Job Details

Campus Director of Workforce Development and Continuing Education

Position Number: 6531386
Location: Middletown, CT
Position Type: Adult and Continuing Education Programs

Campus Director of Workforce Development and Continuing Education

Details:
Posted: September 2, 2025
Level: Community College Professional 19, 12-month, tenure-track position.
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Closing Date: Applications must be submitted by 5:00 pm (EST) on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.

Location:
CT State Middlesex
100 Training Hill Road, Middletown, CT 06457
**This position is not remote**
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CT State Community College Mission:
Connecticut State Community College provides access to academically rigorous and innovative education and training focused on student success. The college supports excellence in teaching and learning, makes data-informed decisions, promotes equity, and advances positive change for the students, communities and industries it serves.

CT State Community College Vision:
Connecticut State Community College is recognized for exceptional student success, educational leadership and transformative collaboration with business and industry, government, educational and key stakeholders while advancing diverse opportunities for Connecticut's citizens and communities.

CT State Community College Equity Statement:
Connecticut State Community College commits to bold and disruptive change by actively identifying, naming, and dismantling structural racism, systemic poverty, and other barriers; establishing equitable and anti-racist policies and practices; and empowering students, faculty, staff, and administrators to advance racial, social, and economic justice. Our core collective responsibility is to continuously assess practices and policies and transform the world we live in by eliminating inequities.

Anticipated Start Date:
December 2025

Position Summary:
The Campus Director of Workforce Development and Continuing Education performs a full range of duties related to strategic development and delivery of occupational, non-credit certificates, and personal development programs to meet the varied learning needs of the populations served. Workforce Development education includes short-term courses and certificate programs that lead directly to employment and professional development training for those enrolled. Workforce Development also plays a vital role in non-credit to credit pathways, which is an important aspect of career development and economic growth. Personal Enrichment programs include youth enrichment education and adult enrichment programs for lifelong learners. This position directs part-time and fulltime program coordinators, staff and clerical support personnel in conducting research and needs assessment, program and instructional design, assists with curriculum development, program implementation, and assessment of the quality of courses, workshops, seminars and other forms of non-credit instruction and training at a community college. In addition, the Campus Director may oversee courses involved in the Statewide Employee Training and Union contracts for Professional Development courses run on their assigned campus.

Example of Job Duties:
Under the direction of the Campus President or their designee and has an indirect reporting line to the Executive Dean of Workforce Innovations and Partnerships, the Campus Director of Workforce Development and Continuing Education is accountable for the oversight of the department including staff, non-credit lecturers, and the administration of short-term career focused training programs. This includes continuing education, Business and Industry, Employee Training Programs, Personal Enrichment, staff training and overall continuing education programs for adults, youth and senior individuals in the College's service areas. The essential functional areas include:

Research and analysis.
Program design, development, and delivery.
Training, development and direction of staff.
Budgeting and fiscal management.
Community Outreach and marketing of programs.
Ensuring all programs and courses are aligned with CT State Community College's aligned curriculums.

In addition to the accountabilities listed above, the incumbent is required to carry out the essential duties of: Attendance and participation at convocation and commencement ceremonies; Service on assigned committees and task forces; Attendance and participation at committee, staff, informational, and professional meetings. These may involve attendance at evening or weekend events.

This posting includes qualifications, experience, and skills, but is not limited to the full specifications stated in the job description.

Minimum Qualifications:
Master's degree in an appropriately related field, together with two (2) or more years of related experience and up to two (2) years of supervisory experience; or a combination of education, training, and experience which would lead to the competencies required for successful performance of the position's essential duties.

Incumbents are required to have demonstrated advanced knowledge and abilities in the following:

Curriculum design in an adult learning environment.
Academic administration.
Marketing, business development, public relations, or a related field.

Candidates must possess proven ability to effectively work with culturally, linguistically, and ethnically diverse faculty, staff, and students. They are expected to have excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills along with strong Information technology literacy skills such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience providing community members education and outreach supporting a wide range of workforce development programs (e.g. WIOA, CareerConnect, All Work CT, etc.).
Experience supporting and managing complex projects and multi-site programs.
Experience building community-based partnerships in business and industry.

Starting Salary:
Minimum Salary range $80,801 to $86,320 approximate annual plus excellent State of CT medical insurance, retirement, and related fringe benefits. The salary will be based on the selected candidate's qualifications such as education and job-related experience, and internal equity.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to help you stay well, protect yourself and your family, and plan for a secure future. Benefits include generous leave policies; several retirement plans; and many choices for comprehensive health insurance. You also have access to many additional benefits to save for retirement, protect your family & more with supplemental benefits. Tuition reimbursement may apply if applicable. For more information, please visit our website at: CSCU - Human Resources - Future Employees.

Application Instructions:
To apply you must submit a cover letter and resume. The cover letter may be entered as text in the corresponding box, or it can be uploaded as a combined file with the resume.

Incomplete applications or those submitted after the closing date will not be considered and links to other sources to view resumes are not acceptable. To apply via our website, visit www.ct.edu/hr/jobs.

Selection Procedure:
Following the closing date, application materials will be evaluated by a selection committee. Candidates selected for further consideration will be limited to those applicants who are best qualified based on the minimum and preferred qualifications and who have submitted all the required documents by the closing date and time listed on the job announcement. Candidates who have been selected and approved to interview will be contacted, and finalists will be recommended for further consideration by the Hiring Manager for final selection and recommendation for employment. The selection process may also include practical exercises (i.e., teaching demonstration and/or other written, technical, manipulative, or simulation exercises) to evaluate candidates' qualifications.

Background Screening:
All employment, if offered, is contingent upon proof of citizenship or employability under the requirement of the Immigration and Control Act (IRCA) and the successful passing of a background check, including granting permission to contact current and previous employers for verification. CSCU is committed to providing a safe campus community. Background investigations include reference checks, a criminal history record check and, when appropriate, a financial (credit) report or driving history check.

Continuing Notice of Nondiscrimination
CT State Community College does not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, color, national origin, gender identity or expression, genetic information, learning disability, marital status, intellectual disability, physical disability (including but not limited to blindness), present or past history of mental disability, prior criminal record, race, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy and sexual harassment), sexual orientation, retaliation for previously opposed discrimination or coercion, veteran status, victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and/or trafficking or any other federal or state protected class in its employment, programs, and activities, unless the provisions of Section 46a-80(b) or 46a-81(b) of the Connecticut General Statutes are controlling or there are bona fide occupational qualifications excluding persons in one of the above protected groups.

For information regarding the nondiscrimination, disability, and Title IX policies/procedures, contact: John-Paul Chaisson-Cardenas, Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, CT State Community College, 185 Main Street, New Britain, CT 06051, 860-612-7056 or jp-cardenas@ct.edu.

CSCC IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

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