SUA 2 | Assistant Director for Work-Based Learning Access (Temporary)
Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock, PA
Full-time
Education
Posted on May 15, 2024
Posting Details
Position Details
Posting Number
N01052
Classification Title
SUA 2 | Assistant Director for Work-Based Learning Access
Working Title
SUA 2 | Assistant Director for Work-Based Learning Access (Temporary)
Employee Group
Professional
Bargaining Unit
SCUPA
Location
Main Campus
Department
Academic Finance, Planning & Strategic Initiatives
Pay Rate
$51,306
Employment Type
Regular FT
Work Schedule
In person position, occasional evening and weekend programs.
M – F 8:00 – 4: 30
Position Summary Information
Position Summary
This role supports the Work-Based Learning Access Program (co-curricular work-based learning): builds programming, engages students, faculty, staff and employers, and facilitates access to work-based learning opportunities primarily but not exclusively among underrepresented students, and students enrolled in undeclared and exploratory programs, for the purpose of fostering self-knowledge, work-based skills, professionalism, academic motivation and persistence to graduation.
• Define the array of work-based learning offerings at the university through engagement with the associate provost; these are specifically the offerings available through the work-based learning program (e.g. redefined federal work study, micro-internships, structured non-credit internships and department-based early college work-based learning).
• Build connections among critical faculty and staff, constructing an effective network for student referral.
• Collaborate with the associate provost and specialists in the Center for Career and Academic Progress to identify students who meet the criteria of ‘underrepresented'; engage with other offices representing students from diverse groups to determine optimal methods for deepening relationships with students.
• Develop a caseload approach to student engagement, with robust outreach, intentional nudges, office hours, group presentations and classroom engagement, to generate interest in work-based learning among underrepresented students (especially those students below 60 total academic credits).
• Support student self-awareness, and learning needs surrounding knowledge, skill and experience; use direct engagement, and assessments to link students to potential work-based learning opportunities.
• Work with university career coaches to support students in building market-appropriate employment documents.
• Employ aCRMsystem to build and maintain employer contacts connected with relevant work-based learning opportunities.
• Build a database of work-based learning opportunities in a centralized, accessible format, focusing upon increasing the number of paid experiences for students (mostly in the summer months).
• Interact with employers by phone, email, video and in-person to develop relationships and match employer needs, to relevant student learning needs.
• Construct, maintain and operationalize an accessible, structured, traceable and assessable non-credit internship program designed to introduce students in their first two years at the university, to relevant, paid or university fund-supported work-based learning opportunities.
• Develop an equitable and accessible application process for non-credit and micro internships, and off-campus federal work study assignments.
• Develop an equitable and accessible application for students in unpaid internships to receive pay from funds appropriated for student stipends; work with the Office of Financial Aid to assure that such funding avoids negative affects on students' financial aid packages.
• Work with the Center for Career and Academic Progress to enhance and deploy existing professional preparation programs that will be required of any student seeking work-based learning opportunities in their first 60 credits through the work-based learning access program; develop credentialing/badging around these programs.
• Assure that all students below 60 credits engaging in work-learning access have completed professionalism and expectations training prior to entering a university-sanctioned opportunity.
• Develop knowledge in, and an access point for students seeking to gain field-relevant experience through project-based micro-internships; match students to opportunities and track experiences.
• Develop assessments in conjunction with the associate provost to measure student work-based learning outcomes, and outcomes of the Work-Based Learning Access Program.
• Work as a liaison between nonprofit organizations, and the university Federal Work Study program, building relationships with potential sites forFWS-funded work-based learning; maintain opportunities in the work-based learning database, and collaborate with the Office of Student Employment and Payroll on the appropriate use ofFWSfunds for off-campus learning.
• Build structure around university work-based learning that facilitates tracking of all key performance indicators as established by the associate provost.
• Engage faculty to identify undergraduate research assistantships; apply appropriate funding, when needed, to afford students paid experiences.
• Develop a faculty application process for micro-grants to promote class-based or department-based work-based learning (programming that will engage large numbers of qualified students in work-based learning in a single or multiple semesters); build an application review, funding and accountability process under the guidance of the associate provost.
• Plan and carry out events to connect employers and students, as well as events for faculty to share work-based learning successes through departmental work-based microgrants.
