Education Consultant Supervisor

Salary

$5, $10,546.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

LDOE CN-EC

Department

Education-State Activities

Opening Date

11/13/2025

Closing Date

11/19/2025 11:59 PM Central

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

Office of Early Childhood Operations

Job Focus Area

This exciting opportunity is for an Academics Director within the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE), specifically in the Office of Early Childhood – Strategy Division. This pivotal position provides functional supervision and leadership to staff supporting the preparation, improvement, implementation, and effectiveness of comprehensive classroom support for all academic strategy for Louisiana's early childhood systems.

If you are passionate about ensuring every child is on track for success in kindergarten and beyond, you will be leading the charge on the academic strategy for the Early Childhood Strategy team—focusing on high-quality learning standards, curriculum, developmental screening, assessment, and effective instructional practices for the landscape of early childhood. Success in this role requires a candidate who is an expert in early childhood policy and who can effectively manage and align strategy across multiple teams and external stakeholders.

The LDOE is dedicated to Louisiana's multi-year effort to unify its early childhood system and improve kindergarten readiness—a critical mission that drives long-term benefits for children. What makes this opportunity unique is its focus on leading initiatives that build on current efforts and develop new strategic models to provide ongoing support to early childhood teachers, directors, and sites—ultimately driving higher-quality classroom instruction and interactions.

Key competencies for this role include proven leadership, expertise in educational strategy development and implementation, and the ability to effectively manage personnel, projects, and high-level communications.

Candidates with the following skills and experiences are encouraged to apply:

• Deep, practical knowledge and experience in developing and implementing academic improvement strategies across the birth-to-5 continuum
• Proven experience providing functional supervision, leadership, and mentorship to professional staff on complex educational initiatives.
• Experience in making recommendations for, and developing and implementing, education policy and programs related to academic priorities, young children with disabilities, classroom improvement, and family engagement.

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

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

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

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

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

Job Duties:

As the Education Consultant Supervisor serving within the Office of Early Childhood Operations, you will:

• Oversee the design, development, and implementation of all early childhood academic improvement strategy. This covers standards, curriculum, developmental screening, young children with disabilities, assessment, and instructional practice.
• Advise the Division Director and executive staff on specific issues related to birth to five quality academic improvement strategy. Make recommendations for mandated and discretionary programs and policy related to classroom improvement and family engagement.
• Manage collaboration across early childhood strategy teams, and other LDOE offices, to ensure alignment and effective delivery of LDOE's key education priorities.
• Serve as the early childhood subject matter expert (SME). Represent the Division Director on key departmental committees (e.g., Teacher Leader Summit).

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.

Career Progression: This position does not participate in a Career Progression Group.

Work Schedule: Workdays are Monday - Friday; work hours will be determined.

Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.

**Note regarding the advertised pay range: The Education Consultant series have a special entrance rate (SER) of $33.65 hourly, $2,692.31 biweekly 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.

You may attach a resume; however only the information listed on the online application will be considered to determine qualification. All education, prior experience, including dates related to education and prior experience MUST be listed on the online application.

*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*

NOTE: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.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Louisiana Department of Education – Human Resources

PO Box 94064

Baton Rouge, LA 70804

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

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

Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave

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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 ). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana ),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System ), among others