Front Range Community College
Director, Apprenticeships
Front Range Community College, Westminster, CO
Salary: See Position Description
Location : Westminster Campus - Westminster, CO
Job Type: Administrator/Professional-Technical Full-Time
Job Number: 202501297
Division: Community Partnerships
Department: Workforce Development
Opening Date: 07/22/2024
General Summary
Who We Are
With three campuses along Colorado's Front Range, FRCC is the state's largest community college. We enroll close to 28,000 students annually from our diverse service area, which offers a variety of cultural and recreational activities.
Each year approximately 5,000 FRCC students transfer to four-year universities and FRCC offers more than 36 career training programs that prepare students for immediate employment and rewarding careers. Last year, more than 5,000 high school students took concurrent enrollment classes with us, earning college credit without having to pay college tuition. And we were recently ranked as one of the "Top Online Colleges" in the country by Newsweek.
One of FRCC's main goals is to offer educational excellence for everyone. The college's strong commitment to student success means we start by creating an inclusive and equitable environment-one where both students and employees feel they belong and are supported. FRCC's focus on diversity, equity and inclusion is woven into the fabric of our college conversations and decision-making processes. We are actively seeking to hire a workforce that reflects the diversity of our student body.
The college is also an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution. For us, becoming an HSI is an intentional commitment to being a college where our Latinx (and other historically marginalized) students thrive.
FRCC employees and leaders work hard to create a culture of collaboration, innovation and pride. We're looking to hire people who share these values-along with our commitment to student success, equity and excellence.
Who You Are
As the Director of Apprenticeships at FRCC, you will lead our efforts to expand and enhance apprenticeship programs, ensuring impactful outcomes for employers and apprentices across the communities we serve. Your role will be pivotal in advancing the college's strategic goals of enrollment growth and workforce development. You will develop and guide apprenticeship opportunities across various sectors, including healthcare, advanced manufacturing, business/financial, and information technology. Engaging with employers, you will identify and create apprenticeship opportunities, supporting them in developing apprenticeship standards and sponsorships. Additionally, you will leverage existing programs or create new credit and non-credit offerings to provide relevant technical instruction and support for apprenticeships. Supervising and supporting a dedicated team, you will manage apprenticeship implementation, student support, and sponsorship management. Ensuring FRCC maintains a strong presence and achieves significant outcomes in local, state, and national apprenticeship ecosystems will be a crucial part of your responsibilities.
This position does have the opportunity to work remotely occasionally, but does require a strong on-campus presence and will need to travel to all three FRCC campuses.
Please note: You need to be a Colorado resident on your first day of employment.
SALARY: $86,700-$91,035/annually
BENEFITS:
SELECTION PROCESS: Position will remain open until filled with a priority deadline of Monday, August 12, 2024. This posting may be used to fill multiple or similar positions.
Preliminary screening will be made on the basis of completed application package submitted by candidate. In your application please include a resume and cover letter that specifically addresses how your background and experience align with requirements, qualification and responsibilities of the Director of Apprenticeships
Primary Duties
Required Competencies
Qualifications
Required Education/Training & Work Experience:
Welcoming. Respectful. Inclusive. Together, we are FRCC.
Benefit-Eligible Employees
Group Health Benefits
If you are an APT, staff, or faculty and are scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week, you are eligible for benefits on the first day you officially begin active employment. FRCC offers a variety of family-friendly benefits designed to support your physical, emotional and financial health, including:
Retirement
FRCC employees contribute to , which provides retirement and other benefits to employees of more than 500 government agencies and public entities in the state of Colorado. PERA is the 21st largest public pension plan in the United States and is a substitute for Social Security; FRCC employees do not contribute to Social Security. PERA eligible employees are required to contribute a fixed percentage of their salary to the pension. Student employees are not eligible to participate in PERA.
FRCC and the State of Colorado also offer three tax-deferred supplemental investment plans, including 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans.
Tuition Reimbursement
Education and the success of you and your dependents is a priority at Front Range Community College. We encourage you to develop job skills and abilities which will benefit you as well as our College. Eligible employees, their eligible dependents, and domestic partners may enroll in credit courses at any of the 13 system community colleges.
Professional Development Opportunities
FRCC offers a variety of professional development opportunities to create possibilities for your career and life. We are building a learning community where you can work with diverse individuals, explore new ways of thinking and expand your capabilities.
Flexible Work Arrangements
Front Range offers a variety of flexible work arrangements based on departments and positions. Please ask if this is an opportunity for this role.
