Workforce Development Specialist – Grant Funded Position Available In Surry, North Carolina

Posting Details
Classification Information FLSA Position Information Position Title Workforce Development Specialist – Grant Funded
Position Number FS3-WDS
Position Type Full Time
Leave Format Staff
Shift Day/Special Events
Supervisor Title Surry-Yadkin Works Program Executive Director
Location All Locations
Job Description – Summary The primary purpose of this position is to accelerate the already established Surry-Yadkin Works program by expanding career connections and employment success strategies. This includes pre-apprenticeships during the school year and summer, as well as career exploration events and activities. The Workforce Development Specialist (WDS) will serve as a liaison between educational, economic, and business/industry partners in Surry and Yadkin Counties, focusing on developing new work-based learning programs. This is a 12-month position, funded by a two-year grant. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Responsible for overseeing a portion of the Surry-Yadkin Works high school pre-apprentices.
Responsible for coordinating work-based learning events.
Plan and execute events for Surry-Yadkin Works, and implement programs for public school partners that align with the Surry-Yadkin Works Mission Statement.
Plan and execute summer programs for high school and college students focused on employability training and exploration.
Act as the liaison between educational, economic, and business/industry partnerships.
Work with business and industry to determine employment needs and coordinate efforts to place student pre-apprentices in work-based learning experiences.
Responsible for grant data collection and reporting.
Facilitate and coordinate business/industry/education meetings.
Oversee recruitment and retention of students and business partners.
Develop relationships with students and parents to guide students to success.
Coordinate and oversee support services.
Serve as a coordinator between local businesses, economic development, the community college, and high schools to establish clear lines of communication.
Develop goals and objectives to be met as established by business partners.
Develop work-based learning placements.
Ensure the creation of a successful and sustainable model of work-based learning placement, which may include grant writing for future funding.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledgeable of secondary and post-secondary education and training.
Knowledgeable of high school to college pathways.
Knowledgeable of business and industry needs.
Ability to facilitate and coordinate individual, small group, and large group meetings with minimal assistance.
Ability to balance responsibilities between several school districts, multiple high schools, the community college, and business/industry partners.
Skilled in developing relations and partnerships with multiple stakeholder groups.
Maintain a clean and safe work area. General Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and must meet the requirements listed below that represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability necessary to be successful. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common business correspondence and reports.
• Ability to articulate professional responses to common inquiries and/or complaints from students, faculty, staff, or the public at-large.
• Ability to write using proper grammar and punctuation.
• Ability to effectively present information to management, students, faculty, staff, or the public at-large.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to apply and understand standard mathematical operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and other mathematical functions as appropriate to the division’s need for such skill.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

(or equivalent demonstrated experience/ability):

• Established for each program.

Contact Supervisor for specifics. OTHER SKILLS and

ABILITIES

• Understanding of and commitment to the unique nature and role of the College and to the philosophy of the community college system.
• Ability to independently and effectively organize and manage projects.
• Ability to maintain discretion with confidential information.

Required Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in an academic-related field.
Educational administrative or other relevant leadership experience required.
Career development or related experience preferred.
Working knowledge of business/industry needs.
Applicant must be well-organized and a self-starter with the ability to take initiative. Preferred Qualifications Master’s Degree in an academic-related field.
Educational administrative or other relevant leadership experience required.
Career development or related experience preferred.
Working knowledge of business/industry needs.
Applicant must be well-organized and a self-starter with the ability to take initiative. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Established for each program. Contact Executive Director for specifics. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to sit, stand, & walk; use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will on occasion be in outside weather conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Position Budget Information
Posting Detail Information Posting Number SFP847
Proposed Start Date 07/15/2025
Position End Date (if temporary) Open Date 05/21/2025
Close Date Open Until Filled Yes
Special Instructions to Applicant For information about this position, please contact Crystal Folger-Hawks, Surry-Yadkin Works Executive Director at 336-386-3683 or 336-401-7820 or folger-hawksc@surry.edu. Supplemental Questions Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (

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Applicant Documents
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Unofficial Transcript 1
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