Job Description
The Division of Apprentice Standards (DAS) is responsible for promoting, developing, and servicing registered apprenticeship programs in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The Apprenticeship Navigator will implement robust and inclusive registered apprenticeship outreach and recruitment strategies, expand diversity within apprenticeship, and increase employer demand for apprenticeship across all sectors. Reporting to the Senior Apprenticeship Liaison, the Apprenticeship Navigator will work with the DAS liaison team and external stakeholders to eliminate systemic barriers to participation in registered apprenticeship for employers and job seekers. The Apprenticeship Navigator will also engage in technical assistance strategies toward improvements in apprenticeship program quality and identify strategic opportunities for expansion occupation apprenticeships, as well as the diversification of construction trades apprenticeships.
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Duties and Responsibilities (these duties are a general summary and not all inclusive):
- Create and implement Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access (DEIA) learning and development plans, including best practices, for DAS staff and apprenticeship stakeholders.
- Provide support, technical assistance, and resources to guide employers to develop inclusive apprenticeship programs.
- Develop targeted, robust outreach and recruitment strategies to connect diverse participants to high-quality registered apprenticeship programs; create and strengthen community connections to entities representing underserved, culturally and economically diverse, individuals.
- Utilize EOLWD's Diversity & Affirmative Action Plans, materials, and policies to inform registered apprenticeship programs.
- Organize DAS staff training to enhance understanding of, outreach, and inclusivity in apprenticeship programming.
- Facilitate implementation of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) apprenticeship requirements from state and federal regulations. Ensure apprenticeship sponsors and partners understand their responsibilities under 29 CFR Part 29 & 29 CFR Part 30.
- Develop relationships with community-based, local, state, and federal agencies and entities that represent the rights and inclusionary practices of the justice-involved, people of color, women, individuals with disabilities, ESL speakers, migrants, and mature workers.
- Create events and training opportunities with community-based, local, state, and federal entities during commemorative weeks and months that represent diverse groups and cultures. Work with the EOLWD Communications group to market and advertise these events and occasions.
- Develop and facilitate teaching seminars and partnerships designed to market Registered Apprenticeship and its effective use as a workforce development tool with MassHire Career Centers and Workforce Development Boards, state partners, and other stakeholders.
- Identify agency process improvements to be used in the application, development, operation, and oversight of Registered Apprenticeship with regard for underrepresented, underserved communities.
- Collaborate with Dept. of Career Services/MassHire workforce boards & career centers, labor unions, community colleges, training vendors, and stakeholders in underrepresented communities to develop accessibility and utilization strategies to improve pathways to Registered Apprenticeship.
- Perform other duties necessary to support and promote Apprenticeship in Massachusetts.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Ability to establish rapport and working relationships with individuals from a wide variety of different cultural, ethnic, and economic backgrounds, demonstrating a passion for justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion work.
- Knowledge of and work history with community-based, local, state, and federal agencies and organizations serving under-represented populations.
- Educated in the Americans with Disabilities Act, Equal Employment Opportunity Act, Affirmative Action and other policies, regulations and practices that protect underrepresented or distinct groups.
- Ability to market and promote Apprenticeship to a diverse range of jobseekers and employers.
- Prior experience in public speaking, creating, and delivering culturally sensitive, pertinent presentations.
- Ability to interact in a team environment and to establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with peers, supervisors, other agency representatives, employers, and customers.
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, proprietary databases, and computer applications; ability to record information accurately & concisely in computerized database.
Please include a cover letter/letter of interest along with your resume in your application.
SALARY PLACEMENT IS DETERMINED BY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE POSITION AND THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION'S RECRUITING GUIDELINES. IN THE CASE OF A PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITY, THE SALARY PROVISIONS OF THE APPLICABLE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WILL BE UTILIZED FOR PLACEMENT WITHIN THE SALARY RANGE.
Qualifications
First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.
MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must have at least (A) two years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, professional, administrative or managerial experience in business administration, business management or public administration the major duties of which involved program management, program administration, program coordination, program planning and/or program analysis, or (B) any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions below.
Substitutions:
I. A Bachelor's or higher degree with a major in business administration, business management or public administration may be substituted for the required experience.
II. A Bachelor's or higher degree with a major other than in business administration, business management or public administration may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required experience.
*Education toward such a degree will be prorated on the basis of the proportion of the requirements actually completed.
Comprehensive Benefits
When you embark on a career with the Commonwealth, you are offered an outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package. We take pride in providing a work experience that supports you, your loved ones, and your future.
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An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
The Commonwealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Research suggests that qualified women, Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for this role.