• Engage in grant searching and writing to fund program expenses with the goal of making the Early College Work-Based Learning program sustainable.
Engage in continuing education on cooperative and experiential education; maintain membership in relevant local, regional and national organizations (e.g. the Cooperative Education and Internships Association) to promote program development and create new work-based learning options for students.
• Support other related activities in Academic Affairs, that are classification appropriate and assigned by the associate provost, all for the purpose of directing students toward developing self-knowledge, work-based skills, professionalism, academic motivation and persistence to graduation.
Minimum Qualifications
An earned bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
3 or more years of professional experience in college or agency-based career education and development.
3 or more years of workforce development experience engaging with for-profit and nonprofit organizations and connecting them with job seekers.
Valid driver's license.
Preferred Qualifications
6 or more years of professional experience working in college or agency-based career education and development.
2 or more years of experience regularly engaging and working with students on a college campus.
Posting Detail Information
Posting Date
05/14/2024
Closing Date
05/29/2024
Open Until Filled
No
Notice of Non-Discrimination
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, age/or veteran status in its programs or activities in accordance with Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, TitleVIIof the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and University policies.
The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:
Assistant Vice President of Human Resources and Compliance/Title IX Coordinator
008 Old Main Building
104 Maltby Avenue
Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock, PA 16057
724.738.2016
Respect for Individuals in the Community
Slippery Rock University provides an environment that respects, encourages, and promotes the talents and contributions of all. Slippery Rock University values a community with a shared sense of purpose, where people demonstrate mutual respect and appreciation. Slippery Rock University values diversity that honors and includes all persons regardless of age, creed, disability, ethnic heritage, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status in academic and extracurricular endeavor, in the working environment, and in the daily life of the university community.
Special Instructions to Applicants
Letter of interest (interest in the position and in Slippery Rock University), CV or resume and a list of three professional references are all required.
Recommended candidates will be required to complete criminal background check, including Act 34 Background Check and Act 151 (Child Abuse) Background Check and Federal Criminal (FBI) clearance prior to appointment.
Full consideration will be given to applications received by May 29, 2024.
Posting Specific Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Required Documents
Position Details
Posting Number
N01052
Classification Title
SUA 2 | Assistant Director for Work-Based Learning Access
Working Title
SUA 2 | Assistant Director for Work-Based Learning Access (Temporary)
Employee Group
Professional
Bargaining Unit
SCUPA
Location
Main Campus
Department
Academic Finance, Planning & Strategic Initiatives
Pay Rate
$51,306
Employment Type
Regular FT
Work Schedule
In person position, occasional evening and weekend programs.
M – F 8:00 – 4: 30
Position Summary Information
Position Summary
This role supports the Work-Based Learning Access Program (co-curricular work-based learning): builds programming, engages students, faculty, staff and employers, and facilitates access to work-based learning opportunities primarily but not exclusively among underrepresented students, and students enrolled in undeclared and exploratory programs, for the purpose of fostering self-knowledge, work-based skills, professionalism, academic motivation and persistence to graduation.
• Define the array of work-based learning offerings at the university through engagement with the associate provost; these are specifically the offerings available through the work-based learning program (e.g. redefined federal work study, micro-internships, structured non-credit internships and department-based early college work-based learning).
• Build connections among critical faculty and staff, constructing an effective network for student referral.
• Collaborate with the associate provost and specialists in the Center for Career and Academic Progress to identify students who meet the criteria of ‘underrepresented'; engage with other offices representing students from diverse groups to determine optimal methods for deepening relationships with students.
• Develop a caseload approach to student engagement, with robust outreach, intentional nudges, office hours, group presentations and classroom engagement, to generate interest in work-based learning among underrepresented students (especially those students below 60 total academic credits).
• Support student self-awareness, and learning needs surrounding knowledge, skill and experience; use direct engagement, and assessments to link students to potential work-based learning opportunities.
• Work with university career coaches to support students in building market-appropriate employment documents.
• Employ aCRMsystem to build and maintain employer contacts connected with relevant work-based learning opportunities.
• Build a database of work-based learning opportunities in a centralized, accessible format, focusing upon increasing the number of paid experiences for students (mostly in the summer months).
• Interact with employers by phone, email, video and in-person to develop relationships and match employer needs, to relevant student learning needs.
