ladder, above. Additional movement may be achieved through other examinations, additional education and/or work experience or transfer opportunities. For additional information or clarification of transfer determinations, current State employees should contact the Career Mobility Office. Visit ELMS Online to view established open-competitive, promotion, and transition eligible lists. If you are not a current New York State employee, see Employment Opportunities with New York State and find out how to become a New York State employee.

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