Academic Professional Development Coordinator

Colorado Community College System (CCCS); Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 57,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Generous leave

Education benefits

Job summary

The Community College of Aurora seeks a Professional Development Specialist to design and deliver PD programs for faculty and staff. You will coach, facilitate workshops, and manage webinars and courses aligned with student success and retention goals.

Responsibilities include onboarding PD collaborators, evaluating initiatives, and applying current educational technology trends. Commitment to DEI and inclusive teaching practices is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven success in leading professional development for adult learners.
• Experience with educational technologies in higher education.
• Experience with assessment design.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across departments.
• Ability to respond to priority changes with ease.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Director of Academic Professional Development to design, implement, and evaluate professional development opportunities for faculty and staff that advance the college’s and Academic Success division’s mission and strategic goals.
• Assist the Director with the onboarding, training, and work of professional development collaborators and partners, as needed.
• Support the design, implementation, and data-informed assessment of professional development initiatives that are geared towards improving student success outcomes, fostering retention, and supporting timely program completion.
• Ensure that professional development programming is informed by current trends in educational technology, evidence-based pedagogy, and student-centered teaching practices.
• Facilitate recurrent courses, webinars, and activities, such as New Faculty and Instructor Orientation and courses that support CTE credentialing and offer coaching sessions to support those courses.
• Assist the Director with leading additional professional development trainings and coaching sessions that address career skills integration, student learning assessment, and teaching methods adapted to GenAI.

Skills

PD leadership

Educational technology

Education

Master’s degree

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

This position supports the Director of Academic Professional Development with selection, design, facilitation, and implementation of professional development programming and instructional technologies that support the advancement of the institutional mission and college’s priorities. The person in the role designs and facilitates workshops, provides coaching, and manages webinars and courses geared towards specific professional development needs, with a deep commitment to improving student success outcomes, fostering retention, and supporting timely program completion. The person in the role models our institutional values and establishes effective and strong relationships with faculty, staff, students, the Colorado Community College System, and external partners.

OVERVIEW OF CCA

The Community College of Aurora serves our diverse community by providing high-quality instruction and support services to prepare students for transfer and employment. We are particularly interested in applicants that demonstrate a commitment to working with individuals and groups from diverse identities, including but not limited to: socioeconomic, cultural, sexual orientation, gender identity expression, disability, multilingual learners, veterans, non-traditional, race and ethnic backgrounds.

More than 20 different languages and 60 countries are represented at CCA. In addition to traditional degree and certificate programs, CCA offers non-credit professional development courses, customized training, and economic and workforce development resources to employer partners and individual professionals seeking to enhance the capacity and productivity of their workforce or individual knowledge and skills. The college centers diversity, equity, and inclusion and we actively seek to employee partners who want to join us in working to reducing outcome gaps among our diverse student population.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate with the Director of Academic Professional Development to design, implement, and evaluate professional development opportunities for faculty and staff that advance the college’s and Academic Success division’s mission and strategic goals.
• Assist the Director with the onboarding, training, and work of professional development collaborators and partners, as needed.
• Support the design, implementation, and data-informed assessment of professional development initiatives that are geared towards improving student success outcomes, fostering retention, and supporting timely program completion.
• Ensure that professional development programming is informed by current trends in educational technology, evidence-based pedagogy, and student-centered teaching practices.
• Facilitate recurrent courses, webinars, and activities, such as New Faculty and Instructor Orientation and courses that support CTE credentialing and offer coaching sessions to support those courses.
• Assist the Director with leading additional professional development trainings and coaching sessions that address career skills integration, student learning assessment, and teaching methods adapted to GenAI.
• Assist with the response to departmental and individual requests for support with outcomes data analysis and pedagogical strategies that improve student success outcomes, retention, and timely completion.
• Contribute to or facilitate presentations, consultations, and coaching sessions as needed.
• Serve on committees as assigned by the Provost, Dean of Academic Effectiveness and Instructional Support, and the Director.
• Engage in ongoing professional development as required by the responsibilities of the role.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Three (3) or more years of full-time teaching experience
• Proven success in leading professional development for adult learners. Experience with educational technologies in higher education.
• Experience with assessment design.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across departments.
• Ability to respond to priority changes with ease.

PREFERED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Educational credentials related to instructional design.
• Three (3) or more years of full-time teaching experience in higher education, preferably a community college.
• Proven success in designing and leading professional development in an academic setting
• Expertise in higher education professional development trends, including evidence-based teaching strategies and assessment of instructional impact.
• Demonstrated commitment to supporting students, faculty, and community members based on their individual needs to foster successful outcomes.
• Experience with data collection, analysis, improvement strategies design, and reporting.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Salary Range: The range will be $57,129.08 - $65,698.44.This salary is determined by the qualifications of the selected candidate balanced with departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information. CCA offers an excellent benefit plan, including generous leave, holiday, and education benefits.

Deadline to Submit Application Material: Application review will begin on Friday October 30, 2026, but applications will remain in consideration if received by November 6, 2026.

By applying for this announced position, applicants are certifying that all statements, information and documents provided are true, complete and correct to the best of their knowledge and are made in good faith. Further, applicants understand that omissions, misleading, false or untrue information, or any attempt at fraud or deceit in any manner connected with this application and/or subsequent testing may result in them not being considered for jobs with the Community College of Aurora; may constitute grounds for discipline and/or termination after hire; and/or constitute grounds for further actions pursuant to law.

Colorado Residency Requirement:

Eligible applicants must be either a current Colorado resident or be able to provide proof of residency in Colorado within 30 days of the start date for the position, or they may be deemed ineligible for employment with the Community College of Aurora. Please contact [e-mail] with any questions.

Community College of Aurora Inclusive Excellence Statement:

CCA embraces Inclusive Excellence because we want our students, staff, and faculty to learn and contribute within an inclusive environment. This means members of our college community will be active, respectful, and mindful of equity, diversity, and inclusion at all levels of engagement.

Inclusive Excellence will provide a foundation for student and institutional success. Recognizing our diversity is only the first step toward Inclusive Excellence.

We must also be intentional in valuing cultural differences and experiences, while incorporating them into practices, curricula, and policies.

Welcoming, Respectful, Inclusive - Together, we are CCA.

The Federal Clery Act:

(The Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act of 1990) requires all institutions of higher learning to make available to prospective employees our agency's Annual Security Report. A copy of this information is available on the CCA website at the Student Right to Know page. A paper copy of this report can be obtained at the College Security Office upon request. This report includes statistics for the previous three years concerning crimes that occurred on campus or on property controlled or owned by Community College of Aurora, as well as public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, our campuses.