Employee Assistance Program
Our employee assistance program (EAP) services are available to you and your household members at no cost through the Colorado State Employee Assistance Program (C-SEAP). These confidential services offered to support the wellbeing of both you and your family members include counseling, professional coaching, webinars, mediation, financial assistance, and more. For more information, please visit .
BenefitHub
As a State of Colorado employee, you will have access to the BenefitHub website where you will find a variety of local and national discounts.
Location : Westminster Campus - Westminster, CO
Job Type: Administrator/Professional-Technical Full-Time
Job Number: 202501297
Division: Community Partnerships
Department: Workforce Development
Opening Date: 07/22/2024
General Summary
Who We Are
With three campuses along Colorado's Front Range, FRCC is the state's largest community college. We enroll close to 28,000 students annually from our diverse service area, which offers a variety of cultural and recreational activities.
Each year approximately 5,000 FRCC students transfer to four-year universities and FRCC offers more than 36 career training programs that prepare students for immediate employment and rewarding careers. Last year, more than 5,000 high school students took concurrent enrollment classes with us, earning college credit without having to pay college tuition. And we were recently ranked as one of the "Top Online Colleges" in the country by Newsweek.
One of FRCC's main goals is to offer educational excellence for everyone. The college's strong commitment to student success means we start by creating an inclusive and equitable environment-one where both students and employees feel they belong and are supported. FRCC's focus on diversity, equity and inclusion is woven into the fabric of our college conversations and decision-making processes. We are actively seeking to hire a workforce that reflects the diversity of our student body.
The college is also an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution. For us, becoming an HSI is an intentional commitment to being a college where our Latinx (and other historically marginalized) students thrive.
FRCC employees and leaders work hard to create a culture of collaboration, innovation and pride. We're looking to hire people who share these values-along with our commitment to student success, equity and excellence.
Who You Are
As the Director of Apprenticeships at FRCC, you will lead our efforts to expand and enhance apprenticeship programs, ensuring impactful outcomes for employers and apprentices across the communities we serve. Your role will be pivotal in advancing the college's strategic goals of enrollment growth and workforce development. You will develop and guide apprenticeship opportunities across various sectors, including healthcare, advanced manufacturing, business/financial, and information technology. Engaging with employers, you will identify and create apprenticeship opportunities, supporting them in developing apprenticeship standards and sponsorships. Additionally, you will leverage existing programs or create new credit and non-credit offerings to provide relevant technical instruction and support for apprenticeships. Supervising and supporting a dedicated team, you will manage apprenticeship implementation, student support, and sponsorship management. Ensuring FRCC maintains a strong presence and achieves significant outcomes in local, state, and national apprenticeship ecosystems will be a crucial part of your responsibilities.
This position does have the opportunity to work remotely occasionally, but does require a strong on-campus presence and will need to travel to all three FRCC campuses.
Please note: You need to be a Colorado resident on your first day of employment.
SALARY: $86,700-$91,035/annually
BENEFITS:
SELECTION PROCESS: Position will remain open until filled with a priority deadline of Monday, August 12, 2024. This posting may be used to fill multiple or similar positions.
Preliminary screening will be made on the basis of completed application package submitted by candidate. In your application please include a resume and cover letter that specifically addresses how your background and experience align with requirements, qualification and responsibilities of the Director of Apprenticeships
Primary Duties
- Identify and cultivate employers for apprenticeship opportunities in healthcare, IT, advanced manufacturing, and business/financial sectors.
- Collaborate with Workforce Solutions staff, instructional department chairs, and other college staff for outreach and cross-selling FRCC workforce capabilities.
- Manage ongoing relationships with employer partners to ensure continuity and expansion of apprenticeships and workforce development opportunities.
- Pursue apprenticeship funding from local, state, and federal grants, and local workforce centers to support FRCC's apprenticeship infrastructure.
- Manage grant funds, including budgeting, progress monitoring, reporting, and communication with grant program officers and partners.
- Support the development of new program opportunities in collaboration with continuing education and instructional leadership.
- Work within college practices such as program approval, accreditation, and system parameters.
- Collaborate with deans, program directors, and faculty during the design and implementation of programs.
- Lead the creation of new apprenticeship standards aligned with FRCC curriculum pathways, including defining on-the-job learning objectives and related instruction.
- Manage the registration of standards for sponsorship with FRCC and/or employers.
- Support student recruiting, partnership contracts (MOUs), and assessment metrics.
