Workforce Development Coordinator



Workforce Development Coordinator

Salary

$63,431.00 - $94,863.00 Annually

Location

Deatsville, AL

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

02436

College/Division

ISTC-401010-Academic Administration

Opening Date

03/23/2023

Closing Date

4/6/2023 3:00 PM Central

Campus Location

Ingram State Technical College

Position Summary

The Workforce Development Coordinator creates and facilitates an employer-led, industry-sector-focused workforce development system that develops workers in sufficient numbers to meet the needs of current and prospective employers. This will be accomplished by working with community partners to make determinations of career opportunities in critical occupations, improving the basic skills and employability of workers, providing skills/career training in targeted fields, increasing collaboration and coordination of workforce development efforts.  Listed below are the primary responsibilities for this position; however, the Dean of Instruction may assign other professional duties to meet the College's needs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Responsible for leading efforts to implement and create a shared vision, strategic plan, and goals of an employer?led, industry-sector-focused workforce development model. 
  • Organize and facilitate sector councils in key industries to identify critical and specific workforce needs and foster alignment with identified educational strategies, curriculum, and training needs.
  • Continually identify and assess “best practices” regionally and nationally to ensure that ISTC’s workforce networking system achieves a competitive advantage.  
  • Convene, develop and manage highly collaborative relationships related to workforce development with key stakeholders to promote business competitiveness and individual success in jobs and careers. 
  • Identify and foster effective partnerships between business, education, labor, economic development, and other workforce organizations, both locally and regionally. 
  • Work to increase understanding and support of the workforce system and its role in the community, business, and individual success. 
  • Works with the Public Relations Coordinator to execute and sustain an awareness campaign that includes: consistent public and media relations initiatives, website development, and appropriate marketing and online materials that connect employers, education and training service providers, and potential employees. 
  • Make public presentations, communicate with the community on issues, collaborate with regional partners to develop regional workforce development policies, and attend state, regional, and national forums and conferences. 
  • Work to diversify funding from public and private sources. 
  • Schedules and conducts workplace readiness training and life skills training for the student population.
  • Support the workforce development functions of the college and community to include:  assessment, training and instruction, recruitment and placement, communications and public relations, strategic planning, employer relations, liaison activities with service providers, and coordination with various workforce development agencies.
  • Submit grant proposals on behalf of the college.
  • Maintain a central file of all appropriate grants-related documents, such as funding agency regulations, program guidelines, and interpretive materials.
  • Responsible for compliance and management of all grant-related activity, including the application process, grant negotiation process with funding agencies, grant administration, monitoring operational budgets, final grant closing reports, audits, etc.
  • Maintain professional relationships with grant administrators at other colleges, universities, and educational institutions.
  • Design, organize, promote, and facilitate employee grants-funded workshops.
  • Develop, collect, analyze, update, evaluate, and submit reports regularly as required by the college and grants.
  • Monitors laws, regulations, and technology changes that may affect program operations.
  • Provide support for the Council on Occupational Education (COE) accreditation requirements.
  • Liaises directly with the Department of Corrections, Bureau of Pardons and Parole officials.
  • Must be eligible to enter any/all Department of Corrections (DOC) facilities to perform the job duties and maintain this status for continued employment.
  • An understanding of and commitment to the philosophy and mission of a community and technical college.
  • Sensitivity and commitment to cultural diversity.
  • Services on committees as needed.
  • Complies with any applicable guidelines, procedures, and policies set forth by the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) Board of Trustees, the Alabama Community College System, and JF Ingram State Techincal College.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

  • Written and verbal communication skills, including creating compelling donor materials.
  • Theories, principles, and practices associated with higher education.
  • Knowledge and exposure to the professional literature as it relates to grants/grant writing
  • Proven experience in grant writing and grant administration.
  • Preparation and administration of cost-effectively allocating limited resources effectively.
  • Excellent organizational skills, attentive to detail, and can prioritize multiple tasks.
  • Understand and maintain confidentiality and professional integrity.
  • Ability to work under moderate pressure on schedules, deadlines, and requirements for accuracy.
  • Ability to think logically, organize, and analyze data.
  • Reliable and punctual.
  • Skills in short and long-range planning and project management.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in public relations, marketing, business or public administration, or a related field; Five (5) years of experience in management, administration and/or monitoring is required.   Master’s degree in public relations, marketing, business or public administration, or related field; experience in grant writing, strategic planning public relations/communications is preferred.

