Senior Workforce and Community Education Program Developer
- Employer
- Oakton College
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Aug 31, 2021
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About Oakton Community College :
For 50 years, Oakton Community College has been the setting where thousands begin or continue their college or career studies. Educating people of all ages, from all walks of life and from more than 40 nations, Oakton focuses on improving the quality of life for everyone who enters its doors.
We offer:
Continuing education
Great benefits
Paid winter break
FRIDAYS OFF during the summer
Job Description:
Basic Function and Responsibility:
Under administrative supervision, direct and coordinate all aspects of business and community education on-ground and online programming. Plan, develop, implement, market and evaluate programs to meet community interests and local and regional workforce development needs. Hire, supervise, and evaluate instructors/trainers and staff.
Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities:
- Research, develop, promote, and deliver workforce and community
education on-ground and online programs in accordance with industry
demand for business, community, municipal organizations, internal
college partners, and professional associations.
- Provide strategic leadership over workforce and community
programming staff.
- Conduct needs analyses to assess and identify new on-ground and
online community and workforce training markets for program
development.
- Assist the Dean of Adult and Continuing Education/Dean of
Skokie Campus in long-range planning regarding local and regional
business and community development.
- Coordinate all operational aspects of pre-enrollment, including
testing and advising.
- Research and pursue grant opportunities to fund area
initiatives and programs.
- Initiate, facilitate, maintain liaison with appropriate
cooperating, funding and accrediting agencies to ensure compliance
with standards and agreement.
- Recruit, hire, supervise, and evaluate community and workforce
development instructors/trainers.
- Assist the Dean of Adult and Continuing Education/Dean of
Skokie Campus with operational budgeting activities including
forecasting, monitoring expenditures, and making recommendations
for future budget changes.
- Develop overall marketing plans, strategies and promotional
materials relative to Workforce & Community Education
activities.
- Represent the College at appropriate programs, conferences, and
meetings as directed.
- Perform other job related duties as assigned.
Requirements:
Qualifications and Working Conditions:
- Master's degree in a related field such Marketing, Business,
Adult Education, Organizational Development, Educational
Leadership, and Human Resources is required or an equivalent
combination of education and experience from which comparable
knowledge and abilities can be acquired is required.
- Previous experience developing workforce or career training
programs required.
- Previous teaching experience preferred.
- Previous experience in the development, design, and delivery of
online education required.
- Experience in recruitment, marketing, curriculum development,
program planning/implementation and assessment is
required.
- Two years supervisory experience required.
- Competency in the use of Microsoft Office and software is
required.
- Prior knowledge and experience in an adult, community, and/or continuing education setting is preferred.
- Ability to interact professionally and tactfully with people of different levels of education, cultural backgrounds, and life experiences, and to exhibit an adequate level of respect to fellow employees and the College community at large.
Mobility to move from building to building on-Campus and to visit off-Campus entities. Work is performed in a general office environment and is sedentary in nature. Little or no exposure to adverse working conditions.
Additional Information:
Supervision Received:
Administrative supervision is received from the Dean of Adult and Continuing Education/Dean of Skokie Campus.
Supervision Exercised:
Functional supervision is exercised over classified staff positions, instructors and student employees.
Monday - Friday - 8:15 am - 5:00 pm
Salary $70,399 Salary may change due to the completion of staff negotiations.
Oakton Community College requires all employees to adhere to a Vaccination /Testing Mandate and Mask Requirement.
Oakton Community College does not currently have a work form home policy and employees, are required to report to campus.
Application Instructions:
For further details, visit our website at www.oakton.edu and select the Employment link to view Employment Opportunities.
Please be sure to have a current resume, cover letter, and list of, at least, three (3) professional references with contact information prepared to submit with your application. One (1) of the references must be your most recent, direct supervisor.
Oakton Community College is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution, committed to employing competent, qualified individuals. Oakton Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, disability, age, marital status, military status, socioeconomic status, sex or gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation in admission to and participation in its educational programs, college activities and services, or in its employment practices.
Posted positions may be removed from the Oakton website without notice when it is determined that no additional applicants are required.
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