Position Number:SE0758.00000
Position Title:Manager, Career Pathways
Job Type:Staff
FT/PT:Full-Time
Employee Class Description:P1-Staff exempt
General Position Description:The Manager, Career Pathways will perform administrative duties and provide leadership to build capacity, develop and implement a system of pathways to college and high skill and high wage careers. Responsible for coordinating career pathways articulation and postsecondary transition functions by working closely with organizational units responsible for career and workforce education, articulation, student services, curriculum development, business linkages, and tracking and evaluation.
Flexible Work Arrangement:Majority/Primarily On-site: Employee performs the majority of job duties on-site, but may occasionally work remotely.
Grade:2032
Exemption Status:Exempt
Posting Number:S3137P
Location(s):Orlando, FL 32811 - West Campus
Proposed Work Schedule (Please note hours subject to change based on business needs):Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm; business hours subject to change based on department needs
Number of Vacancies:1
Posting Start Date:05/02/2025
Posting End Date:05/12/2025
Open Until Filled:No
Quicklink for Posting:Salary Range:$56,653 - $63,735 per year
Description of Job Function:1. Designs and develops Strategic Plans which move prospective students to enrollment and persistence in the Career Pathways/Tech Express related programs.
Description of Job Function:2. Manages the planning and implementation of program reviews for Career Pathways in collaboration with Deans and faculty.
Description of Job Function:3. Provide professional leadership in organizing, administering, and supervising, and evaluating the effective operation of Career Pathways.
Description of Job Function:4. Collaborates with various stakeholders to compile, analyze, and disseminate data related to Career Pathways in the high schools and tech colleges related to Career Pathways.
Description of Job Function:5. Coordinate the development of new and revised articulation agreements with Orange County Schools and School District of Osceola.
Description of Job Function:6. Manages the process for tracking, processing, issuing, and reporting Career Pathways student enrollment in the Valencia's career programs.
Description of Job Function:7. Develops and prepares reports for Career Pathways activities in high schools and tech colleges.
Description of Job Function:8. Manages Career Pathways staff to facilitate data collection and records management for Career Pathways Coaches to provide advising and support to students enrolled at Technical College campuses.
Description of Job Function:9. Works with Valencia's Marketing Department to develop annual strategies for the marketing and promotion of all Career Pathways and Tech Express related programs. Participates in the development of all promotional materials.
Description of Job Function:10. Creates community-based partnerships to support the academic success of Career Pathways students.
Description of Job Function:11. Establishes and develops effective professional relationships with school district, community agency leaders, and staff.
Description of Job Function:12. Provides informational sessions for faculty, students, parents, counselors, and administrators at high schools, technical colleges and Valencia.
Description of Job Function:13. Ensures program and department information is current. Oversees the Career Pathways Program information in the College Catalog. Oversees the website presence of all Career Pathways and Tech Express related programs and activities.
Description of Job Function:14. Collaborates with campus and college leadership to determine Career Pathways high school and Technical College campus-based presence and course/program offerings.
Description of Job Function:15. Manages the career pathways budget, including any sub-recipient monitoring to support the activities of the consortium.
Description of Job Function:16. Serves on various College, local, and statewide committees related to Career Pathways.
Description of Job Function:17. Works closely with college leadership, school district administration, deans, and faculty/staff to ensure the successful implementation of career pathways.
Description of Job Function:18. Performs other duties as assigned.
Drivers License Requirement:Not Applicable
Required Minimum Education:Bachelor's Degree from a regionally accredited institution.
Required Field of Study:Business, human relations/human resources, public policy and/or workforce education.
Preferred Type of Experience:Experience working cooperatively and effectively with staff in an educational setting.
Experience in planning and coordinating activities and projects related to career programs.
Experience with coordinating special events/activities and working with business and community leaders.
Experience with using multiple computer software applications and design and development of databases.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:Knowledge of the principles and practices of career and workforce education.
Knowledge of State of Florida policies and statutes regarding Career Pathways and high school graduation requirements.
Knowledge of college advising process and general education/academic program requirements.
Skill in effectively communicating, interpersonally, orally, and in writing.
Skill in the use of personal computers and general office software.
Ability to effectively organize and manage multiple projects simultaneously, while meeting deadlines and prioritizing changing needs.
Ability to exercise initiative and work with minimal supervision.
Ability to effectively lead employees to achieve performance goals.
Ability to collect, organize, synthesize and present information in a meaningful manner.
Ability to develop and maintain a budget.
Ability to solve problems and create mutually successful solutions.
Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of college stakeholders including administrators, academic and student affairs faculty/staff, student organizations, Career and Technical Education district personnel, community partners, students and parents.
Knowledge of how data analysis and reporting informs decision-making.
Knowledge of alignment of assessments and program competencies.
General Working Conditions:This job primarily operates in a professional office environment. The employee will routinely operate standard office equipment including but not limited to computers, keyboards, mouse, phones, photocopiers, printers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines. While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.
Typical physical competencies include but are not limited to frequently remaining stationary, moving, reaching, positioning self and occasionally ascending/descending, lifting/moving objects weighing between 5-15 pounds. This job also entails frequently communicating, discerning and exchanging information, detecting and perceiving objects up close, at a distance, and the ability to adjust focus. Cognitive abilities include but are not limited to frequently using discretion, judgment, reasoning, memory, learning, maintaining confidentiality, comprehension, problem solving, and decision-making.
The typical work environment, physical and cognitive demands listed above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The College has a process to identify and make available reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.