Director of Workforce Education - MnSCU Academic Supervisor 3

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Working Title:

Director of Workforce Education
- MnSCU Academic Supervisor 3

Institution:

Riverland Community College

Classification

Title:

MnSCU Academic Supervisor 3

Bargaining Unit / Union:

216:
Middle Management Association

City:

RIVR
- Owatonna Campus

FLSA:

Job Exempt

Full Time / Part Time:

Full time

Employment Condition:

Unclassified
- Unlimited Academic

Salary Range:

Job Description

This position provides strategic college-wide leadership and direction for Customized Training and Continuing Education (CTCE) department at Riverland Community College. This position provides administrative leadership, direction and oversight, including but not limited to short-term training programs, micro-credentials and digital badging, contract customized training, open enrollment continuing education, and non-credit courses, programs and certificates. The position shapes the direction of the department and advances workforce education at Riverland by building industry and community partnerships, interpreting labor market trends, and identifying revenue generation opportunities that support program growth and sustainability.

In addition to developing and evaluating programming, this role manages budgets, supervises staff and instructors, and leads outreach efforts that enhance the colleges' visibility and relevance in regional workforce ecosystems. The position collaborates across departments to ensure non-credit programs are integrated with academic pathways and student support services.

1. Supervise and develop workforce education staff.

• Lead, supervise, and direct department and contracted personnel, including Customized Training Representatives, administrative associates and custom training instructors. This includes but is not limited to hiring, coaching and developing, promoting, rewarding, assigning and reviewing work, directing work, approving transfers, disciplining, suspending, discharging, and adjusting grievances to ensure that staff are skilled and able to meet work objectives.

• Direct and assign job duties, manage and train employees to achieve annual work plan objectives making sure to follow labor agreement contracts.

• Create and maintain employee position descriptions, recommend salary placement, and establish work tasks. Hire personnel according to the institutions' s personnel guidelines.

• Encourage training, approve development opportunities, and promote leadership in professional committees and associations for program staff.

• Evaluate and reward employee performance.

• Lead staff meetings and coordinate staff activities while maintaining regular communication with staff through 1:1 and team meetings.

• Authorize time sheets and leave requests.

• Perform all supervisory tasks in accordance with established Minnesota State Colleges and Universities policies and procedures.

Priority:
Essential Percent of Time: 30%

2. Create and maintain business relationships that increase training sales and revenue.

• Partner with business, industry, economic development agencies, and other higher education institutions to provide high quality, responsive training programs for the workforce.

• Continue to promote external awareness of Riverland Workforce Education programs to business and industry. Represent the college regularly through external corporate, workforce, and economic development relationships and work with college administration to address issues that impact the college and community.

• Maintain collaborative working relationships with program credit areas of the colleges.

• Be actively engaged in industry focused organizations.

• Work with staff to cultivate and train for an entrepreneurial culture and ensure that the team is versed in professional business to business selling techniques.

Priority:
Essential Percent of Time: 25%

3. Provide strategic leadership of responsive workforce training and development.

Plan new programs that respond to workforce needs, support and enhance non-credit programs, and generate revenue for the department and the college. Lead and direct program development, delivery, and evaluation.

• Research, recommend, and develop…