- Delegate tasks and supervise program managers in apprenticeship program implementation, including outreach, onboarding, enrollment, support services, and retention/completion.
- Create and implement an assessment process to evaluate the effectiveness of each apprenticeship program.
- Provide regular reports on apprenticeship progress, results, and impact to internal and external stakeholders.
- Track and monitor data for ongoing analysis of program effectiveness.
- Ensure sponsor compliance with the State Apprenticeship Agency.
- Stay current on local, state, and national apprenticeship trends and models.
- Foster collaborative relationships with other Colorado Community College System (CCCS) colleges, state and local apprenticeship partners, and national practice leaders.
Required Competencies
- Employer Engagement: Establish and maintain employer relationships to launch and sustain apprenticeship partnerships
- Project management: Manage multiple projects concurrently, including new program and standards development, new apprenticeship launches and maintenance of existing programs, budget and outcome tracking, CCCS and other community partnerships.
- Teamwork, collaboration: Work effectively with stakeholder groups to understand their needs and utilizes judgement and collaborative skills to build productive, lasting relationships.
- Communication skills: Demonstrate clear and persuasive written and oral communication skills; commit to transparency and dialog with internal and external constituents. Provide regular written updates; present at college meetings and community events, make presentations to project teams and to college leadership. Ensure timely sharing of key information to internal and external constituents.
- Leadership and Management: Strong leadership skills to guide and motivate the apprenticeship team. Ability to create and communicate a clear vision and strategy for the department. Experience in team building, talent development, and performance management.
- Inclusive Leadership: Commitment to creating an inclusive and equitable work environment. Ability to lead diverse teams effectively, valuing and leveraging diverse perspectives.
- Critical Thinking: Understand, analyze, and summarize complex budgeting information. Evaluate and streamline processes.
- Data Analysis: Use data as a key component to assess performance towards goals supporting student success; use data to determine current trends and issues and predict future impacts to the students and/or college. Participates in strategic planning.
- Commitment to Values: Demonstrate leadership and collaborative behaviors and actions that support FRCC values. Promote an environment where equity creates opportunities for all students to achieve their educational goals.
Qualifications
Required Education/Training & Work Experience:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Business, Marketing, Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology or a related field.
- Three years of progressively responsible, relevant professional work experience, including:
- Three (3) years of experience developing and implementing organizational development, talent management, employee training, leadership development, project management and related areas.
- Management and supervisory experience in a formal office environment.
- Experience managing projects across organizational and functional teams.
- Experience working with employer/business clients in a customer-driven context
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products and Office 360
Welcoming. Respectful. Inclusive. Together, we are FRCC.
Benefit-Eligible Employees
Group Health Benefits
If you are an APT, staff, or faculty and are scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week, you are eligible for benefits on the first day you officially begin active employment. FRCC offers a variety of family-friendly benefits designed to support your physical, emotional and financial health, including:
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care
- Life, AD&D and Disability Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Community or School Volunteer Leave
- Leave of Absence Options
- College Invest 529
Retirement
FRCC employees contribute to , which provides retirement and other benefits to employees of more than 500 government agencies and public entities in the state of Colorado. PERA is the 21st largest public pension plan in the United States and is a substitute for Social Security; FRCC employees do not contribute to Social Security. PERA eligible employees are required to contribute a fixed percentage of their salary to the pension. Student employees are not eligible to participate in PERA.
FRCC and the State of Colorado also offer three tax-deferred supplemental investment plans, including 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans.
Tuition Reimbursement
Education and the success of you and your dependents is a priority at Front Range Community College. We encourage you to develop job skills and abilities which will benefit you as well as our College. Eligible employees, their eligible dependents, and domestic partners may enroll in credit courses at any of the 13 system community colleges.
Professional Development Opportunities
FRCC offers a variety of professional development opportunities to create possibilities for your career and life. We are building a learning community where you can work with diverse individuals, explore new ways of thinking and expand your capabilities.
Flexible Work Arrangements
Front Range offers a variety of flexible work arrangements based on departments and positions. Please ask if this is an opportunity for this role.
Employee Assistance Program
Our employee assistance program (EAP) services are available to you and your household members at no cost through the Colorado State Employee Assistance Program (C-SEAP). These confidential services offered to support the wellbeing of both you and your family members include counseling, professional coaching, webinars, mediation, financial assistance, and more. For more information, please visit .
BenefitHub
As a State of Colorado employee, you will have access to the BenefitHub website where you will find a variety of local and national discounts.