Posted: 12-Apr-26
Location: Pasco, Washington
Type: Full-time
Salary: $59,314 - $65,565
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Internal Number: E-26-004
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The Workforce Education Training Specialist will provide support to the Workforce Programs as a member of the Workforce Education Center (WEC). Under the direction of the Director for Workforce Education Center, the Workforce Education Training Specialist will be responsible for providing direct student services and supporting students in their pursuit of a technical or professional credential. Primary responsibilities are evaluation for eligibility, awarding resources, documentation, and student interaction in support of Worker Retraining, BFET, and/or Workfirst programs.
This position reports to the Director for Workforce Education Center.
This position is receiving applications until April 12, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST. The College will conduct initial interviews with selected candidates via Zoom and will conduct on-campus interviews with finalists.
Primary Responsibilities
- Responsible for direct-to-student services including intake, screening for eligibility, program orientation, academic counseling, career consultation, resource navigation, strategic co-enrollment, and awarding;
- Complete documentation including data entry into third-party state systems, internal documentation, verifying student-submitted forms, general application reviews, award posting, award tracking, follow-up, and coding;
- Participate in decision-making, individually or as part of a committee, pertaining to student financial awards, access to supports, textbook lending, emergency assistance, strategic co-enrollment, and program eligibility;
- Promote WEC programs and CBC professional/technical programs at CBC and external events including Advisory Committee meetings, Wellness Fairs, CBC Open Houses, class presentations, and outside informational events;
- Reconcile and verify student coding, funding awards, and other documentation between data systems (e.g. ctclink, FileMaker) and departments (i.e. Financial Aid);
- Support all WEC programs with data sharing, direct collaboration, promotion, and effort;
- Assist students with compliance and completion of L&I documentation, training benefits documentation, and other forms as needed;
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree from an institutionally accredited college or university;
- Two (2) years of recent experience working with students;
- Demonstrated critical thinking skills within a structured environment;
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team;
- Computer skills necessary to perform position's responsibilities; and
- Bilingual and biliterate in Spanish and English
Preferred Qualifications:
- Two (2) years of recent experience working with students within a workforce education program.
Competencies:
Support for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Reflecting CBC’s mission, vision and values, support initiatives that expand the human qualities that differentiate our workplace and educational setting. Demonstrate and advocate an understanding of differences, open-mindedness, compassion, sensitivity and interest in differing viewpoints given the diverse population and show a deep commitment to the involvement of colleagues, students and community members to student experience and success honoring freedom of expression as fundamental to personal, professional and organizational growth;
CBC Shared Commitments: Demonstrates a willingness to work with and support others in completing assignments, accepts constructive feedback, and cooperates with coworkers and supervisors. Shows alignment with CBC Shared Commitments by treating others with respect, communicating and collaborating effectively, pursuing growth and learning, valuing and celebrating contributions, prioritizing wellness, and holding self and others accountable;
Accuracy: Monitor accuracy of own work; recognizes and corrects errors; maintain accurate records; accomplish tasks thoroughly through concern for all the areas involved, no matter how small;
Analytical Skills: Synthesize complex or diverse information; collect and research data; identify data relationships and dependencies; design workflows and procedures;
Resourceful & Entrepreneurial: Consistently focus on end results and find most effective way to achieve goals and objectives; act on opportunities; take calculated risks; generate non-routine, non-traditional actions to overcome obstacles and achieve results;
Attitude Toward Progress & Change: Cooperate and support change and new processes; demonstrates acceptance and maintains quality performance throughout change;
Oral & Written Communication: Speak clearly and persuasively in positive and negative situations; listen and get clarification; respond well to questions; demonstrate group presentation skills; participate in meetings; structure and convey information clearly and effectively through both formal and informal documents; review and edit written work constructively; ability to tailor communication to the intended audience;
Student Centered: Attention, interest, activities and efforts are centered upon the best interest of students; create and support an environment that enables learners to achieve their personal, academic, and professional goals; provide courteous and helpful responses to all customers, whether they are students, the general public, or employees from another department; and
Accountability: Accountable for own actions, decisions, errors, mistakes and/or failures to act when appropriate; accept responsibility when given, understand what duties the employee is responsible for and can be counted upon to carry out those responsibilities.
Columbia Basin College is unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship of employment visas (e.g., H-1B) at this time. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship.
