• Talk to your teen about the rules and responsibilities involved in driving. Share some stories and statistics related to teen drivers and distracted driving. Remind your teen often that driving is a skill that requires the driver's full attention. Texts and phone calls can wait until arriving at his or her destination.

• Familiarize yourself with your State's graduated driver licensing law, and enforce its guidelines for your teen. Check to see what your State's laws are on distracted driving; many States have novice driver provisions in their distracted driving laws. Create your own rules if necessary. Restricting the number of passengers your teen can have, or the hours your teen can drive, is a very effective way to minimize distraction for your teen driver. Talk about the consequences of distracted driving and make yourself and your teen aware of your State's penalties for talking or texting on a phone while driving.

• Set consequences for distracted driving. If your teen breaks a distraction rule you've set, consider suspending your teen’s driving privileges, further limiting the hours during which they can drive, or limiting the places where they can drive. Parents could also consider limiting a teen’s access to their cell phone—a punishment that in today’s world could be seen by teens as a serious consequence.

• Set the example by keeping your eyes on the road and your hands on the wheel while driving. Be consistent between the message you tell your teen and your own driving behaviors. Novice teen drivers most often learn from watching their parents.
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• Support the efforts of the team compliance officer and coordinate administrative staff in support of the program.
• Review program related legislation, state/federal rules and regulations to develop and maintain an expert knowledge base.
• Coordinate and staff Driver Education Advisory Committee meetings (DEAC).
• Solicit for and monitor driver education grant projects statewide, and ensure progress towards completion.
• Meet regularly with key staff from the Governor's Office, the Oregon Legislature, the Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC), ODOT, other state agencies, local jurisdictions, federal agencies and the private sector to set policy and implement the state's novice driver education agenda.
• Assist management and other program managers to develop goals, objectives and work plans for the unit, and specifically for the annual Highway Safety Plan.
• Make recommendations to the administrator and Highway Safety Section manager regarding future grant projects and program objectives.
• Speak on behalf of ODOT on novice driver education program, decisions, issues or training needs.
• Draft press releases, newspaper and magazine articles, and public service announcements (PSA); prepare video or other scripting for purposes of promoting program intent.
• Some travel throughout the state which can include overnight trips.

• Rewarding work in a fast-paced, creative environment.
• Colleagues who are passionate about public service.
• Work/life balance and 10 paid holidays a year, flexible work schedules and competitive benefits packages. Click here to visit our full benefits website.
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• A bachelor's degree in business or public administration, behavioral or social sciences, or a degree related to the agency program that demonstrates the capacity for the knowledge and skills AND
• Two (2) years’ experience coordinating or administering a program.
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• Any combination of experience or education equivalent to five (5) years of progressively-responsible experience related to educational program coordination or administration that typically supports the knowledge and skill requirements listed for the classification.

• Demonstrated ability to provide technical expertise, data analysis, and coordinator of classroom, print, social media and other education and outreach programs.
• Experience working with state or federal driver education program standards.
• Experience in coordinating with program partners and community organization agencies in disseminating information.
• Experience in development and maintenance of contracts.

• For questions, call 503-378-5606 or email odotrecruitmentKB@odot.state.or.us.