Strategic Program Coordinator, ARCTOS Project - Springfield, United States - Clark State College

Description

Salary: $55,000.00 Annually

Location : Leffel Lane-Springfield, OH

Job Type: Full Time

Job Number:

Division: Academic Affairs

Department: Business & Applied Tech

Opening Date: 04/01/2024

Description

This position's purpose is to coordinate, plan, and market dual credit, credentialing, and articulation opportunities with high schools, career technical schools, and higher education institutions, specific to the Applied Technologies department at Clark State College. This position's purpose also is to plan and coordinate STEM summer camps, trainings, and other activities related to promotion of careers in advanced manufacturing, including laser materials processing. As a high engagement, passionate, relational, and programmatic based position, it requires the candidate to be adaptive, have a calm, intentional, and positive mindset, and a focus on promoting opportunities of advancement for the community. This position is partially funded through a grant from the Department of Defense.

RELATIONSHIPS AND CUSTOMERS

VendorsEducational counselors/teachers/administrationGrant contacts
DIMENSIONS

• This position is funded through December 31, 2026 by the Department of Defense as managed by ARCTOS Technology Solutions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1.Coordinates with educational partners and Clark State's advanced manufacturing 'lending lab' for equipment usage opportunity2.Assists in the coordination, implementation, and set up for educational training sessions and student STEM camps3.Coordinate with high schools and Clark State College to recruit and enroll College Credit Plus (CCP) students, including promotion of dual credit and career pathway modeling into industry and/or degree seeking opportunities4.Collaborates with Clark State College faculty and staff to establish articulation agreements and other learning experiences with higher education partners5.Coordinates the orientation of new students to the institution policies and procedures including financial aid and registration processes6.Works with appropriate academic divisions to provide advising for academic program requirements and course scheduling7.Collaborates with faculty advisors and academic support services to provide retention and completion support for high school students8.Creates and communicates program pathways for high school students, staff, and parents9.Assist in the promotion/ creating promotional strategies using social and digital media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.)10.Assist advanced manufacturing lab instructors with marketing, program planning, and other activities that promote the growth of program11.Host meetings (virtual, in-person), with external partners, industry leaders, on efforts pertaining to the goals, objectives, of activities associated with position
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in education or similar required. A master's degree in higher education, college student personnel, organizational leadership, or secondary education is preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in college recruitment, program development in a secondary or post-secondary setting.
• Familiarity with STEM (Science, technology, engineering, mathematics), disciplines/ professions

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Proactive leadership and assessment skills
• Team oriented
• Excellent time management skills (timely reporting, meetings, engagements, etc.)
• Excellent customer relationship and interpersonal engagement
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills related to student success
• Knowledge of digital media (Use of digital camera, download, upload), basic photography usage
• Self-directed
• Effective verbal, written, presentation communication skills, including electronic communication etiquette (grammar, decorum, appropriate judgement)
• Project management
• Organizational development
• Project based learning skills
• Ability to organize work effectively, conceptualize and prioritize objectives and exercise independent judgment based on an understanding of organizational policies and activities.
• Ability to interact positively with staff, faculty, students and external vendors and individuals.
• Attentive to detail, well organized, able to work under pressure, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to gather, analyze, use, and report data.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Access.
• Ability to learn necessary institutional software as necessary.
• Ability to integrate resources, policies, and information for the determination of procedures,

solutions, and other outcomes.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical
problems. Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, musical notes,
etc.) in its most difficult phases. Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to analyze and interpret data and to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete
variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stand; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work is performed in an office-like environment with a moderate amount of noise.

Clark State College strives to provide our eligible employees with industry-leading benefits at a competitive cost. Benefits include:

• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Short-Term Disability
• Basic Life/AD&D-Group
• Critical Illness
• Accident
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Benefits Broker
• State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS)
• School Employees' Retirement System (SERS)
• Ohio Public Employees Deferred Compensation
• 403 (b) & 457 (b)
• Tuition Reimbursement/Institutional Fee Benefit