Application Procedures/Additional Information

General Information: J.F. Ingram State Technical College is a postsecondary correctional education institution. Our mission is to provide quality educational services to individuals incarcerated in central Alabama’s correctional facilities. The student population served is diverse in age, race, educational, economic, and cultural background.

CTE / Adult Education Sites

Alabama Therapeutic Educational Facility


Limestone Correctional Facility

Bibb Correctional Facility


Main Campus

Donaldson Correctional Facility


St. Clair Correctional Facility

Draper Instructional Service Site


Thomasville Day Reporting Center

Easterling Correctional Facility


Tutwiler Instructional Service Center

Fountain Correctional Facility


Ventress Correctional Facility




Additional Adult Education Sites

Birmingham Work Release Center


Loxley Work Release Center

Bullock County Correctional Facility


Montgomery Women's Facility

Elmore Correctional Facility


North Alabama Work Release Center

Kilby Correctional Facility


Red Eagle Work Release Center




Pardons and Paroles Centers

Birmingham Day Reporting Center


Baldwin Day Reporting Center Lite

Huntsville Day Reporting Center


Fort Payne Day Reporting Center Lite

Montgomery Day Reporting Center


Jasper Day Reporting Center Lite

Mobile Day Reporting Center


Opelika Day Reporting Center Lite

Perry County Reenty Education Program


Sand Mountain Day Reporting Center Lite


Salary Range: Salary will be determined by placement on the appropriate Alabama Community College System-approved salary schedule. C 3 ($63,431 - $94,863)


APPLICATIONS MUST BE FILED ONLINE AT: https://istc.edu/employment/ 

If you have problems completing your application, contact the Human Resources Coordinator at andrea.richardson@istc.edu.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications indicated on this vacancy notice and submit a completed online application packet through the online application system by the deadline date to be considered for this position. The applicant’s sole responsibility is to ensure his or her application packet is complete. Incomplete application packets will eliminate the possibility of an interview. 

A complete application consists of the following:

  • Online employment application
  • Current resume
  • Copies of college transcripts

Application materials, including transcripts, must prove that the applicant meets all minimum qualifications. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for application; however, the College may request official transcripts before extending an employment agreement to the successful candidate.  Degrees must be posted on transcripts. 

Application Procedures/Additional Information

The College will not incur the cost of applicants' interview expenses. Applicants desiring reasonable accommodations for the interview are encouraged to request such accommodations when contacted for an interview appointment.

The College reserves the right to fill the position within one year of the stated, anticipated starting date or not to fill the position due to budgetary or operational considerations. Further, the College reserves the right to fill more than one position in the same job classification should another vacancy occur during the search process.

In accordance with Alabama Community College System policy and guidelines, the applicant selected for employment will be required to sign a consent form for a criminal background check. Employment will be contingent upon receiving a clearance notification from the criminal background check. If a conviction for a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude is found, the procedures established for the Board of Trustees policy concerning criminal background checks will be followed.

Ingram State Technical College (ISTC) actively participates in the Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify), which electronically confirms an employee's eligibility to work in the United States as the Department of Homeland Security requires. Applicants hired by ISTC will be subject to the E-Verify process pursuant to Act. No. 2011-535.

ISTC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the official policy of the Alabama Community College System that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, disability, gender, religion, creed, national origin, or age, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program, activity or employment. ISTC will make reasonable accommodations for qualified candidates or employees. ISTC reserves the right to withdraw this job announcement at any time before the awarding.

 Sick Leave
All regular full-time non-instructional staff earns one day of sick leave which is the equivalent of 8 hours of sick leave per month. Unused sick leave is rolled over to the following year. Upon retirement, employees are allowed to convert unused sick time into service time for the purpose of retirement. Further retirement benefits may be found on this page under Alabama Teacher's Retirement.

