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Montgomery County Educational Service Center

Career Navigator - IRC IDEA

🇺🇸 Dayton, Ohio 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Career Services 🗓️ September 10th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Montgomery County Educational Service Center is hiring a Career Navigator - IRC IDEA. This role involves coordinating the regional implementation of Industry-Recognized Credential deliverables, providing technical assistance and coaching to local education agencies, analyzing credential data for students with disabilities, and facilitating professional development events to improve credential outcomes.

Highlights
  • Coordinate regional implementation of Industry-Recognized Credential deliverables across the CPSN-West region.
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Ohio's IRC requirements, graduation pathways, and Department of Education & Workforce guidance.
  • Analyze and evaluate credential data for students with disabilities to identify gaps and track progress.
  • Provide outreach, technical assistance, coaching, and consultation to Local Education Agencies and Career-Technical Planning Districts.
  • Plan and facilitate quarterly regional meetings, professional development, and webinars for educators and district leaders.
  • Develop and distribute implementation tools and promising practices in the region.
  • Maintain records of engagement, monitor progress, and coordinate state-required data reporting.
  • Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in education-related fields and 3 to 5 years experience in education, CTE, or workforce development.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and digital collaboration tools is necessary.
  • Must be able to travel throughout the CPSN-West region and pass a fingerprinting and criminal records check.

Career Navigator - IRC IDEA Full Description

Career Navigator | JobID: 37517
Position Type:
  Administration/Supervisor

Date Posted:
  9/3/2026

Location:
  Board Office

Date Available:
  ASAP

District:

Montgomery County Educational Service Center
200 South Keowee Street, Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 225-4598

Job Title: Career Navigator - IRC IDEA
Job Location: Montgomery County ESC Board Office
Start Date: As Soon As Possible
Salary: Commensurate with experience / Based on salary schedule
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time
Days: 200 (pro-rated based on start date)
 
Who We Are:
We're a premier provider of high quality, cost effective, special education services in Ohio. We serve 16 public school districts in our county and more than 130 educational entities across Ohio. #WeAreMCESC!

What You'll Do:
  • Coordinate regional implementation of Industry-Recognized Credential (IRC) deliverables across the CPSN-West region in collaboration with network leadership.
  • Maintain comprehensive knowledge of Ohio's Industry-Recognized Credential requirements, graduation pathways, and Department of Education & Workforce (DEW) guidance.  
  • Analyze and evaluate regional credential data for students with disabilities to identify gaps and track progress.  
  • Provide direct outreach, technical assistance, coaching, and consultation to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and Career-Technical Planning Districts (CTPDs).  
  • Assist districts in identifying barriers and redesigning credential pathways to increase access and completion for students with disabilities.  
  • Plan, coordinate, and facilitate quarterly regional convenings, professional development, and webinars for district leaders and educators.  
  • Develop, adapt, and distribute tools, implementation guides, and promising practices throughout the region.  
  • Maintain accurate records of district engagement, monitor deliverable progress, and coordinate data reporting required by DEW.  
 
What You'll Bring:
  • Bachelor's degree in education, special education, career-technical education, educational leadership, workforce development, counseling, or a related field.  
  • 3 to 5 years of successful experience in education, CTE, special education, school improvement, or workforce development preferred.  
  • Strong knowledge of career pathway systems, industry-recognized credentials, work-based learning, and business/industry partnerships.  
  • Demonstrated ability to interpret credential/program data and translate state guidance into practical district strategies.  
  • Exceptional interpersonal, communication, facilitation, organizational, and project management skills.  
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with school leaders, teachers, postsecondary partners, and community stakeholders.  
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and digital collaboration tools.  
  • Ability and willingness to travel throughout the CPSN-West region.  
  • Satisfactory fingerprinting and criminal records check results (provided for free by MCESC!).
 
What's Next?:
Please submit your application, letter of interest, and resume via the DASEC Frontline application portal: https://www.applitrack.com/dayton/onlineapp/
 
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