Program Specialist 2 - Workforce Education

Program Specialist 2

Big Bend Community College (BBCC), a rural college serving vibrant, culturally rich communities in the Columbia Basin of Central Washington invites applications for a Program Specialist 2 position in the college's Workforce Education Department.

Under general direction, this position works collaboratively with program faculty and staff to provide instructional, student, and clerical support for Workforce Education programs such as Accounting/Business, Agriculture, Automotive Technology, Aviation, Aviation Maintenance Technology, Business Information Management (BIM), Commercial Driver's License (CDL), Computer Science, Education/Early Childhood Education program, Industrial Systems Technology (IST), Manufacturing, Mechatronics, and Welding Technology.

This position reports to the Dean of Workforce Education and works collaboratively with others in a team environment in an effort to facilitate a positive experience for students.

BBCC's organizational strength is captured in our small but mighty spirit. A small college taking on BIG things to enact BIG change to lift our students and employees. We are dedicated to extending postsecondary access to all our service district members and providing an environment for all to grow personally and professionally, steered by our mission and vision.

Vision: To become our communities' first choice to dream, learn, and succeed.

Mission:

Serve as a Bridge

Stand as a Leader

Support for Success

Our guiding principles are a call to action, establishing a standard for how we interact with each other, present BBCC in the community, serve students AND act upon areas of inequity.

Guiding Principles:

Honor our Role as a Hispanic-Serving Institution

Advocate for Equity, Inclusion, & Diversity

Embrace our Workplace Norms

Innovate Proactively

Model Integrity

Educate All

If you share these values, we encourage you to come be a part of the movement happening at Big Bend Community College.

This position is open until filled. Priority consideration will be given to applicants whose complete application has been received by August 25, 2026. Big Bend Community College reserves the right to offer this position to a qualified candidate at any time, so a prompt response is encouraged.

Primary essential duties and responsibilities include but will not be limited to the following:

• Work collaboratively with program faculty to support instructional duties for courses offered in workforce programs; such as, preparing course documentation, grading assignments, providing course information, and supporting instruction on campus and at offsite locations.
• Participate and support workforce education program/course outcomes and assessment.
• Work closely with instructors to support campus, offsite, and online classroom environments.
• Advise potential and continuing Workforce Education students.
• Provide program information to potential students. Represent Workforce Education programs at internal and external outreach events. Schedule and coordinate student, course, and program orientations.
• Work with campus resources to address admissions, registration, advising, and student financial issues.
• Prepare updates and materials for regular meetings of the program advisory committee. Recruit for and participate in advisory committee meetings.
• At the discretion of the dean, monitor the program budget. Track program expenditures.
• Collect and prepare data for program reporting purposes running queries to extract data from ctcLink or requesting data from the Institutional Research & Planning Department. Maintain student and program data.
• Maintain security of program equipment and class/lab spaces.
• Coordinate the creation and dissemination of promotional material, in collaboration with the Communications Office and program faculty. Coordinate updates and revisions to program webpages with the Communications Office.
• Attend academic and student services meetings, as necessary.
• Maintain positive relationships with K-12 partners and industry within the service district.
• Support, facilitate, and perform clerical/administrative and lab assistant roles as needed. May supervise student workers.
• Work closely with Admissions & Registration to ensure accurate coding of student records.
• Maintain up-to-date, confidential student records and information.
• Ensure confidentiality of customer information following the federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), financial aid guidelines, and state and college regulations.

Other Work Responsibilities:

• Maintain professional growth and development through seminars, workshops and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends in field of expertise.
• Ensure no injuries to self or others by following safe work practices and policies. This includes, but is not limited to security and safety, understanding of SDS, equipment, infection control, fire, disaster, safe lifting and body mechanics.
• Ensure compliance with college policies and procedures and state and federal…