• Construct, maintain and operationalize an accessible, structured, traceable and assessable non-credit internship program designed to introduce students in their first two years at the university, to relevant, paid or university fund-supported work-based learning opportunities.
• Develop an equitable and accessible application process for non-credit and micro internships, and off-campus federal work study assignments.
• Develop an equitable and accessible application for students in unpaid internships to receive pay from funds appropriated for student stipends; work with the Office of Financial Aid to assure that such funding avoids negative affects on students' financial aid packages.
• Work with the Center for Career and Academic Progress to enhance and deploy existing professional preparation programs that will be required of any student seeking work-based learning opportunities in their first 60 credits through the work-based learning access program; develop credentialing/badging around these programs.
• Assure that all students below 60 credits engaging in work-learning access have completed professionalism and expectations training prior to entering a university-sanctioned opportunity.
• Develop knowledge in, and an access point for students seeking to gain field-relevant experience through project-based micro-internships; match students to opportunities and track experiences.
• Develop assessments in conjunction with the associate provost to measure student work-based learning outcomes, and outcomes of the Work-Based Learning Access Program.
• Work as a liaison between nonprofit organizations, and the university Federal Work Study program, building relationships with potential sites forFWS-funded work-based learning; maintain opportunities in the work-based learning database, and collaborate with the Office of Student Employment and Payroll on the appropriate use ofFWSfunds for off-campus learning.
• Build structure around university work-based learning that facilitates tracking of all key performance indicators as established by the associate provost.
• Engage faculty to identify undergraduate research assistantships; apply appropriate funding, when needed, to afford students paid experiences.
• Develop a faculty application process for micro-grants to promote class-based or department-based work-based learning (programming that will engage large numbers of qualified students in work-based learning in a single or multiple semesters); build an application review, funding and accountability process under the guidance of the associate provost.
• Plan and carry out events to connect employers and students, as well as events for faculty to share work-based learning successes through departmental work-based microgrants.
• Engage in grant searching and writing to fund program expenses with the goal of making the Early College Work-Based Learning program sustainable.
Engage in continuing education on cooperative and experiential education; maintain membership in relevant local, regional and national organizations (e.g. the Cooperative Education and Internships Association) to promote program development and create new work-based learning options for students.
• Support other related activities in Academic Affairs, that are classification appropriate and assigned by the associate provost, all for the purpose of directing students toward developing self-knowledge, work-based skills, professionalism, academic motivation and persistence to graduation.
Minimum Qualifications
An earned bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
3 or more years of professional experience in college or agency-based career education and development.
3 or more years of workforce development experience engaging with for-profit and nonprofit organizations and connecting them with job seekers.
Valid driver's license.
Preferred Qualifications
6 or more years of professional experience working in college or agency-based career education and development.
2 or more years of experience regularly engaging and working with students on a college campus.
Posting Detail Information
Posting Date
05/14/2024
Closing Date
05/29/2024
Open Until Filled
No
Notice of Non-Discrimination
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, age/or veteran status in its programs or activities in accordance with Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, TitleVIIof the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and University policies.
The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:
Assistant Vice President of Human Resources and Compliance/Title IX Coordinator
008 Old Main Building
104 Maltby Avenue
Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock, PA 16057
724.738.2016
Respect for Individuals in the Community
Slippery Rock University provides an environment that respects, encourages, and promotes the talents and contributions of all. Slippery Rock University values a community with a shared sense of purpose, where people demonstrate mutual respect and appreciation. Slippery Rock University values diversity that honors and includes all persons regardless of age, creed, disability, ethnic heritage, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status in academic and extracurricular endeavor, in the working environment, and in the daily life of the university community.
Special Instructions to Applicants
Letter of interest (interest in the position and in Slippery Rock University), CV or resume and a list of three professional references are all required.
Recommended candidates will be required to complete criminal background check, including Act 34 Background Check and Act 151 (Child Abuse) Background Check and Federal Criminal (FBI) clearance prior to appointment.
Full consideration will be given to applications received by May 29, 2024.
Posting Specific Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- *Do you have a bachelor's degree?
- Yes
- No
- *Are you currently employed as a SCUPA employee at one of PASSHE's 14 universities?
- Yes
- No
Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter/Letter of Application
- Unofficial Transcripts
- Unofficial Transcripts 2
