Arizona Department of Education

Career and Technical Education (CTE) Section
Phoenix Location

Salary: $66,000 - $72,000 

Grade: 21

Closing Date: 10/06/25

• Serve as the DECA State Advisor Career and Technical student organization at the secondary level.
• Frequent in-state and out-of-state travel is required for this position.

The Arizona Department of Education currently utilizes a hybrid work environment, with up to two days of remote work (contingent upon business needs). Candidates should apply with an ability and willingness to work in-office up to five days per week as business needs necessitate.

• Provide leadership for the activities of the Arizona DECA (AzDECA) career and technical student organization
• Provide technical assistance to the Local Education Agencies (LEA's) in developing and integrating AzDECA organizations into Career Education programs
• Answer telephone questions, email correspondence, and respond to informal office visitations
• Serve as AzDECA State Advisor Career and Technical student organization at the secondary level
• Collaborate with the CTE Program Specialist aligned with Marketing, to evaluate and make recommendations for improvement, and technical assistance to enhance program quality and support AzDECA chapters
• Gather and analyze data, prepare statistical, descriptive and other reports for program planning and maintain a system of records
• Coordinate and organize workshops, regional meetings, conferences and state events for students
• Coordinate, organize and participate in conferences, workshops, seminars, and tours, and make in-depth visits to business and industry in order to update professional competence, and provide program improvement
• Help coordinate the activities for the statewide AzDECA Advisory Board
• Conduct program planning and development with business and industry and local education agencies
• Plan, organize for and conduct statewide teacher in-service workshops for AzDECA
• Organize the activities of the statewide AzDECA Officers

Knowledge in:
• Organization and management of a Career and Technical Education Student Organization (CTSO)
• Conference management and event coordination
• Familiarity with CTSO structure, mission, and student leadership development
• Principles and practices of public-school organization and administration
• Understanding of how school systems relate to CTE and CTSO implementation
• Overseeing techniques (e.g., evaluation procedures for staff, interns, and volunteers)
• How to run a conference from start to finish, including planning, budgeting, logistics, and post-event evaluation
• Applicants must have administered or managed a student organization.
• Applicants must have a valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card or the ability to obtain one prior to employment start date.

Skills in:
• Writing, editing, and creating
• Speaking clearly and decision making
• Organizing, analyzing, and evaluating
• Fiscal/Budgeting/Accounting
• Counseling and Team Building
• Interviewing
• Negotiating
• Motivating
• Leadership

Ability to:
• Provide constructive feedback and support professional growth
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Plan, coordinate, analyze and establish priorities
• Develop effective operating procedures
• Organize, implement and coordinate multiple projects and people simultaneously
• Analyze data within associated reports
• Lead both teachers and students

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Applicants must have a valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card or the ability to obtain one prior to employment start date.

Offers are contingent upon successful completion of all background and reference checks, required documents and, if applicable, a post-offer medical/physical evaluation.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:

• Affordable medical, dental, life, and short-term disability insurance plans
• Top-ranked retirement and long-term disability plans
• Ten paid holidays per year
• Vacation time accrued at 4.00 hours bi-weekly for the first 3 years
• Sick time accrued at 3.70 hours bi-weekly
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
• Deferred compensation plan
• Wellness plans

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

You will be required to participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) upon your 27th week of employment, subject to waiting period. On or shortly after, your first day of employment you will be provided with enrollment instructions and effective date.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 542-3186 or emailing Human.Resources@azed.gov. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.

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