Coordinator, Community Education

Community Partnerships and Outreach Development Coordinator

The Community Partnerships and Outreach Development Coordinator is responsible for building and strengthening relationships with community, educational, governmental, nonprofit, and business partners to expand educational access and engagement at the West Valley Center. This role develops and manages community-focused programs, workshops, trainings, and events; coordinates outreach and marketing efforts to increase participation; and collaborates with internal departments and external stakeholders to identify and implement new educational opportunities.

The position also supports the Community Advisory Council, facilitates strategic partnerships, evaluates community needs, and contributes to the overall success of Community Education initiatives and West Valley Center operations through special projects and other assigned duties.

Essential duties and responsibilities and knowledge skills and abilities include:

• Community partnerships and outreach development:
  Develop collaborative partnerships and connections with internal and external stakeholders, including governmental agencies, K-12 partners, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and community organizations. Coordinate with College departments to expand programming and educational offerings at the West Valley Center. Build relationships that strengthen community engagement and educational access.
• Community programming, events, and educational offerings:
  Develop, coordinate, schedule, and manage workshops, trainings, orientations, community events, and educational programming. Maintain an annual calendar of programming, manage event logistics, address operational issues, and continually evaluate community needs to ensure programming remains relevant and responsive.
• Marketing, communications, and community engagement:
  Market community education offerings, coordinate marketing campaigns with Institutional Marketing, recruit community participants, promote educational opportunities, expand outreach efforts, and maintain networks of educators, trainers, presenters, and community stakeholders to increase participation and awareness.
• Advisory council and stakeholder collaboration:
  Coordinate the Community Advisory Council, seek stakeholder input, collaborate with College departments and community partners, and support strategic planning efforts to identify new programming opportunities and strengthen community relationships.
• Other duties as assigned:
  Perform additional duties and special projects in support of Community Education and West Valley Center operations.
• Knowledge skills and abilities:
  Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people with a variety of abilities and backgrounds, to maintain good working relationships across the College. Ability to work with all groups from a variety of academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, and with community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities.

Minimum qualifications include:

• Must have one of the following combinations of education and experience:
  1. Bachelor's degree (120 credit hours completed) plus zero (0) to three (3) of related full-time experience.
  2. Associate's degree (60 credit hours completed) plus four (4) years of related full-time experience.
  3. High School diploma or equivalent plus eight (8) years of related full-time experience.
  
  Note:
  
  Substitution for education and experience are considered on a 2:1 ratio. Part-time experience may be considered on a prorated basis.

Preferred qualifications include:

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite:
  Word, Teams, and Excel
• Familiarity with databases and data entry
• Experience with community-based collaboration or community organizing
• Volunteer management and budgeting experience

Salt Lake Community College is Utah's largest open-access college in the state. We proudly educate 45,000+ students pursuing degrees in 100+ programs across 8 areas of study, and Utah's fastest growing industries and four-year baccalaureate programs consistently welcome SLCC graduates. Every SLCC employee has a hand in transforming students' lives to strengthen its surrounding communities. SLCC employees work at 8 locations across the valley and capital city of Salt Lake with easy access to the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, world-class outdoor recreation, sporting events, museums, history, and arts and entertainment.

Salt Lake Community College seeks and values contributions from each community member and welcomes new perspectives. A respectful work environment is its top priority; academic excellence and lasting transformation occurs when we can collaborate freely. As an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution, SLCC leads the state with the highest enrollment of students from the Latinx/a/o community. SLCC is committed to serving students and being a model for inclusive and transformative education.

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