"Associate Dean of Community and Workforce Education"

Associate Dean of Community and Workforce Education

Company: Central Community College

Job Location: Grand Island, 68802-4903

Category: Other Deans

Type: Full-Time

Campus: Hastings

Department: Community and Workforce Education

Classification: Contract

Exempt / Non Exempt Status: Exempt

Grant Funded: No

Degree Required: Masters

Degree Preferred: Masters

Experience Required: At least 3 years experience coordinating/managing community, workforce or related educational programs, providing workforce training, curriculum/instructional design, and administrative/management experience. A demonstrated ability to work with adult lear

Estimated Hours per Week: 40

Posting Number: P01618

Qualifications Required

Master's Degree

General Summary

The Associate Dean of Community and Workforce Education plans, organizes, administers, directs and evaluates the operation of the Community and Workforce Education division in the assigned geographic region. The Associate Dean provides leadership for student support and instructional services for business and industry, distant learning students, program planning and evaluation for the delivery of individualized, satellite, Web and video systems instruction. The Associate Dean assists with the coordination and delivery of educational services throughout the college area as needed. Will perform duties and responsibilities in accordance with college policies and procedures. Performs other duties as assigned.

Essential Functions

• Determines the off-campus educational needs of the assigned area through analysis of requests for classes and by serving as a consultant to businesses, industries, community and special interest advisory groups. Develops, markets and implements educational programming to meet these needs.
• Develops and implements budgets, monitors budget expenditures and administers the budget for the Hastings Community and Workforce Education program. Negotiates financial agreement. Processes and oversees all CWE payroll functions. Provides leadership and assistance in the procurement and management of select grants.
• Supervises operation of off-campus learning centers in the assigned geographic area, i.e., recruiting, advising, registration and other student support services. Collaborates with instructional associate deans in assigning full time faculty to provide courses to off-campus learning centers. Assures that available course materials are distributed and that student work flows between learning centers and the appropriate campus on a timely basis.
• Recruits, hires, trains, supervises, and evaluates the performance of Community and Workforce Education personnel including office staff, local coordinators, learning center managers, and instructors. Provides staff development opportunities and in-service training for staff. Recommends discipline or discharge of subordinate personnel. Assists subordinates with difficult employee relations problems.
• Establishes and maintains networks, partnerships with various public and private agencies and organizations, educational institutions, business and industries, providing educational workshops and conferences.
• Administers the Early College program to include hiring and supervision of instructors, determining ability to benefit, collection of appropriate forms, delivery of books and course materials. Facilitates communication by serving on consortiums with high school administrators, guidance counselors, faculty and other post secondary institutions as needed.
• Provides administrative oversight in programming requiring adherence to external guidelines and regulations of various agencies, e.g., State of Nebraska, American Heart Association, Nebraska Nurses Association and the Nebraska Department of Health.
• Facilitates the delivery of student support and instructional services (including student assessment, advising, registration and collection of payments) to off-campus student to meet course-only, transfer, certificate, diploma and degree requirements.
• Analyzes data in making recommendations to campus institutional planning, including developing marketing strategies, promotional activities, facility remodeling considerations and new program and service development in cooperation with other Campus administrators as part of the Hastings Campus Cabinet.
• Represents the area Community and Workforce Education department by serving on various college area-wide and campus committees.
• Supports the Adult Education Coordinator in GED Test administration in the assigned geographic service area.
• Coordinates and collaborates with Training and Development personnel with budgetary, logistical and marketing of Workforce Education programming.
• Maintains knowledge of current trends and development in the field by reading appropriate journals and books and attending conferences.

Open Date: 01/15/2026

Close Date: 02/01/2026

Approximate starting date of employment: 03/01/2026

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