At Central Carolina Community College, we create transformative lifelong learning opportunities! We expect all employees to find ways to remove barriers to student success and provide all students a pathway to achievable dreams.   Our employees are charged to recognize the challenges we face and to respond to them with empathy, understanding, and a willingness to help.

Under minimal direction, the coordinator facilitates the college’s professional development efforts in close collaboration with campus partners.  Professional development offerings include programming and resources that enhance teaching and learning, staff development, and targeted or collegewide events aligned with the college’s strategic plan. 

Diversity Statement:  Central Carolina Community College believes the college experience is greatly enriched through diversity; therefore, the college encourages diversity of thought within the student body and staff. Furthermore, the college seeks to promote awareness of diversity and the respect for all individuals, and the college pledges to adhere to this mission in its relationship with the community.    

This position is being readvertised.  Previous applicants do not need to reapply to be considered.

Essential Duties

• In collaboration with the executive director, develop an annual collegewide professional development plan aligned with institutional goals and objectives. Create and produce related programs throughout the year.
• Engage with all areas of the college to evaluate professional development needs, including specific needs of departments or divisions. With input from college stakeholders, design or identify professional development that addresses these needs.
• Collaborate with department chairs, deans, and Center for Organizational Excellence team members on faculty professional development to continually enhance teaching and learning.
• Coordinate with Human Resources on training activities for specific constituency groups.
• Help coordinate adjunct night, new faculty orientation, annual professional development days (collegewide, staff, and faculty specific), PROPEL leadership program, and welcome week.
• Manage changes and updates of the professional development webpage and associated Blackboard courses.
• Manage online event management system and online training systems. 
• Participate in regional, state, and national organizations and events to learn about innovations and trends in professional development.
• Develop and monitor budgets. 
• Ensure compliance with college and state policy.
• Manage logistics of professional development events, including communication with venues, vendors, and facilitators.
• Recruit internal and external facilitators for professional development activities.
• Promote professional development and leadership opportunities to college stakeholders through various media.
• Create content for specific populations of college employees, including adjunct instructors.
• Provide support to the Academic & Cultural Enrichment Series (ACES) as requested.
• Serve on college committees as assigned.
• Complete the annual five-hour staff professional development requirement.
• Encourage and support college activities, policies, procedures, and philosophies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Recognizing and respecting the variety of experiences and contributions represented by all of our students, employees, and community, the Coordinator of Professional Development will encourage a learning environment where everyone is supported and valued for their unique perspectives and experiences, and will foster and promote the participation of all members of our diverse communities.