Education Training Specialist

Education Training Specialist

Job no: b
Work type: Non-Permanent Classified
Location: Spokane
Categories: Classified

Department: District Workforce Development

Salary Range: $3,752 - $5,011

Starting salary for this position is: $3,752 (Monthly)

Employees hired at the entry step of this range receive salary step advancement after six months and every 12 months thereafter. An employee hired at anything higher than the entry step of the range will have salary step advancement after 12 months and every 12 months thereafter until they reach the top of the salary range. Each salary step advancement will be approximately a 5% increase.

Spokane Colleges is comprised of two accredited colleges, Spokane Community College (SCC) and Spokane Falls Community College (SFCC) serving Spokane, Stevens, Whitman, Ferry, and Pend Oreille Counties, as well as portions of Lincoln County.
Both colleges are accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities and governed by the Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges.

Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. PST on 01/10/2026. The application process will not be available after this time. To ensure consideration make sure your application is completed and submitted as soon as possible. Applications will only be accepted prior to 4:00 p.m. on the closing date.

Reporting to the Grant Director, this position connects program participants to education and training activities that will lead to sustainable employment focused in the manufacturing sector. This position will interact with community agencies and employers to ensure participants understand the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for their career choices.

This is a project position that is grant funded through January 31, 2029.

• Provide educational information and opportunities to Strengthening Community Colleges Round 5 (SCC5) Grant participants, manufacturing, and workforce training students.
• Provide formal learning opportunities, which includes but is not limited to:
  • Develop a customized adult learning plan for each participant.
  • Determine each participant’s career and job readiness suitability and the type of training needed.
  • Conduct intake and assessments to determine participant’s referral to programs.
  • Participate in information sessions and recruiting activities for the SCC5 Grant Project
• Assist enroll participants in Spokane Colleges or occupational training/education.
• Facilitate group work in workshop and small group formats.
• Provide career coach and case management services, including:
  • Assist with individual assessments as defined by grant team.
  • Connect participants with partners to help identify and address learning barriers.
  • Collaborate with partners to bring career coaching services to the community and partner organizations.
  • Provide advocacy for participants.
  • Provide exit assessments for the purpose of referral to appropriate agencies or departments.
  • Administer participant support services system.
  • Conduct Work Keys, JOFI, and other assessments to prepare participants credentials and national certification exams.
  • Document and maintain individual participant and grant files.
  • Re-engage clients who may be approaching noncompliance status.
  • Maintain participant reporting/reconciliation.
  • Monitor overall participant performance in education and training programs.
  • Monitor/coordinate follow-up with education and training retention participants on at least a monthly basis.
  • Coordinate and monitor participant attendance with instructors and data entry staff.
  • Attend meetings as required.
• Coordinate the retrieval of information from the system for faculty, staff and students.
• Coordinate activities with external educational training specialists/coaches at grant partner organizations.
• Administer system designed to track grant participants who have been referred from other agencies:
  • Process new referrals.
  • Provide monitoring/follow-up of participants by obtaining employment verifications and attendance reports.
  • Maintain student attendance logs.
  • Prepare client case records at case opening and closing.
• Model professional decorum and mutual respect in all personal…