Workforce Navigator

Salary:$45,752

Mohawk Valley Community College provides accessible, high-quality educational opportunities to meet the diverse needs of our students. We are the community’s college, committed to student success through partnerships, transfer and career pathways, and personal enrichment.

The College is looking for exceptional colleagues to join the MVCC community. We are currently seeking a full-timeWorkforce Navigator in our Center for Corporate and Community Education department. The Workforce Navigator is responsible for meeting community workforce development needs by working with individuals to onboard them into training opportunities, connect trainees with jobs, and maintain relationships with completers to facilitate subsequent upskilling

Key responsibilities for this position include:

• Works closely with community constituencies and representatives of business, industry and non-profit organizations to identify and prioritize educational and training needs;

• Serves as a liaison with the tri-county Working Solutions Offices;

• Recruits and onboards qualified individuals into training opportunities;

• Tracks course progress and supports success from program start to finish;

• Maintains and monitors various funding streams that are available to students;

• Works closely with both non-credit and credit departments, faculty and staff to facilitate cooperation, participation, and effective communication in the interest of meeting common goals and objectives;

• Collaborates on projects pertaining to workforce development and community growth;

• Assesses various aspects of workforce development programs and makes adjustments to ensure continuous improvement. Identify and respond productively to emerging opportunities;

• Tracks statistics, maintains databases and generates relevant reports;

• Works with students on an individual basis to develop goals and assist them in meeting identified goals;

• Works collaboratively with employers to determine available positions. Works with students to obtain employment upon completion of training;

• Performs other duties related to this job description as assigned by the Director.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Associate degree or 60 credit hours completed

• Effective interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills

• Valid driver’s license at the time of hire and for the duration of the appointment

  Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree

• Demonstrated success in training-program development and implementation as well as experience working in education and private industry

To learn more about MVCC, please visit:https://www.mvcc.edu/about/discover

Special Instructions to Applicants: Official academic transcripts required upon hire.

Review Start Date: 9/23/2024

Mohawk Valley Community College is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and diversity. MVCC maintains an inclusive learning environment in which students, faculty, administrators, staff, curriculum, social activities, governance, and all other aspects of campus life reflect a diverse, multi-cultural, and global worldview. We value the many similarities and differences among individuals and groups. We are committed to preparing students to understand, live among, appreciate, and work in a world made up of people with different ethnic and racial backgrounds, military backgrounds, religious beliefs, socio-economic status, cultural traditions, different abilities, sexual orientations and gender identities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability.

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