Austin Community College Hiring for Apprenticeship Navigator (Hourly) at Highland Campus Full Time

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a diverse population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Reflects the diversity of our community

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching

• Is attracted by the college’s mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities

• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for under-represented populations

• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others

• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Commitment to Equity and Inclusion

ACC is committed to the ongoing systemic changes needed to ensure the increased recruitment, inclusion, retention, and completion of historically underserved and underrepresented populations. Through continual strategic community engagement and professional development of administrators, faculty, staff, and students, the college demonstrates its dedication to fostering a culture and climate for equitable outcomes.

ACC is proud to serve a diverse student body as an open-access and low-cost institution. Dedicated faculty members are excellent professors who help students achieve their educational goals and are sensitive to our students’ diverse cultures and socio-economic backgrounds. In 2017 our faculty adopted a Statement of ACC Faculty Values. This Statement affirms that ACC’s faculty members value collaboration, service, agency, scholarship, inclusion, and teaching, all of which attest to our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our mission.

Job Posting Title:

Apprenticeship Navigator (Hourly)

Job Description Summary:

Responsible for coordinating, developing, and implementing outreach, marketing, and recruitment activities to promote and expand apprenticeship opportunities throughout the community. Ensure the project complies with grant, department, and college requirements.

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Serve as the Austin Community College (ACC) liaison to local stakeholders, and the Texas Workforce Commission, to promote and expand Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs) in the Greater Austin area. Act as a resource for the full array of services available from ACC, local, state, and federal agencies.

Conduct onsite visits and outreach to businesses and industry to assist in developing new or expanding existing RAPs. Work closely with the Department of Labor and Texas Workforce Commission to assist in establishing RAPs. Work within the college and with industry partners to convert externship and co-op opportunities to RAPs.

Prepare and conduct group and one-on-one presentations to outreach and engage the target population in compliance with the grant. Coordinate referrals and support programs available to apprenticeship program participants.

Host and facilitate informational sessions and roundtable events with local industry groups and associations, including the local chambers of commerce and regional economic development entities to engage prospective new programs and partners.

Collect data and prepare reports on apprenticeship program development, recruitment, and progress to meet goals.

Develop recruitment, promotional, marketing materials, and news releases for the apprenticeship program. Utilize social and print media in coordination with the marketing department.

Organize, plan, and execute events supporting apprenticeship awareness, including events for National Apprenticeship Week.

Assist with the development of account budgets, expenditures, and revenue forecasts. 5% Track and monitor expenditures, identify problems, and advise as appropriate.

Report to the Apprenticeship Manager as the direct supervisor.

Perform other duties as assigned.

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITIES: Assist with program budget/Grant.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree.

EXPERIENCE: One (1) year of related experience.

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES: Valid driver’s license and be insurable by the district’s auto liability insurance carrier.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS:

1. This is a security-sensitive position as defined under the Texas Education Code, Section 51.215; the successful applicant will be required to undergo a criminal background check, as permitted and/or required by applicable law, and in accordance with the College’s policies and procedures.

SPECIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Skills/Abilities:

• Strong sales background
• Experience working with pre-apprenticeship and/or Registered Apprenticeship programs;
• Networking, outreach, and team-building skills;
• Ability to interpret and apply rules, regulations, policies and procedures;
• Strong analytical skills and proven persuasive abilities;
• Ability to process and analyze information accurately;
• Effective problem-solving and decision-making skills;
• Ability to interact with all levels of employees at the institution, as well as, any member of the community;
• Effective communications skills; both oral and written;
• Strong presentations skills and public speaking;
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously;
• Experience reviewing and recommending budgets.

Equipment Used: Personal Computer and other equipment associated with an office environment.

Software Used: A variety of spreadsheet, word-processing, database, e-mail, and presentation software.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:

Alternative or combined skills in understanding, negotiating, selecting, developing, and motivating people are important to the highest degree due to constant interaction with other people, at any level within the organization or the community, position’s accountability for the development, motivation, assessment, and reward of employees, and to deal with irrational situations where the outcome is unpredictable.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

Number of Openings:

1

Job Posting Close Date:

July 7, 2023Clery Act

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.