Learning Specialist

Position: Work Based Learning Specialist
locations:
Legacy Campus:
Variable Location Employee
* Build and maintain meaningful partnerships with local and regional employers, workforce development partners, postsecondary institutions (including CCCS), and community organizations to expand WBL opportunities such as internships, apprenticeships, cooperative education, job shadows, service learning, and paid workplace experiences.
* Effectively leverage and utilize community resources
* Negotiate and administer partnership agreements, ensuring alignment of employer expectations, student learning outcomes, and district compliance.
* Lead development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the district’s Work-Based Learning framework aligned to Colorado’s three categories of WBL—
* Learning ABOUT Work, Learning THROUGH Work, and Learning AT Work*—ensuring consistent student progression along the continuum from exposure to career training.
* Develop objectives and key results and key performance indicators for the program.
* Integrate the Colorado Department of Education’s Essential Skills in all WBL instruction, activities, and experiences.
* Support and partner with school counselors as students complete Individual Career and Academic Plans (ICAP).
* Work with district leadership to align WBL objectives with district strategic plans and funding opportunities as identified in state law.
* Collaborate with staff and postsecondary institutions to develop and maintain career pathways which prepare students for apprenticeships, community college, university degree programs or startup experiences.
* Provide professional development and guidance for secondary educators and WBL mentors on effective practices for integrating academic and workplace learning, equitable recruitment, and student support strategies.
* Serve as a resource for secondary staff on labor market trends, industry skill standards, credentialing pathways, and best practices in WBL.
* Advise potential program enrollees, work with school counselor(s), career field teachers, and student support service providers to personalize experiences for students based on passion, ability, and growth opportunity.
* Provide reference material for career information.
* Develop and coordinate work experiences that encourage a variety of occupational opportunities.
* Help students determine ways to best utilize their marketable skills.
* Ensure all student placements comply with applicable state and federal labor laws, safety regulations, and district policies.
* Supervise and monitor students in work, internship, apprenticeship, and volunteer experiences to assess/evaluate their skill development, provide support, and track appropriateness of workplace conditions.
* Implement quality assurance strategies tied to Colorado’s WBL Quality Expectations, ensuring experiences have clear outcomes, structured supervision, and documentation of skill development.
* Create, monitor, and adjust training plans in collaboration with the worksite supervisor and student.
* Collect, analyze, and report data on WBL participation, demographics, outcomes, and employer engagement to inform continuous improvement and meet reporting requirements.
* Review state and federal labor and safety and health laws with the employer/worksite supervisor and student.
* Support related district initiatives including career pathways expansion, postsecondary credit articulation, and alignment to Colorado’s Big Three outcomes (industry credentials, college credit, work-based learning).
* Perform other related duties as assigned or requested
* Advise and support students and families in identifying, obtaining, and reflecting on WBL opportunities that align with student interests, passion, strengths, labor market data, and career goals.
* Ensure equitable access to all students, proactively addressing barriers (transportation, scheduling, language access, financial supports) that impede participation.
* Facilitate reflection, skill documentation, and career readiness competencies with students during and after WBL experiences.
* Develop outcome-based, measurable student objectives in alignment with our competency based education model.
* Evaluate…