Small Business Spanish Advisor​/Instructor; Part-time

Small Business Counselor/Instructor

The Small Business Counselor/Instructor provides leadership, client counseling and instruction to existing and prospective small business owners in the Columbia Gorge region. The Small Business Advisor/Instructor will promote the services of the SBDC, the College and will do direct outreach to encourage business owners to receive counseling or attend business training opportunities.

Essential Job Functions:

• Instruct and coach beginning small businesses and entrepreneurs whose knowledge of the business arena may be in the early stages of development in both English and Spanish.
• Work with established businesses in addressing their changing business management needs.
• Translate instructional and marketing material from English to Spanish.
• Teach a variety of courses which may include, but are not limited to: marketing, record keeping, personnel management, financial management, business planning, laws and legislation affecting business. These courses may be taught in CGCC classrooms, at partner locations or via video conferencing.
• Develop and revise training curriculum, marketing materials and business assistance tools, as needed.
• Use web-based database to track and record client counseling activities and hours, and submit written reports upon request.
• Requires travel throughout the Mid-Columbia region.
• Provide community outreach and communications to the Latino community in The Gorge.
• Maintain a high degree of client confidentiality and follow policies and procedures of the Oregon Small Business Development Center Network.

Marginal

Job Functions:

• Recruits client businesses for all Business Development Center programs with in the Latino community.
• Work with the director and advisory committee to update CGCC SBDC Workplan.
• Work with funding partners and college personnel to provide information for tracking client and program success.
• Work closely with other instructors, counselors and staff members to serve SBDC clients.
• Obtain current market information.
• Maintain favorable relationships with the college and the community.
• Act as liaison between local government agencies or people regulating, assisting or affecting business management and operations in the Mid-Columbia region.

Supervises the following staff:
None.

Requirements:

Experience:

Three years business ownership or five years employment in a significant management capacity (direct profit and loss responsibility) or in a small business advising capacity preferred. Must have the ability to provide advice to small business entrepreneurs and have the ability to teach adult learners.

Educational Background: A Bachelor's degree in business administration, financing, or accounting from an accredited institution is preferred but not necessary.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Personal

Qualifications:

• Works well as a member of a team.
• Works well without close supervision.
• Spanish/English bilingual speaker
• Spanish/English translation both written and verbal
• Financial statement comprehension
• Marketing Principles
• Accounting and bookkeeping
• Development of standard operating procedures
• Demonstrates proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, and databases.
• Follows through to completion of assigned tasks.
• Possesses problem solving and decision-making abilities.
• Possesses good communication skills (writing, spelling, listening, and speaking).
• Demonstrates knowledge and good judgment in matters of college policy and procedures.
• Dresses and maintains self in a professional manner.
• Able to help targeted minorities.

Open until filled. Starting salary is based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity. Please include a resume, and letter of interest with your application material. This position is 100% grant-funded. Continuation of this position is contingent upon available funding.