Coordinator Perkins ( Part-Time 20 hrs per week)

Please Note: PCC currently limits employment to individuals residing in Oregon and Washington. Employment offers are contingent upon the ability to establish residence in Oregon or Washington.

Portland Community College will also ensure that applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for the hiring process are provided for. If reasonable accommodation is needed please contact the PCC Talent Acquisition Team at

Portland Community College is the largest post-secondary institution in Oregon and 19th largest in the nation serving approximately 80000 full- and part-time students. With four comprehensive campuses five workforce training and education centers and 200 community locations in the Portland metropolitan area our unique role is to make high-quality education accessible to everyone creating opportunities for our students and contributing to the economic development of our community.

The Perkins Coordinator is responsible for collaborating with College leadership faculty and staff to assist in creating and supporting initiatives that lead to career readiness attainment of degrees certificates and other industry-recognized credentials for local populations as identified in Perkins guidelines to succeed in high wage and high skill employment. The Coordinator also provides programmatic assistance budgetary support and technical assistance working toward accomplishing the Perkins grant funding objectives in compliance with legal requirements.

This position is part-time and the primary work location will be remote with a home base of Rock Creek.

• Bachelors Degree in Communications English Journalism Education or related field. Experience performing the duties of this job substitute for the degree requirement on a year for year basis.
• Three year(s) of experience writing grant proposals and reports coordinating activities and teams to support a grant and interpreting requests for proposals reporting cycles and funding guidelines.

For a full list of duties please see the complete Classification Description at:Perkins Coordinator

• Demonstrated success managing grant projects and meeting grant outcomes and deadlines.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the purpose goals and challenges faced by students in higher education and/or career/technical programs.
• Demonstrated experience working with faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds.
• Outcome-oriented approach to navigating complicated systems within large complex K12 College state agencies or organizations.
• Demonstrate an understanding of privilege and structural inequities and how they impact students.
• Demonstrate an ability to work both independently and as a team member.

The PCC district encompasses a 1500-square-mile area in northwest Oregon and offers two-year degrees one-year certificate programs short-term training alternative education pre-college courses and life-long learning. As part of our College community youll enjoy:

• A collaborative and inspiring campus community

• Opportunities for learning and professional development

Portland Community College embraces equity and inclusion as a priority. We are committed to building a community with a variety of backgrounds skills views and life experiences. The more we value equity and inclusion the more we will add value to the work we do and how we serve our students engage with each other and the Oregon Community that we serve. Creating a culture that honors equity and inclusion is our objective and the smart path forward.

There is never a dull moment at PCC. We offer more than just a competitive salary. When you join our team at PCC youll also enjoy:

• Comprehensive benefit package designed to provide employees and their families including domestic partners with access to a broad range of benefit options. Includes Health Dental and Vision options Group Life Long-term Disability Long-term Care and Auto and Home Insurance programs

• Oregon PERS contribution - PCC currently fully funds the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS/OPSRP) pension and contributes an additional 6% into the employees Individual Account Program under PERS/OPSRP

• Tax deferred annuity program and a deferred compensation program where employees may save additional pre-tax dollars for retirement

• PCC provides a tuition waiver for you your spouse/domestic partner and dependent children under 24 years of age as well as partial tuition reimbursement for full-time employees at other accredited institutions

• Free access to the sport centers / campus gymnasiums performing arts and cultural events

• Generous Paid Leave - as determined by our collective bargaining agreement (Pro-rated by FTE for Part-Time Employees) -

  Faculty and Academic Professional Agreement

Paid Leave:

• Starts at 13.33 hours of vacation leave per month (additional vacation hours with years of service)

• 1 day of sick leave per month

• 12 holidays

• PCC Winter Break (when College is closed)

• 1 additional personal leave day per year

View a complete list of PCC benefits

will be between Step 1 ($35.95 per hour) through Step 2 ($37.21 per hour) based on related experience. Placement at a higher step may be possible based upon additional experience and internal equity.

Portland Community College complies with the Oregon Veterans Preference in Public Employment law which provides qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment.You will be given instructions during the application process to claim Veterans Preference in the recruitment of this position and to provide the documents required for verification of eligibility. Please do not send your documentation to the hiring manager directly. For verification of eligibility please submit the following documentation:

• Veterans:DD214

• Disabled Veterans:DD214 and Letter from the Department of VA

Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act) you may view Portland Community Colleges (PCC) most recent Annual Security Report (ASR) on theDepartment of Public Safetywebsite. The ASR contains current security and safety-related policy disclosure statements emergency preparedness and evacuation information crime prevention and sexual assault prevention information and resources and drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains crime statistics for Clery Act crimes which occurred on PCC properties for the last three calendar years. Paper copies of the ASR are available upon request at allDepartment of Public Safetyoffices.