8 hours per month
(may accumulate an unlimited number)

Annual Leave
All regular full-time non-instructional staff earn annual leave per month. A complete description of leave benefits can be found with the Human Resources office.  
0-4 years 8 hours per month
5-9 years 10 hours per month
10-14 years 12 hours per month
15-19 years 14 hours per month
20+ 16 hours per month
(may accumulate up to 480 hours)

Personal Leave
All regular full-time non-instructional staff earns up to two (2) regularly scheduled workdays of personal leave per leave year.
Unused Personal Leave converts to sick leave if not used.
(converts to sick leave at the end of August each year if not used)

Professional Leave
Up to 10 days a year of professional development leave with pay may be granted by the President.

Holidays
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King/Robert E. Lee Birthday
National Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day after Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
15 (5 locally assigned)

Contracted Work Days
260

Retirement
The TRS was established in 1939 to provide benefits to qualified persons employed by state-supported educational institutions.  Responsibility for the management and administration of the TRS is vested in its Board of Control.   The Boards of Control elect the Secretary-Treasurer who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the RSA and is responsible for the day-to-day management of the RSA.  The TRS is a defined benefit plan qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. For more information visit The Retirement Systems of Alabama. All regular full-time and part-time employees (non-temporary and non- student) who work at least 20 hours per week are required to participate in The Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama.
Tier I - Pays 7.50% monthly.  State matches 12.59% (effective 10/01/22)
Tier II – Pays 6.20% monthly. State matches 11.44% (effective 10/01/22)
Law Enforcement Officers:
Tier I-Pays 8.50% monthly. State matches 12.59%(effective 10/01/22)
Tier II- Pays 7.20% monthly.  State matches 11.44% (effective 10/01/22)

Health Insurance
PEEHIP, established in 1983, provides health insurance benefits for active and retired education employees and is governed by the PEEHIP Board of Control.  The Boards of Control elect the Secretary-Treasurer who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the RSA and is responsible for the day-to-day management of the RSA. For more information visit http://www.rsa-al.gov/index.php/members/peehip  

Premium amounts: 
  • Single $ 30
  • Family (without Spouse but with dependents) $ 207
  • Employee + Spouse (no dependents) $ 282
  • Family (with Spouse and dependents*) $ 307
*Includes $100 per month spousal surcharge Note: The spousal surcharge does not apply to spouses who are independently eligible for PEEHIP.

Tobacco Usage Premium
  • Member $ 50
  • Spouse $ 50
The tobacco premium applies only to the PEEHIP Hospital Medical and VIVA Health plans. Refer to the Wellness Program section to learn how you and/or your spouse can receive the non-tobacco user discount.

Wellness Premium
  • Member $ 50
  • Spouse $ 50
The wellness premium applies only to the Blue Cross Blue Shield Hospital Medical Group #14000 plan for non-Medicare eligible active and retired members, non-Medicare-eligible members on LOA or COBRA, and non-Medicare-eligible spouses on active or retired contracts. Refer to the Wellness Program section to learn how you and/or your spouse can receive a wellness premium waiver.

If desired, the employee may elect four options rather than health insurance options to include hospital indemnity, cancer, dental, and vision.  

Optional Coverage Plan Premiums
  • Cancer, Indemnity, and Vision Single or Family (cost per plan) $ 38
  • Dental Single $ 38 Dental Family $ 50
Institution matches $800 monthly (effective 10/01/17).

Duty Hours
(hours vary by campus and needs of the student)

Tuition Assistance
This tuition waiver program is designed for all full-time instructional and non-instructional employees of The Alabama College System and the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education and their dependents as defined under by policy.  The program will be coordinated by each institution for employees within The Alabama College System and the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education. An application form for the tuition assistance program is available in the Human Resources office and should be completed prior to registration for classes.  

Employees/Dependents at two-year colleges:
  • 1/3 waived after 1st year
  • 2/3 waived after 2nd year
  • 3/3 waived after 3rd year
Note: Employee is vested after 10 years in Retirement System.  Additional information regarding retirement may be obtained from the Retirement System Web site at www.rsa.al.gov.

Agency
ACCS
Website
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