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Grant Director-Early Childhood Education Career Pathways

Job Details

Category: Administrators

Department: Professional Studies

Locations: Boston, MA

Posted: Jan 10, 2019

Type: Full-time

Ref No.: NUP-Grant funded


About Bunker Hill Community College:

Bunker Hill Community College is the largest community college in Massachusetts, serving more than 14,000 students each semester across all modes of instruction. Ranked among the 25 fastest growing public two-year colleges in the United States, BHCC is a multi-campus institution with vibrant, urban campuses in Boston, MA, in nearby Chelsea, MA, and at three satellite locations within the Greater Boston area. BHCC is part of the Massachusetts public higher education system, which includes 15 community colleges.

BHCC offers 103 certificate and degree programs that prepare students to enter four-year institutions or to enter the workforce prepared for better and more highly skilled jobs. Sixty-seven percent of students are people of color and more than fifty percent are women.

Bunker Hill Community College BHCC is nationally recognized as a Leader College by Achieving the Dream and is one of four colleges awarded the National Gates Foundation Achieving the Dream Catalyst grant.

COLLEGE GOALS:

BHCC is a progressive institution guided by five goals: to Foster Student Success, Strengthen Career, Transfer and Workforce Readiness, Advance Diversity, Inclusion and Equity and Develop the College's Infrastructure. The College is committed to a learning community teaching/learning environment and, as an Achieving the Dream institution, is focused on data-driven student success.

Living in Boston:

Boston prides itself on being one of the most livable cities in America with twenty-one diverse neighborhoods offering exceptional medical facilities, vibrant neighborhood business districts, museums, galleries and an extensive network of parks and outdoor recreational areas. Unemployment consistently tracks lower than the national average and job growth in 2014 and 2015 were ahead of projections. Eighty-plus colleges and a quarter of a million college students in the area make Boston one of the country's "youngest major metropolis," according to Boston magazine. Suburbs outside of Boston offer affordable housing options with easy access to public transportation.

Job Description:

The Early Childhood Education Career Pathways Grant Director position will provide leadership, coordination, support and fiscal oversight of the Early Education and Care Career Pathway Grant. Responsibilities for ECE Career Pathways Grant Director include: supervise daily program activities; oversee program development and staff; collaborate to create program plan; implement programmatic changes as appropriate; prepare grant-funded budgets and monitor expenditures; prepare necessary reports per the grant requirements, update/revise instructional materials, guidelines, policies, and procedures; plan publicity and recruitment activities; collaborate with faculty, staff, administrators and community partners; and serve as contact for State-wide industry assessment.

Requirements:

  • Masters degree in Early Childhood Education
  • 5 years experience in the Early Childhood field
  • Minimum of two years experience teaching at a community college
  • Prior supervisory experience
  • Knowledge of community college academic programs, services and culture
  • Minimum of 2 years experience in development, implementation, and oversight of grant initiatives
  • Thorough knowledge of the Department of Early Education and Care's strategic direction, priorities and standards
  • Demonstrated ability to provide professional development that is evidence-based and aligned with EEC's core competencies
  • Proven ability to work effectively with diverse, multicultural, and non-traditional students
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written communication and presentation skills
  • Must be a team player who places a high priority on student service and relationships
  • Project reporting, budgeting, and conceptualization abilities
  • Efficient, detail-oriented, self-starter with the ability to meet deadlines and work well with a minimum of supervision
  • Demonstrated ability to work on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment independently as well as part of a team

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Experience in strategic planning is highly desirable, as is fluency in Mandarin and/or Spanish

Additional Information:

Salary Range: $70,000.00- $80,000.00. This full-time position will be funded by a grant from the State of Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) through June 30, 2019. It is anticipated that this position will continue through June 2021, pending funding.

Review Date: To Ensure Consideration Application Materials Must Be Received By February 28, 2019.

Application Instructions:

To be considered for this position please upload the following documents to your account:

  • Resume
  • Cover Letter
  • A Copy of your Unofficial Transcripts

Please be sure to address the Required Qualifications in your documents.

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Organization

Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) is a multi-campus urban institution, its main campus situated in the historic Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. A second campus is located in nearby Chelsea, Massachusetts; five satellites are located in the local communities of Cambridge, Chinatown, Revere, Somerville and Boston’s South End.

Founded in 1973 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, BHCC enrolls more than 8,100 students in day, evening, weekend, web-based and distance learning courses and programs. The College offers more than 68 associate degree and certificate programs that prepare students for successful employment and transfer to four-year universities. Internationally recognized for development of individualized and alternative methods of instruction, BHCC is a leader in distance-learning technologies that enhance and strengthen the learning environment. The College also has expansive course offerings in English as a Second Language and Adult Basic Education.

One of the largest colleges in the state’s community college system, BHCC incorporates multi cultural and international perspectives in its courses, programs and institutional climate. With students from 90 countries, and students of color comprising more than half of the student’s population, BHCC is one of the more diverse and cosmopolitan colleges in New England. The average age of students is 28, nearly two-thirds are women and the majority of students work while attending college. An expansive array of student services supports the varied needs of the BHCC students.

A leader in workforce education, the College’s academic and technical programs offered at two campuses, five satellites and through distance learning models, reflect the workforce of the local and regional economy. The additional resources of the Workforce Development Center and ACT Center further support the Greater Boston communities’ employment training needs. 

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