Job Description

Director - Labor Education Research Center

South Seattle College is looking to hire a Director for the Labor Education Research Center (LERC) at our Georgetown campus.

Salary Range for this position is $82,348.00 to $113,719.00 annually, depending on experience .

Initial review of application materials will begin on Monday, September 23rd. Early applications are encouraged. This position will remain open until filled.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas.

Position Summary

The Director of the Labor Education and Research Center (LERC) is responsible for the design, oversight, and implementation of multiple adult labor education programs, public events, and labor policy research. The mission of the LERC is to deliver high-quality education and training programs for the dynamic and diverse working population of Washington State, using the best practices of adult education.

This position is an exempt, non-represented civil service role. This position's work modality is currently hybrid with a minimum of three days/week on campus. Modality expectations of this role are not static and may change as department, division or campus needs shift.

What you will be working on:

• Provides vision, leadership, and management to develop and support LERC programs that respond to the educational needs of labor unions, workers, students, student apprentices, and community members involved in civic engagement and economic empowerment.
• Develops and leads the implementation of a strategic plan for the LERC that prioritizes quality labor education and research programs.
• Works collaboratively with key stakeholders and LERC staff as part of the design, development, and implementation process for LERC programs, education, and research.
• Ensures all planning and programs of the Washington LERC are created through and advance anti-racism, anti-sexism, and anti-genderism.
• Cultivates relationships with key leaders and workers at labor centers locally and nationally to share strategies on program development and planning of the WA LERC.
• Manages LERC personnel by hiring, training, and evaluating staff paid through LERC budgets.
• Ensures the financial health of LERC through responsible administration of multiple budgets, grant development, and revenue enhancement.
• Defines success as director in terms of the whole team by creating a feeling of belonging.
• Serves as lead ambassador to labor unions, the Washington State Labor Council and other AFL-CIO bodies, other institutions of higher education, and national labor education organizations.
• Maintains an active LERC Advisory Committee through recruiting members, and planning and scheduling quarterly Advisory Committee meetings.
• Serves as one of the LERC's educators by designing curriculum, planning, and implementing workshops, and giving presentations.
• Oversees and/or actively researches to provide data and analysis about labor policy issues; consults about policies impacting labor organizations, work environments, workforce development, and occupational safety and health.
• Works with LERC staff, South Seattle College staff, unions and/or community partners to author grant proposals to foundations, government agencies, and other potential funders as appropriate.
• Works with South Seattle College administration and faculty to integrate the LERC into the curricula of the college and develop a degree or certificate program in Labor Relations.
• Serves on committees and participates in projects of the South Seattle/Seattle Colleges communities.
• Other duties as assigned.

What you bring as a candidate:

• Bachelor's Degree relevant to the position and/or the equivalent experience developing and implementing labor education programs in an education setting and in the field.
• Ability to actively lead efforts to integrate equity and inclusion and anti-bias policies and practices in a program.
• Administrative experience, including instructional team member supervision and professional development; budget development and management.
• Ability to build and maintain internal and external partnerships.
• Experience with collective bargaining agreements.
• Experience teaching adults on topics that affect their lives at work and in the community.
• Demonstrated understanding of how labor unions operate and the role they play in politics and the economy.
• Demonstrated understanding of how apprenticeship programs operate and their importance as a form of labor education.
• Event planning experience (e.g. conferences).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Physical Demands and Disability Accommodation

Persons with disabilities have the right to reasonable accommodation in all aspects of employment with Seattle Colleges. This includes, but is not limited to recruitment, application, hiring, training, termination, conditions of employment, and any other employer-supported activities. Applicants requesting accommodation should contact Human Resources.

Seattle Colleges follows the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and provides the following information as a guideline for applicants:

• Ability to operate office equipment, receive and interpret data, and prepare various materials.
• Ability to exchange information with supervisor, lead, co-workers, and students.
• Ability to provide 1:1 support, present to small groups, and work at a computer exercising repetitive hand motion.
• Work is performed primarily in office settings with frequent interruptions and encounters noises typical of an office environment.

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