Education Assessment Specialist

Job title: Education Assessment Specialist

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Job Title: Education Assessment Specialist

Job Requisition ID: 8070

Ministry: Education

Location: Edmonton

Full or Part-Time: Full Time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Regular/Temporary: Ongoing

Scope: Open Competition

Closing Date: July 5, 2021

Classification: Subsidiary 02B1 3625 Education 1

About Us

The Government of Alberta is committed to a diverse and inclusive public service that reflects the population we serve to best meet the needs of Albertans. Consider joining a team where diversity, inclusion and innovation are valued and supported. For more information on diversity and inclusion, please visit: https://www.alberta.ca/diversity-inclusion-policy.aspx

Alberta Education provides leadership, direction and oversight in the development and delivery of an innovative, collaborative, student-centered education system. We support students, parents, teachers and administrators from Early Childhood Services (ECS) through Grade 12.

The System Assurance Branch works collaboratively with business and program areas across the division and ministry to inform decision making through data analysis, modelling, business intelligence exploration, large-scale assessment, system assurance, applied research and program evaluation.
For more information please visit https://www.alberta.ca/education.aspx

Role

If you are passionate about informing process through the provision of sophisticated psychometric leadership and advice, then this is the job for you!

As an Educational Assessment Specialist in the Branch, you will play an important role under the leadership of psychometricians in:

• providing psychometric support and services to the large-scale provincial student assessments including, but not limited to, item development, test design, field testing, item analysis, standard setting, equating, scoring and reporting;
• planning and developing business rules used in the provincial assessment scoring and reporting systems;
• managing the psychometric aspects of the Division’s work, participating as a key resource in analytical projects and providing support for proper interpretation of the results and standards for provincial assessment; and
• leading and coordinating the operations-based psychometric consultative, research and communication functions for other education professionals.

But that’s not all. This is also an opportunity to be part of an innovative and agile team, ask questions, make connections in a complex environment and proactively identify approaches that will enhance performance in the education system.

Qualifications

Required:

• A Master’s degree in the field of educational measurement or a related field plus a minimum of five years of experience solving psychometric and statistical problems.
• Experience working with psychometric statistics in a large-scale assessment context, including proven ability to build and test custom scoring and reporting systems.
• Strong computing skills and high-level ability to work with large-scale data using software applications such as SPSS/SAS, Python and/or SQL, BILOG, CIPE, PARSCALE, R Packages, Visual Basic, MS Access, and/or MS Excel.

Assets:

• Experience with the education system, structures, and policies of school authorities.
• A PhD (or equivalent) in educational measurement or a related field.

Equivalences may be considered.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviours that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process. The link below will assist you with understanding competencies:

The following are critical competencies for the Educational Assessment Specialist:

Drive for Results – you will set and accomplish goals and priorities in order to deliver outcomes. In addition, you will identify potential efficiencies, different ways of working and opportunities to contribute to the work of others.

Build Collaborative Environments – you will promote collaboration and positive relationships within and across groups and build commitment to reach desired results.

Systems Thinking – the work done within the APS is part of a larger integrated and inter-related environment. It is important to know that work done in one part of the APS impacts a variety of other groups/projects inside and outside the APS. Systems Thinking allows us to keep broader impacts and connections in mind.

Creative Problem Solving – you will engage others to scope and solve issues and find the best solutions. You will also encourage debate and idea generation from across the organization.

Salary

$3,113.68 to $4,167.39 bi-weekly ($81,267 to $108,768 annually).

Notes

Hours of work: 8:15AM – 4:30PM, Monday to Friday (36.25 hours/week).

What we offer:

Comprehensive benefits plan: https://myaps.alberta.ca/Pages/My-HR/Benefits.aspx
Pension plan: https://myaps.alberta.ca/Pages/My-HR/Pensions-and-Retirement/Pensions.aspx
Leadership and mentorship programs
Professional learning and development
Positive workplace culture and work-life balance
More information on the Advantages for Working for the Alberta Public Service: https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies across the Government of Alberta, at equal or lower classification and salary.
Final candidate for this position will be asked to undergo a Security Screening.

How To Apply

Please do not email your application as you are required to apply online.
To apply online, you will be required to have an online account: https://www.alberta.ca/navigating-online-jobs-application.aspx.

Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience and relevant examples of required competencies.

It is recommended that applicants who have obtained educational credentials from outside of Canada and have not had them previously assessed, obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) – http://work.alberta.ca/immigration/international-qualifications-assessment-service.html. It is recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.

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Closing Statement

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates’ qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements.

If you require any further information on this job posting, please contact: Chantal Nguyen via email: Chantal.Nguyen@gov.ab.ca

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