Assistant Director Of Community Pathways To Healthcare And Emerging Pathways

Assistant Director of Community Pathways to Healthcare and Emerging Pathways

Department: Corporate Education

Location: Framingham

MassBay fosters educational excellence and academic success to prepare students for local and global citizenship, to meet critical workforce demands of communities, and to contribute to the region's economic development.

Massachusetts Bay Community College values diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. We strongly encourage members of underrepresented communities to apply to join our community.

Located in Greater Boston, MassBay is a comprehensive, open-access community college offering associate degrees and certificate programs on three campuses in Wellesley Hills, Framingham, and Ashland, Massachusetts.

Position Summary:

The ideal candidate will join a vibrant and inclusive educational community and have a desire and ability to work with a diverse population.

The Assistant Director of Community Pathways to Healthcare and Emerging Programs is a new position that will support and facilitate the build and management of new onramps from community hubs as well as important workforce and industry partnerships across the region. These onramps will lead community members and incumbent workers to existing and new programming in a variety of new courses in the non-credit healthcare suite and emerging industries. The assistant director will focus on supporting the important infrastructure to scale numbers in workforce career training for Healthcare. This work will focus on all administration, recruiting, data and enrollment platforms and reporting related to CNA, Hospice and Memory Care, and BLS training. This position will be the Framingham onsite point person in person on Fridays, Saturdays and some Sundays. They will work with a team to facilitate community events, onramp bridge to industry kiosks, partnership fairs, and assimilate as a participant into successful events upon partner requests.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Develop and support community and partnership pipeline to training and industry;

• Develop and support new programming for incumbent workers within industry partner sites;

• Facilitate new engaging community events, industry-informing kiosks, community fairs - targeting Framingham and Waltham;

• Develop new relationships with community members and partnerships to build and scale CPWD pathways to healthcare and emerging programming;

• Manage all data coordination and report writing in Salesforce and Coursestorm;

• Represent innovation and collective impact across the region;

• Recruit, manage, and oversee as well as promote Certified Nursing Assistant training programs;

• Ensure all compliance with program certification requirements for CNA and other emerging programming that serves the healthcare industry;

• Scale programming to meet the training needs of industry partners;

• Work across departments and community and industry partnerships to build successful pathways;

• Work with industry partners and accreditation partners to ensure compliance of all certifications;

• Oversee all viewpoint compliance for clinical;

• Monitor all student compliance and attendance and provide referrals to support services as appropriate;

• Collect and analyze data to monitor and evaluate student outcomes.

• Work Schedule: Must be onsite in Framingham Fridays and Saturdays. Some evenings and occasional Sundays for a community event.

Commitment to Equity:

• Support MassBay's commitment to the Equity Agenda; collaborating with faculty, staff, and students on the College's strategic initiatives dedicated to closing the equity gap related to student outcomes;

• Support MassBay's commitment to being anti-racist; embracing a community free of bias and inequality;

• Contribute to discussion and review of applicable College policies with a critical lens toward diversity, equity, and inclusion;

• Further the examination of pertinent practices that are culturally responsive and reflective of inclusive perspectives; and

• Engage in conversations with colleagues and students regarding best practices within the discipline or programmatic related to equity and inclusion.

This list is not to be considered all-inclusive. A supervisor may assign other duties as required to meet the needs and foster the mission of the College.

All employees of MassBay are expected to work collegially and collaboratively within a community that values and celebrates diversity.

Required Qualifications:

• Programming experience and working with community and industry partners;

• Understanding workings and structure of credit and non-credit programming in higher education;

• Ability to engage with external constituents from many diverse backgrounds, prioritizing varying agendas;

• Able to work evenings and weekends and travel regionally;

• Direct, promote and manage large community events;

• Research and solve problems as barriers present themselves;

• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, organizing and working with technology LMS and CRM;

• Experience building successful programming in a diverse environment;

• Commitment to collaborating and creating space for participation;

• Familiarity with postsecondary education, Training Programs and Community Learning.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Sensitivity and commitment to the goals of Affirmative Action and workforce diversity;

• Experience working in a diverse environment;

• Demonstrated commitment to working with underserved students;

• Bilingual in Spanish or Portuguese;

• Community Development experience;

• Program management experience;

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with English language learners, adult learners, first-generation students, and students who need support to enroll in college-level coursework.

Additional Information:

Salary Range: $65,000.00 - 75,000.00 Annual Salary

As a Massachusetts State Employee, you are offered an outstanding suite of benefits adding value to your salary.

• Array of choices for health insurance plans to meet individual/ family needs\

• Affordable Dental Insurance and vision discount program

• 12 paid State/ Federal holidays

• Generous sick, vacation, and personal time

• Telework option depending on the role/department

• Flexible Spending Plans to reduce your taxable income

• Low-cost basic and optional life insurance

• Defined Benefit Pension Plan, providing a fixed, pre-established benefit for employees at retirement

• Thinking to save more money towards retirement: consider Deferred Compensation plans i.e., 457(b) or 403(b).

• Tuition Benefits for employees and dependents at state colleges and universities

• Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Eligibility towards Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

• Free gym and parking on campus

Need more info: https://www.massbay.edu/employment/benefits

Position Type: Non Unit Professional

Application Deadline: December 4, 2023, or thereafter until filled.

To Apply: Please include a letter of interest and resume with your online application.

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Hiring is subject to state appropriation funding.

Final candidates are required to provide sealed transcripts and/or certifications.

Hiring is contingent upon a successful CORI clearance.

Massachusetts Bay Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran or military status, genetic information, gender identity, or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or sexual violence shall be referred to the College's Affirmative Action and/or Title IX Coordinator, Lisa MacDonald, Director of Equity Compliance, lmacdonald@massbay.edu, (781) 239-3147, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.