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Send a cover letter, resume, and three (3) professional references, to resumes@racc.edu
Please indicate the job code AA-PPPC in the subject line of your email.
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Job Details
Title: | Professional Preparation & Placement Coordinator |
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Open Until Filled
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Application status: |
Closed
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Position type: | Part-time |
Salary: |
$17.00 per hour
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Working Hours:
Working hours will be flexible 3 or 4 days a week and may include evenings, as needed for students’ schedules. The Professional Preparation and Placement Coordinator will agree on specific work hours for each semester, semester breaks, and holiday breaks. The Professional Preparation and Placement Coordinator is able to work a total of 15 hours per week. Specific work hours to be agreed upon by the supervisor and employee prior to the onset of employment.
Summary:
The Professional Preparation and Placement Coordinator will provide support to students, including CTC Technical Academy students, in navigating the various entry points to mainly associate of applied science programs approved for Perkins V. In addition, this coordinator will be the contact for employers seeking interns from RACC’s Perkins V-funded programs. This position also includes preparing students with professional skills, such as interviewing, resume writing, and developing soft-skills needed for workplace experiences.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Meet with Associate Dean of Business weekly to report activities with employers, CTC faculty, and partners
- Serve as point of contact for employers and place students into internships
- Coordinate and document the On the Job (OTC) tasks
- Plan/organize meetings with students, employers and partner agencies
- Submit a weekly report to Perkins V grant manager and Associate Dean of Business, identifying appointments and hours spent with students, employers, and partners
- Other related responsibilities, as approved for Perkins V activities.
Supervisor Responsibilities:
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience:
Required:
Associate degree or BS/BA and experience in planning, outreach and administrative support.
Preferred:
Bilingual: English/Spanish preferred.
Computer Skills:
To perform successfully, an individual must be able to use word processing programs, excel spread sheets, learning management systems, online applications and e-mail.
Other Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to be self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to establish working rapport with faculty, students and community partners.
Communication Skills:
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, to sit and to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.