Biotech​/Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Seeker Liaison

Overview

Working Title:

Biotech/Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Job Seeker Liaison

Role

Title:

Education Support Spec III

Role Code: 29144-FP
• FLSA Exempt
• Pay Band 04
• Position Number 283R0411

Agency: J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
• Division: J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College (Div)
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Work Location:

Henrico - 087

Hiring Range:
Salary commensurate with experience, maximum $70,000
• Emergency/Essential Personnel:
No

Telework options:
Yes (subject to business needs)

Bilingual or multilingual requirement:
No

Schedule:

Schedule as assigned by manager. Sensitive Position:
No

Reynolds is one of the largest community colleges in Virginia and serves Virginia’s capital city and five nearby counties. Annually, our four campus sites serve approximately 13,000 credit students and provide training for 7,400 students through the Community College Workforce Alliance. Reynolds is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse, culturally competent staff at all levels of the organization who reflect the demographics of our students.

We also believe in providing an ongoing investment in our faculty and staff to deepen their skills and competencies to serve the full range of our student population.

Reynolds has been awarded a three-year $3.94 million grant, through the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Good Jobs Challenge, to create a robust workforce development system to support the Greater Richmond MSA’s growing Biotech and Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (APM) sector. The grant supports three full-time positions including a Job Seeker Network Liaison who will drive student enrollment in Biotech and APM technician training and education programs through engagement with influencers and connectors in neighborhoods and districts within the region historically underserved by higher education and through partnerships with faith, human-services, and community-based organizations.

In coordination with the region’s community colleges, local Virginia Career Works Centers and Network2

WorkRVA, the Job Seeker Network Liaison will design and manage tactics and resources that eliminate barriers to attaining credentials and a quality job for unemployed and underemployed regional residents. From initial outreach and program orientations to identifying and providing the most needed support services, this Good Jobs team member’s exclusive focus will be on ensuring biotech and APM jobs go to those who most need a Good Job.

As the Job Seeker Liaison, you will work to attract, train and support a diverse labor force into biotech and APM jobs with a focus on technician and production jobs. A primary strategy for generating potential enrollments into Biotech and APM related education and training will be engaging community connectors who identify and motivate job seekers looking for a career pathway.

Connectors are trusted, natural community supports in neighborhoods to whom individuals with barriers or challenges to employment are likely to turn for assistance. The goal is to build a Connector network in the Greater Richmond MSA that will focus on Biotech and APM jobs and that will also ensure a sustained and effective community network exists for the delivery of education and training, assessments and credential attainment, and support services such as transportation, child care, and job preparation and contacts.

• Demonstrated working knowledge of and ability to identify and engage community members and organizations that have large grassroots networks.
• Working knowledge of the workforce development system, operations, and linkages.
• Demonstrated experience working with underserved populations and the non-profits who assist them; and understanding the barriers to employment typically faced by underserved populations.
• Knowledge of the informal social networks typically found in urban and rural environments.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships with “connectors” and engage and support job seekers and community members.
• Must be comfortable and proficient in oral and written communication including facilitation, public presentations, and speeches.
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Office…