Dir of Workforce Development & Employment Services
Baltimore City Community College

About Baltimore City Community College
Founded in 1947, Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) is comprehensive, urban institution accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The College's campus is located in West Baltimore and courses are offered throughout the City. With its broad range of degree, certificate, and continuing education programs, affordable tuition, and extensive outreach, BCCC offers educational opportunities to the citizens of Baltimore City and throughout the state of Maryland. BCCC serves over 7,500* students annually, providing credits that transfer to four-year colleges and universities as well as workforce training leading directly to job placement. The College is proud of the fact that over 50 nations are represented within the student body.

* Based on the annual unduplicated credit and non-credit headcount for FY 2023.
Requisition Number: 2023-139
Posting Start Date: 7/5/2023
City: Baltimore
State: MD
Minimum Education: Masters
Additional Documentation: YES
Compensation: Commensurate with Experience
Dir of Workforce Development & Employment ServicesDescription/Job Summary

The Director of Workforce Development and Employment Services is a managerial level position directing a distinct Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) department within a division directly related to the college's strategic plan. The Workforce Development and Employment Services department (called the Panther Center), has a direct and measurable impact on the achievement of identified priority outputs and outcomes in the strategic plan. The Director is responsible for all aspects of program success, stakeholder engagement, accountability reporting, and quality assurance. The Director supervises, as allocated, authorized professional positions assigned to the distinct program area. The Director receives executive direction from the Vice President of Workforce Development and Continuing Education Division.

Responsibilities/Duties

• Providing Career Development Services (such as career information, career counseling, and job placement) for BCCC students.
• Enhancing BCCC Workforce Development Programs though the delivery of Job-Readiness courses and industry-specific information for students.
• Expanding Business Partnerships to provide a range of career services, including work-based learning opportunities, internships, and employment placement for graduates.
• Expanding Community and College Partnerships to align services and programs to support student success in terms of degree completion, employment, and career advancement.
• Developing customized career services (curriculum and support services) for each WDCED program so that all students are provided a continuum of services leading to employment.
• Managing staff of the Panther Center to ensure alignment to grants, contracts, and accountability requirements of all WDCED programs.
• Directs all program activities for a distinct Department within the Workforce Development and Continuing Education Division deemed critical to achieving a measurable output or outcome directly related to one or more of the college's strategic goals.
• Develops and implements regulations, policies, procedures, and guidelines for the college's program, and monitors and evaluates their effectiveness.
• Develops and implements strategies to insure measurable achievement in critical program outputs or outcomes that directly contribute to meeting strategic plan goals and objectives.
• Advises and makes recommendations to the Vice President or higher level College official concerning the program area.
• Plans, organizes, and supervises the work of professional personnel including the conduct of their performance appraisals.
• Supervises the preparation and administration of the assigned budget and required BCCC planning documents.
• Represents the Division in an official capacity at meetings as assigned.
• Performs other related duties.

Required Qualifications

1. Master's degree in education or related field
2. 7 yrs experience working in k-12 or higher education.
3. 3 years' experience in job placement and career services
4. 5 years of supervisory experience

Preferred Qualifications

1. 10 years or more working in k-12 or higher education
2. 7 years of supervisory experience
3. 7 years of experience with job placement and career services

Benefits: BCCC is both a higher education institution and a State of Maryland agency. As a state agency, the College is able to offer full-time, permanent PIN employees a host of benefits including a competitive salary and tuition waiver and remission. This is in addition to medical, dental, vision, retirement, 22 days of Annual Leave, 15 days of Sick Leave, 3 Personal Leave days, and more. Contractual Staff may be eligible for select benefits as well.

BCCC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. Applicants needing accommodation for any part of the application and/or hiring process should request the accommodation from The Office of Human Resources office by contacting us at 410-209-6007.

For more information, view the EEO - Know Your Rights and Pay Transparency Statement.

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