Assistant Director, Worker Retraining Program

(Full Time Exempt)

Priority consideration date: January 16, 2023

The Position

Peninsula College is seeking an outgoing collaborative Assistant Director for Worker Retraining to support the daily activities of the Worker Retraining student aid program and Professional Technical programming. The Assistant Director of Worker Retraining is a critical team member of the College’s Office of Workforce Programs who values equity and inclusion. The position will report to the Associate Dean for Workforce Programs, ensuring consistency in the delivery of excellent service to worker retraining students and faculty, coordinating the professional technical education internship program, supporting faculty with outreach events, assisting with labor market analysis, K-12 partnerships, program development, and daily operations of professional technical programs and outreach.

The College

Located in the northwest corner of the United States, Peninsula College is nestled in the foothills of the Olympic Mountains. The main campus in Port Angeles, Washington, overlooks the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the nearby city of Victoria, British Columbia, and has easy access to the Pacific Ocean, Olympic National Park, and Seattle. The College is honored to serve six sovereign American Indian nations in the region: Jamestown S’Klallam, Lower Elwha Klallam, Quileute, Makah, Hoh, and Port Gamble S’Klallam.

As a public comprehensive community college with baccalaureate-granting authority, Peninsula College is highly regarded by businesses, schools, and community partners for its culture of innovation, high academic standards, and strategic vision. The College is part of the 34-college Washington State Community and Technical College System and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

The College serves more than 3,362 students (1238 FTE) through its main campus and Port Townsend and Forks campuses, its correctional facilities, community education, and its online course offerings. The College community is vibrant, engaged, and known for its commitment to serving the diverse needs of the local communities across its 3,600 square mile service district.

The College culture is defined by its Guiding Principles and its shared governance model, which values respect, open and honest communication, integrity and collaboration. The College is a leader in the Guided Pathways work in Washington State, and is deeply engaged in creating institutional change to support this vision. The College is highly regarded as a warm and welcoming place. Click here for a video about Peninsula College.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for directing the College’s worker retraining student aid program
• Inform students, staff, program participants and/or the public regarding professional technical programs and worker retraining student aid, policies, guidelines, requirements, procedures, and activities
• Provide assistance to economically disadvantaged students to access worker retraining funding, referrals for career guidance, and information about professional technical career pathways.
• Actively recruit students through classroom presentations, campus events, community meetings, and local layoff activities
• Identify, develop, and participate in outreach and recruitment activities to attract and serve workforce eligible students, including WorkSource presentations
• Assist students with worker retraining applications, select students that meet guidelines, monitor, and provide guidance
• Develop and submit quarterly, annual and/or special reports and documentation of worker retraining activities, financial assistance, and compliance
• Assist worker retraining and special population students enrolled in professional technical programs to overcome barriers through referrals for support services within the college and with community partners
• Support professional technical faculty and staff with outreach events
• Support professional technical faculty with advisory committee member recruitment
• Collaborate with faculty to update program guides and approve professional technical class substitutions
• Coordinate the professional technical internship program
• Support K-12 partnerships and dual credit articulations
• Support the development of new programs through employer engagement and labor market analysis
• Support professional technical faculty with implementation of first year experience curriculum
• Monitor and renew, as needed, professional technical interagency agreements and memorandums of understanding
• Support implementation of the College’s equity goals
• Other duties as assigned

Duties of the position require knowledge, skills and abilities.

• Work independently and in teams while maintaining professionalism and modeling the colleges Guiding Principles.
• Be a strong advocate for workforce education and professional technical programming
• Excellent customer service, communication, teamwork, and presentation skills
• Technical skills including proficiency with Microsoft Office and database programs
• Ability to work independently and as a team member
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact with a diverse population
• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with students, colleagues, and staff
• Ethics, integrity, sound professional judgement and respectful of confidential data and individual circumstances
• Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical abilities
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills
• Available for in-state travel for trainings and meetings

Required physical abilities, work schedule, and work environment

• Work will typically be performed in an office setting and may require standing and/or sitting for extended periods of time.
• May work remotely at times, at discretion of supervisor.
• Occasional travel is required

Required education or certificates

• Preferred Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum two-year degree from an accredited college or university.
• Experience working in a community college or education setting a plus.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, are essential. This includes the ability to speak clearly and fully comprehend written and spoken English and to communicate clearly with native and non-native English speakers.

Employment Terms

• Full time, Exempt position.
• Starting annual salary: $51,000 DOE.
• Excellent benefits package including medical, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance; paid vacation and sick leave; retirement plan options; optional credit union and tax-deferred annuity programs. Peninsula College contributes $1,130 per month towards the cost of the Washington State employee insurance programs. The college also supports professional development.
• Peninsula College is a qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. If you work for the College full time, have had Direct Loans and are on an eligible repayment plan, you are eligible to apply.
• Full-time employees are eligible to apply and participate in the Peninsula College Employee Tuition Program.
• In compliance with the Immigration and Naturalization Act, proof of authorization to work in the United States will be required at the time of hire.
• Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the position.

Application Procedure

A complete application file will include:

• a college employment application,
• a letter of application addressing specific qualifications of this position,
• a current resume and
• three current professional references qualified to assess your experience and ability to perform the duties specified. Please include references’ email addresses and telephone numbers.
• In the cover letter, provide a one to two sentence statement on how you may be able to contribute to a culture of equity at Peninsula College.

Application materials may be uploaded electronically, by mail, or email to:

Human Resources

Peninsula College

1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.

Port Angeles, WA 98362

Phone: (360) 417-6298

Applications submitted electronically will be accepted without signatures.

Jeanne Clery Statement

Notice of Availability of Annual Security Report—Peninsula College’s Annual Crime/Security Report is available here, containing mandated information about current campus policies concerning safety and security issues, required statistics, and other related information. To obtain a paper copy of the report, please call 360-417-6559.

Title IX Statement

Peninsula College is compliant with Title IX best practices. For more information visit, Anti-Harassment and Nondiscrimination | Title IX.

Peninsula College does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, families with children, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, including gender identity, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, genetic information, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability in its programs and activities. Coordination of compliance is the responsibility of the Human Resources Officer, PC HR Office, (360) 417-6212

Peninsula College is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $51,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Port Angeles, WA 98362: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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