Assistant Perkins Grant Coordinator

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and manage a structured Work-Based Learning program that includes internships, externships, job shadowing, mentoring, industry tours, and employer-sponsored projects. Help match CTE students with WBL opportunities aligned to their program of study and career goals.
• Identify, recruit, and cultivate relationships with regional employers across BRCC’s four CTE career clusters: Construction, Health Science, Information Technology, and Advanced Manufacturing.
• Affiliate with the Perkins Grant Coordinator to coordinate program activities, review budgets, manage data, and handle inventory and equipment management tasks.
• Collaborate with the Perkins Grant Coordinator, secondary CTE coordinators, and post-secondary CTE faculty/staff to connect high school students in Early College Academy programs with employer engagement and work-based learning opportunities.
• Support career exploration activities at secondary partner schools and BRCC, including Career Waves 2 usage, employer panels, industry tours, and job shadowing for students, including Mobile CTE Unit coordination and logistics.

Requirements

• Required Education: Bachelor's degree in education, Business, Public Administration, Workforce Development, or related field.
• Required Experience: Three years of experience in education, grant administration, program coordination or career/technical education. Associate's degree is acceptable with three years of federal grants management experience and two years of employer liaison experience.

Qualifications

• Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Knowledge of Federal Grant Compliance and Perkins V Requirements – Proficient; Program Development and Coordination – Advanced; Employer Engagement and Partnership Development – Advanced; Knowledge of Career and Technical Education Programs – Proficient; Data Collection, Tracking and Performance Reporting – Proficient; Interpersonal Communication and Stakeholder Relations – Advanced; Event Planning – Proficient; Written Communication and Documentation – Proficient; Technology Proficiency (Office Suite) – Basic.

Skills

• Preferred: Certified Workforce Developer or related career/technical education credential.
• Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Employer Engagement and Partnership Development experience; Strong interpersonal communication and stakeholder relationship skills; Understanding of work-based learning.

Benefits

As a member of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, BRCC has an attractive benefits package with a wide variety of benefit options. Benefits offered include retirement, multiple medical insurance options, supplemental insurances (dental, term life, disability, accident, vision, etc.), Tax Saver Flexible Benefits Plan (saves tax dollars on some child care and medical expenses), holidays (14 per year, typically includes longer break at Christmas), generous annual (vacation) and sick leave benefits and Employee Assistance Program. Specific benefits depend on job category, percent effort and length of employment.