Workforce Navigator

Salary: $46,209

Mohawk Valley Community College provides accessible, high-quality educational opportunities to meet the diverse needs of our students. We are the community's college, committed to student success through partnerships, transfer and career pathways, and personal enrichment.

The College is looking for exceptional colleagues to join the MVCC community. We are currently seeking a full-time Workforce Navigator in our Center for Corporate and Community Education department. The Workforce Navigator is responsible for meeting community workforce development needs by working with individuals to onboard them into training opportunities, connect trainees with jobs, and maintain relationships with completers to facilitate subsequent upskilling

Key responsibilities for this position include:

• Works closely with community constituencies and representatives of business, industry and non-profit organizations to identify and prioritize educational and training needs;
• Serves as a liaison with the tri-county Working Solutions Offices;
• Recruits and onboards qualified individuals into training opportunities;
• Tracks course progress and supports success from program start to finish;
• Maintains and monitors various funding streams that are available to students;
• Works closely with both non-credit and credit departments, faculty and staff to facilitate cooperation, participation, and effective communication in the interest of meeting common goals and objectives;
• Collaborates on projects pertaining to workforce development and community growth;
• Assesses various aspects of workforce development programs and makes adjustments to ensure continuous improvement. Identify and respond productively to emerging opportunities;
• Tracks statistics, maintains databases and generates relevant reports;
• Works with students on an individual basis to develop goals and assist them in meeting identified goals;
• Works collaboratively with employers to determine available positions. Works with students to obtain employment upon completion of training;
• Performs other duties related to this job description as assigned by the Director.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Associate degree or 60 credit hours completed
• Effective interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills
• Valid driver's license at the time of hire and for the duration of the appointment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• Demonstrated success in training-program development and implementation as well as experience working in education and private industry

We encourage applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and have transferable skills to apply. If you have related experience that may not align perfectly with the job description, we'd still like to hear from you.

To learn more about MVCC, please visit: https://www.mvcc.edu/about/discover

Special Instructions to Applicants: Official academic transcripts required upon hire.

Review Start Date: 5/26/2025

Mohawk Valley Community College is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and diversity. MVCC maintains an inclusive learning environment in which students, faculty, administrators, staff, curriculum, social activities, governance, and all other aspects of campus life reflect a diverse, multi-cultural, and global worldview. We value the many similarities and differences among individuals and groups. We are committed to preparing students to understand, live among, appreciate, and work in a world made up of people with different ethnic and racial backgrounds, military backgrounds, religious beliefs, socio-economic status, cultural traditions, different abilities, sexual orientations and gender identities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability.

About Mohawk Valley Community College

Mohawk Valley Community College has more than 800 full-time and part-time employees at our campuses in Utica and Rome, NY. We are located in the Central New York region at the foothills of the Adirondack mountains between Syracuse and Albany, NY in Oneida County.Founded in 1946 as one of the first community colleges in New York State, MVCC is one of 64 campuses of the State University of New York.The College offers about 100 transfer and career technical programs, including liberal arts and sciences, healthcare, engineering technologies, trades, engineering science, business, human services and fine arts. A diverse institution with a global view, MVCC offers career, transfer, and transitional education, programs for personal and cultural enrichment, and supports community and economic development.Interested candidates will find competitive salaries and outstanding benefits along with an enriched, collaborative work environment that is based on excellence in teaching and student service, employee success with continued contributions, and commitment to our surrounding communities.Mohawk Valley Community College is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, sta...ff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, or criminal conviction. MVCC does not discriminate. MVCC is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.Employees, students, applicants, or other members of the College community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law, or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.The College's policy is in accordance with federal and state laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination and harassment. These laws include the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as Amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, and the New York State Human Rights Law. These laws prohibit discrimination and harassment, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.Inquiries regarding the application of Title IX and other laws, regulations and policies prohibiting discrimination may be directed to the Executive Director of Human Resources.

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