STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: ADMINISTRATOR OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION
Class Code: 0076-28
Date Established: 10-23-92
Occupational Code: 7-3-3
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To plan, develop and implement
community training and educational programs for people with developmental
disabilities.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Designs and
implements training programs used for developmentally disabled residents.
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Develops and
administers a comprehensive program of training and educational activities.
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Researches and writes
proposals for federal grants and presents budget for the department.
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Consults with
federal, state and local education officials, members of professional staff and
others regarding curriculum design, development, and other matters.
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Surveys, analyzes and
evaluates the recipients of training programs to determine effectiveness, and
makes appropriate modifications as required.
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Obtains, compiles and
presents information relative to the composition of disability populations and
the needs of such populations in regard to education, training, recreation and
other areas as a basis for establishing operating procedures.
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Promotes and delivers
specific training curricula and materials essential to the values inherent in
the agency mission statement and policies.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in analyzing and
interpreting data, policy and procedures OR in using equipment in order to
arrive at logical conclusions or recommendations.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
expertise to resolve problems of a specialized or professional nature in a wide
range of applications.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
major aspects of long-range agency objectives by planning short- and long-term
organization goals, reviewing recommendations for procedural changes, and
developing or revising program policies.
Errors at this level result in incorrect decisions at an administrative
level, and are detected subsequent to implementation in an overall evaluation
process.
Supervision: Requires delegating supervisory or
program responsibilities to subordinate managers, with overall accountability
for hiring employees and approving program policies. The supervisor in this position assumes responsibility for
an organizational unit, including developing long-range plans, analyzing
staffing requirements, and formulating systemwide policies and procedures.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job
elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires reviewing summaries and
reports and making management level decisions to solve problems or to achieve
work objectives as well as articulating and expressing those solutions and
goals. This level also requires
formal presentations of solutions and goals to employees and the general public
to increase the responsiveness of the agency toward the demands of its client
system.
Complexity: Requires evaluating a combination of
wide-ranging job functions to determine work procedures, to solve problems, and
to reach conclusions by applying analytical, technical, or scientific thinking. This level also requires planning
policies and long-term strategies, drawing conclusions based on available
criteria, and evaluating the effectiveness of program objectives.
Independent Action: Requires independent judgment in
planning and evaluating work procedures and in supervising the development of
professional, technical and managerial standards under administrative direction
and according to broad departmental guidelines.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Master's degree from a recognized
college or university with major study in education.
Experience: Six years' experience in positions
associated with training and education functions, two years of which shall have
been in an administrative or supervisory position. Each additional year of approved work experience may be
substituted for one year of required formal education at the graduate level
only.
License/Certification: Eligibility for New Hampshire driver's
license.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Considerable knowledge of methods of
education and treatment of developmentally disabled. Considerable knowledge of
budgeting processes. Some
knowledge of statistics analyses.
Ability to plan and organize recreational, educational and training
programs. Ability to build and administer a budget. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in
writing with individuals and groups.
Ability to supervise employees and residents. Ability to administer a large diversified program. Ability to establish and maintain
effective working relationships with employees and residents. Must be willing to maintain appearance
appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency
appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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