Director of Workforce Development Center and Renewable Energy Programs

at John Wood Community College in Quincy, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Job Description

This position provides vision, leadership, and direction for the Workforce Development Center (WDC). Duties include oversight of the facility, credit and non-credit programming, primary contact for Great River Fame Chapter, Workforce and Renewable Energy grants, and supervision of the WDC faculty and staff.

John Wood Community College

John Wood Community College is the educational link between business and community in the West Central Illinois Region. JWCC collaboratively creates innovative and relevant academic and training programs with business leaders to educate people and the workforce for today’s needs and tomorrow’s opportunities. JWCC has centers in Quincy, Pittsfield, Baylis and Mt. Sterling, Illinois. Programs include a comprehensive baccalaureate transfer curriculum, customized business training, career/technical degrees and certificates and personal enrichment courses.

John Wood Community College is an educational leader in comprehensive community college education in West Central Illinois and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Established in 1974, the college's main campus and administrative center is in Quincy, Illinois. The main campus opened in January 2002 and is located on 150-acres of beautiful, sprawling landscape. The College operates four branch campuses: the Workforce Development Center in Quincy, the Southeast Education Center in Pittsfield, the Agricultural Sciences Education Center in Baylis, and the Mt. Sterling Education Center in Mt. Sterling.

John Wood serves an average fall enrollment of 1,900 students across a nine-county area of Western Illinois. As a catalyst for innovation both on-campus and in the local community, John Wood Community College specializes in traditional education, workforce training, and professional development. The College is committed to student success and programmatic excellence based on the core values of excellence, accountability, integrity, servant leadership, and lifelong learning.

Mission

John Wood Community College enriches lives through learning by providing accessible educational opportunities and services at exceptional value.

Philosophy

John Wood Community College is an open-admission, comprehensive, public community college that seeks to enhance the lives of those it serves by striving for academic excellence, integrity, accountability, and flexibility. Recognizing and respecting each person’s uniqueness, potential, and value, the College offers a variety of programs, curricula, and educational delivery systems and schedules to accommodate students’ requirements and different learning rates. Further, the College seeks to stimulate students’ intellectual, academic, personal, and social development as productive, engaged, and responsible citizens supporting the community.

Accreditations

JWCC is accredited and recognized by the following organizations:

– The Higher Learning Commission

– North Central Association

– Illinois Community College Board

– Illinois Board of Higher Education

John Wood Workforce Development Center

The College opened its Workforce Development Center (WDC) in 2009 at 2710 N. 42nd Street in Quincy. A 14,300 square feet expansion was completed in 2024. Located on 14 acres, the facility enables the College to meet the training needs of area businesses and industry. The center offers Career, Technical, and Workforce Education Programs including truck driver training, electrical technology, computer-aided design, industrial maintenance, logistics, advanced manufacturing technology, automation & robotics, HVAC, customized training, and welding.  The WDC is the educational center for the Great River FAME Chapter’s Advanced Manufacturing Technician program.

Desired Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree required.  Five (5) or more years of relevant business and industry work experience.  Excellent listening, negotiation, and presentation skills. Ability to establish and maintain department budgets and maintain an excellent working relationship with other college and community members.

Essential Functions

• Provide oversight for the facility needs of the workforce development center (WDC).
• Primary point of contact for activities at the WDC such as facility tours, hosting Makerfest, and other special events.
• Great River Fame Chapter Administration consisting of the following duties:
  • Assist chapter members with recruitment of students.
  • Schedule courses for Fall, Spring and Summer.
  • FAME student navigator duties ensuring wrap around services.
• Grant management of the Department of Energy (IAC) grant and assist with other workforce related grants implementation and reporting.
• Provide input and programmatic assistance to the Perkins grant administrator.
• In coordination with the Business and Industry Outreach Coordinator identify workforce and other non-credit customized training offerings.
• Development of Non-credit to Credit pathways.
• Assist the Dean and faculty with the fall, spring, and summer academic schedules.
• Support dual credit programming for the WDC programs.
• Scheduling and use of the JWCC Mobile Educational Lab.
• In coordination with Career Services, schedule MSSC testing.
• Supervision of the Workforce Development Center Faculty and Staff.
• May teaches up to eight semester load hours per the fall and spring semesters and up to four load hours during the summer of workforce courses based on the candidate credentials.  

Work Schedule

Normal work schedule is Monday – Thursday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, Friday 8:00 am – 12:00 pm.  Some evenings will be required to support students and faculty in evening classes.  Some weekends will be required to support special events.  Some travel required. 

Work Calendar

12 Months

We are an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.  If you are a person with a disability and need assistance applying for a job, please submit a request to hr@jwcc.edu.