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Grade: Professional 308
Pay Range: $75,200.00 - $112,700.00
Job Description
The Work-Based Learning Coordinator supports the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of journeyworker/mentor support systems across Craft’s apprenticeship portfolio. This role coordinates journeyworker/mentor recruitment, onboarding, training, engagement, and professional learning activities that prepare workplace journeyworker/mentors to effectively support apprentices as they develop occupational competencies and progress toward educational and career goals. The role contributes to scalable mentor support systems that improve apprentice persistence, competency attainment, completion, and workforce success.
Primary Responsibilities
Journeyworker/Mentor Development and Engagement
Coordinate journeyworker/mentor onboarding, orientation, and professional learning activities across apprenticeship programs.
Support the development and maintenance of journeyworker/mentor resources, toolkits, guides, and learning materials.
Coordinate journeyworker/mentor communities of practice, networking opportunities, and peer learning experiences.
Promote effective mentoring practices that support apprentice engagement, persistence, and skill development.
Support implementation of coaching, feedback, and workplace learning frameworks that strengthen mentor effectiveness.
Employer and Partner Support
Serve as a point of coordination for workplace mentors and employer partners.
Support employer implementation of journeyworker/mentor development practices and apprentice support strategies.
Coordinate communications, meetings, and engagement activities related to journeyworker/mentor initiatives.
Apprenticeship Program Support
Support journeyworker/mentor development initiatives aligned to Registered Apprenticeship Programs, employer-sponsored apprenticeships, and other work-based learning pathways.
Assist in aligning journeyworker/mentor support to occupational competencies, on-the-job learning objectives, and program outcomes.
Coordinate activities that strengthen the quality, consistency, and effectiveness of workplace learning experiences.
Data, Reporting, and Continuous Improvement
Track journeyworker/mentor participation, engagement, satisfaction, and completion metrics.
Support collection and reporting of program implementation and outcome data.
Analyze mentor and apprentice feedback to identify opportunities for improvement.
Contribute to continuous improvement efforts that strengthen journeyworker/mentor effectiveness and apprentice success.
Project Coordination
Coordinate project plans, timelines, meetings, communications, and deliverables related to journeyworker/mentor development initiatives.
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