Workforce Development Specialist (Grant-funded)

SALEM COMMUNITY COLLEGE•Carneys Point Township, NJ

2d•$30 - $30

About The Position

To facilitate degree completion and hiring of students in full-time, part-time and work-based learning opportunities related to career and technical programs by establishing and maintaining working relationships with Career and Technical Education (CTE) students and local employers.

Requirements

Experience: One to two years working with college students and professional experience in a related field (workforce development, corporate training, or business relations).
Education: Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred
Interpersonal Skills: Courtesy, tact, and diplomacy are essential elements of the job. Work involves much personal contact with others inside and/or outside the college for purposes of giving or obtaining information, building relationships, or soliciting cooperation.
Other Skills: Demonstrated interpersonal, organizational, coordination and excellent oral and written communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to work with diverse academic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and staff.
Competencies in networking with community partners and local employers.
Physical Requirements: The work is mostly sedentary; however, there may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items, driving an automobile, etc. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.
Work Environment: Regular exposure to favorable conditions such as those found in a normal office. High level of energy and enthusiasm. Evening and some weekends required. Travel necessary.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred

Responsibilities

Facilitates businesses and industry contacts at Salem Community College
Evaluates CTE student competencies and interests to effectively connect them to appropriate employer partners.
Assists with the promotion of CTE programs.
Aids in the development, coordination and maintenance of work-based learning placements for CTE programs.
Develops and maintains all necessary documentation related to work-based learning placement, ensuring clarity and compliance for students, faculty, and employers.
Cultivates and leverages relationships with local employers to secure work-based learning opportunities, ensuring effective communication of these openings to relevant faculty and students.
Communicates with students, employers, business representatives and the community about the benefits of SCC’s career and technical education programs.
Maintains and reports to the appropriate departments detailed documentation regarding career placement, academic transfer, and program completion for CTE students.
Implement grant-funded initiatives under the Perkins framework, aligning expenditures and activities with the college's Career and Technical Education (CTE) goals and regional workforce demands.
Other duties, as assigned