Career Pathway Specialist (Program Specialist 2)

Career Pathway Specialist (Program Specialist 2)

Under the general supervision of the Associate Director of Workforce Services, this position coordinates career pathways programming, supports professional-technical program outreach, and assists students with career readiness, workforce exploration, and pathway navigation.

This position supports student engagement, recruitment, retention, career readiness, and pathway navigation initiatives connected to professional-technical education programs. The Specialist assists students with workforce exploration, career planning, and navigation of educational opportunities and support resources that promote student success and workforce readiness.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Schedule, promote, and provide workshops and activities regarding career development, such as: job application best practices, resume writing, cover letter writing, career exploration strategies, interviewing, job searching, networking, and career readiness.
• Make presentations in appropriate courses and campus events about the services provided by Workforce Services and professional-technical educational opportunities.
• Assist students with career pathway exploration, workforce readiness planning, and navigation of professional-technical educational opportunities and support services.
• Track and maintain data to support continuous improvement and strategic planning. This includes collecting attendance and engagement metrics for career-related events and generating regular reports that help evaluate program impact, relevance, and alignment with student and workforce needs.
• Maintain program literature (brochures, pamphlets), quarterly newsletters, websites, and other communication mediums as necessary, including marketing and recruitment materials.
• Provide appropriate referrals to internal and/or external resources that can serve specific student or faculty member needs.
• Coordinate with Workforce Services staff, faculty, and campus partners to connect students with career readiness opportunities, workforce resources, and pathway support services.
• Assist with planning and promotion of delegated special events.
• Support recruitment and retention activities for professional-technical programs through outreach, presentations, and student communications.
• Deliver presentations regarding professional-technical programs, career pathways, and workforce opportunities to prospective and current students.
• Represent SFCC professional-technical opportunities by partnering with Alternative Education, Special Programs, WorkSource, and community organizations.
• Provide operational continuity and support for Career Pathways initiatives including student outreach, career readiness activities, and pathway navigation during absences, peak periods, or departmental transitions.
• May assist with grant-related projects.
• May supervise or lead lower-level staff including temporary hourly employees, student employees, and work-study employees as assigned.
• Model professional decorum and mutual respect in all personal interactions.
• Comply with district policy, procedures and directives, state and federal regulations, orders and statutes and collective bargaining agreements.
• Support and advance the Spokane Colleges strategic plan and perform other duties as assigned.

Competencies

• Tech Savvy
• Decision Quality
• Cultivates Innovation
• Action Oriented
• Optimizes Work Processes
• Drives Results
• Collaborates
• Communicates Effectively
• Self-Development
• Situational Adaptability

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate degree or higher from an accredited institution. Or an equivalent mix of education and experience that demonstrates the candidate meets all required competencies for this position.
• Exceptional customer service skills.
• Knowledge of career services.
• Experience or knowledge of employment skills including applications, resumes, interviewing and job search methods and techniques.
• Experience working with local employers.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to use spreadsheets, database, and word processing software, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Excellent student-centered customer service, outstanding interpersonal skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail.
• Experience working with student/client records.
• Intermediate to advanced skills with Microsoft Office products.

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Two or more years of experience in career services, advising or related field.
• Experience promoting and marketing programs.
• Experience in an education setting.

Physical Requirements

• Work is performed in an office environment with frequent interruptions and background noise.
• Work is sedentary.
• May require movement of supplies over long distances for outreach events and on campus events.
• Frequent use of computers.
• Visual focus and strain.
• Work directly with students/clients.
• Frequent repetitive hand/wrist motions and finger manipulation.
• Frequent oral and auditory communication with others.

Conditions of Employment

• Full-time schedule (12 months, 40 hours a week).
• 6-month probationary period.
• This position is overtime eligible.
• Ability to travel locally.
• Criminal background check is required.
• This position is covered under a collective bargaining agreement. Membership is optional.

Person hired must be able to provide acceptable documentation of U.S. Citizenship or lawful authorization to work in the United States. This is an absolute condition of employment. An offer of employment will not carry with it any responsibility or obligation on the part of the district to sponsor an H1-B visa. In addition, the Spokane Colleges maintain a drug-free work environment and prohibits all smoking in the college buildings and state-owned vehicles. Must be able to successfully work in and promote a multicultural work and education environment.

Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the position. Once an applicant is chosen for a position, they are required to complete and submit a declaration regarding sexual misconduct and investigation per state law.