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Position Title: Director for the Braddock Hills Center and Community Development (Reg FT)

Employment Type: Regular Full-Time

Department:
 Braddock Hills Ctr -Admin

Campus: Braddock Hills Center

Additional Information: This position will remain open until filled. However, to ensure consideration for an interview, please submit your completed application, cover letter, and resume by no later than November 8, 2024. The College cannot guarantee that application materials received after this date will be considered or reviewed.

Benefits:  CCAC offers an exceptional benefits package. Highlights include an excellent health plan with a very low out-of-pocket expense network option, generous time off and holiday pay, a 403b retirement plan with up to 10% employer match or other options through the State’s retirement defined benefit pension system, free employee parking, public service (student) loan forgiveness eligible employer, and employer-paid benefits including group life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts, certain conditions or restrictions may apply.

Remote Work Option: Fully In-Person

Work Hours: Additional hours, including evening and weekend hours, may be needed to meet the needs of the department. Hybrid work is dependent on demands of the division, center and may be adjusted to meet those demands.

Salary Grade: Admin 16 - $66,312

Job Category: Administrators

Job Slot: 5889

Job Open Date: 10/25/2024

Job Close Date: Open until filled

General Summary:  Develop, supervise, plan, and manage various community training and development programs based on the education and training needs of the community and local workforce. Develop, implement and supervise the educational programming, staffing, publicity and promotion, and daily operations of a center that provides an array of non-credit courses, grants - including the vocational education training programs for students needing learning supports, and apprenticeship programs. Establish strong working relationships and new partnerships with communities, community-based organizations, school districts, local and state government, foundations, human service providers, nonprofits, businesses and others to identify programs and services that will help individuals meet their educational and life enrichment goals and advance workforce development and training throughout the area. 

Requirements:  Master’s degree in, higher education administration, human resources management,  business, or related field and a minimum of three years’ experience OR bachelor’s degree in, higher education administration, human resources management,  business, or related field and a minimum of five years’ experience. Strong human relations, communications, time management, organizational, decision making and problem-solving skills. Strong planning, program evaluation and budget management skills. Creative and innovative leadership, coaching, administrative and facilitation skills. Demonstrated experience in conflict resolution and negotiation. Foresight to prevent issues and quick reaction time to resolve issues. Knowledge of trends in adult and continuing education, workforce training and professional development. Ability to ascertain and meet community and customer needs. Broad knowledge, interest and understanding of a wide range of skilled trade career education and certification requirements. Experience in post-secondary education, industrial employment and trade union structure. Must have supervisory and management skills. Ability to build relationships in the community.

Duties: 

1. Develops partnerships, both internal and external, that lead to student enrollment. These relationships can consist of, but are not limited to, career and technical centers, local companies, service organizations and other like entities.
2. Using existing data from the region, advocates and integrates either workforce training or credit programs in center, specifically based on the unique community needs. 
3. Increases diverse learning opportunities at the center using technology with the purpose of expanding access to Community College of Allegheny County’s student programming, common hour and campus-based meetings (SEIU and/or AFT).  
4. Represents CCAC on boards of professional, workforce, city, community and civic organizations.
5. Researches, develops, and negotiates the management and finances of grants and contracts with local and state government leaders as well as private foundations and non-profit organizations.
6. Designs and delivers presentations to local school boards, community-based organizations, non-profit advisory groups, parent groups, other secondary institutions and state agencies and liaisons with school district personnel.
7. Supervises center and community training faculty, program coordinators and staff, budget management, business procedures.
8. Supervises, facilitates and liaisons with Workforce Development Division admissions, advisement, registration, testing, funding sources, distance learning, while providing quality customer service.
9. Meets with individuals throughout the college to discuss current and future plans of the center.
10. Leads and develops innovative programming in response to the educational needs of the community.
11. Works with the Executive Director of Workforce Development Division and the Center for Teaching and Learning to train new faculty and instructors.
12. Performs other job duties as required or as assigned.

Clearances:  Current criminal record/child abuse clearances will be required if offered the position and to be employed at the College. The three clearances are Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance, Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Records Check, and Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Criminal Background Check. The College has provided instructions on how to obtain these clearances, which are available here.