Job Summary
Are you a dynamic leader passionate about driving community and educational development? At Hawkeye Community College’s Business & Community Education department, we offer an engaging and diverse environment where you can inspire a team dedicated to impactful educational and workforce training programs.
This role provides a unique platform to lead initiatives that cater to the professional development and ongoing learning needs of our community, ranging from short-term training to comprehensive workforce solutions. You’ll have the opportunity to make significant contributions to our region, aligning with Hawkeye’s mission to enhance life-long learning and support economic development. Join us to lead a team that shapes the future of education and community engagement.
Hawkeye Community College is a comprehensive community college focused on meeting the needs of the community by providing quality, affordable learning experiences for a diverse student body through our Adult Learning Center, Business and Community Education Department as well as through more than 50 career and technical programs and liberal arts transfer programs. Hawkeye Community College’s mission is about empowering students, strengthening businesses and enriching communities with a vision to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve.
Essential Job Functions
Important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Working Conditions
Anticipated schedule is Monday – Friday from 8:00 am – 4:30 pm with potential for occasional evening and weekend hours.
Work is performed either in or a combination of an office setting and/or classroom setting using technology. Requires good hand-eye coordination including visual acuity to use a keyboard and read technical information; arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp. Sit, stand, bend, lift and move frequently during working hours. During course of day, interact with students, faculty and staff in person, by telephone and computers.
Employment Status
Full-time, exempt position with comprehensive or competitive benefits program including health, dental, vision, life, and LTD insurance, a Section 125 plan for medical and dependent care expenses; holiday, personal, sick, and vacation leave; tuition reimbursement; and a choice of retirement programs—IPERS (defined benefit) or TIAA (defined contribution).
Application Procedure
Hawkeye Community College is a comprehensive community college serving a ten-county region in northeast Iowa. Since opening in 1966, it has focused on meeting the needs of the community, providing quality, affordable training for learners at all stages of life. First opened as Hawkeye Institute of Technology, today Hawkeye Community College serves more than 25,000 individuals and awards almost 1,500 diplomas and degrees annually. Hawkeye has a community impact of $106 million and 1,400 jobs. Since 1966, the college has graduated more than 50,000 students, with 94 percent staying in Iowa.
Located in the Cedar Valley, the college serves 27 school districts across its 10-county service area, providing concurrent enrollment to more than 1,900 high school students.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
Hawkeye Community College has established and implemented an Affirmative Action Plan to reflect its ethical and legal pledge to comply with laws and regulations requiring Equal Educational Opportunity, Equal Employment Opportunity, and Affirmative Action.
The College is committed to equity and diversity in educational services and employment practices. All employees have a responsibility to contribute to an environment for learning and working that encourages and enhances the valuing of equity, enthusiasm for diversity, and passion for respectful interaction.
Reaffirmed by Dr. Todd Holcomb, December 2019