Job details

Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Work type: Onsite
Compensation: $65,000 - $118,272/yr
Posted: yesterday
Apply on: governmentjobs.com

About this role

About the Department

**This position is located in Baton Rouge, LA**

Office of Teaching & Learning - Diverse Learners

Job Focus Area
At the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE), the Division of Diverse Learners is committed to ensuring that all students — including students with disabilities — have access to high-quality instruction and meaningful pathways to success. Our team works across offices, districts, and partners statewide to strengthen instructional systems and improve outcomes for diverse learners.

We are seeking an Education Consultant 4 to serve as a statewide subject-matter expert supporting students with significant disabilities. This role leads the development of guidance, resources, and professional learning to help educators and school systems implement strong instructional supports, effective transition planning, and clear graduation pathways for students with disabilities across Louisiana.

Candidates with the following skills, abilities, and experience are encouraged to apply:

Experience supporting students with significant cognitive disabilities, including familiarity with alternate assessments such as LEAP Connect and instruction aligned to alternate achievement standards.
Demonstrated knowledge of high school graduation pathways for students with disabilities, including the April Dunn Act, transition planning, and postsecondary readiness supports.
Strong expertise in IDEA regulations, IEP development, and special education policy, including familiarity with Louisiana policies such as Bulletin 1530 and Bulletin 1706.
Experience designing and delivering professional development, training, and technical assistance for educators, administrators, and district leadership teams.
Proven ability to lead complex projects and collaborate across teams, including coordinating statewide initiatives and supporting school systems in implementing instructional supports and interventions.

Position Duties

Eight years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services; OR

Six years of full-time work experience plus five years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services; OR

A bachelor's degree plus five years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services; OR

An advanced degree plus four years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services.

Minimum Qualifications

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Other Qualifications

Job Duties:
In this role, the Education Consultant 4 will support statewide efforts to improve outcomes for students with disabilities, particularly students with significant cognitive disabilities. In this position, you will:

Develop and oversee instructional resources and guidance that help K–12 students with significant disabilities access high-quality curriculum and effective interventions.
Serve as the department’s subject matter expert on graduation pathways for students with disabilities, including the April Dunn Act, alternate assessments, and diploma eligibility requirements.
Provide technical assistance and coaching to school systems on transition planning, IEP development, instructional supports, and programming for students with significant disabilities.
Design and deliver professional development and training for educators, administrators, pupil appraisal personnel, and district leadership teams across Louisiana.
Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to develop standards, assessments, and statewide guidance that support students with significant cognitive disabilities.
Support statewide policy implementation and cross-agency initiatives, ensuring alignment with IDEA regulations, BESE policies, and department priorities.

Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional, or Job Appointment. The person hired for this position is expected to regularly report to the Baton Rouge office. Current permanent classified state employees may be required to accept a probationary appointment, if selected.
Work Schedule: Work days are Monday - Friday; work hours will be determined.
Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience. This position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) of $31.25/hour.

**Note regarding the advertised pay range: The Education Consultant series have a special entrance rate that is above the minimum hire rate for these positions. The maximum amounts listed are the maximum salary amounts a person can make over their career and not the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Louisiana Department of Education – Human Resources

PO Box 94064

Baton Rouge, LA 70804

[email protected]

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

Benefits

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

New Year's Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
Mardi Gras,
Good Friday,
Memorial Day,
Independence Day,
Labor Day,
Veteran's Day,
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

Supplemental Questions

01

I understand that information on this application may be subject to investigation and verification and that any misrepresentation or material omission, including on my responses to supplemental questions, may cause my application to be rejected, my name to be removed from the eligible register, and/or subject me to disqualification from future job opportunities and/or dismissal from state service.

Yes
No

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Do you have professional experience supporting students with significant cognitive disabilities, including implementing instruction aligned to alternate achievement standards or alternate assessments such as LEAP Connect?

Yes
No

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