Position Summary:
The Workforce Development Program Coordinator will oversee the Job Readiness and Learning Program for all support services new hires in Greater Peoria Area. The Coordinator will coordinate all JRLP training, facilitate training, and oversee day-to-day operations of JRLP. The Workforce Development Program Coordinator also serves participants of the Job Readiness and Learning Program and other Workforce Development participants in case management counseling. The Workforce Development Program Coordinator will conduct individual intake meetings with participants and assist in critical thinking, problem solving, and identifying community resources to eliminate work/life barriers.
Qualifications:
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor's Degree in Education, Organizational Development, Human Resources or related field

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Three (3) years experience in workforce development, human resources, community outreach, social work or training.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Ability to provide engaging instruction/facilitation to adult learners. Excellent communication and organizational skills. Ability to work successfully in teams and manage multiple priorities and tight deadlines, develop business relationships.
Essential Functions:

• Establish training program for new team members using Job Readiness and Learning Program curriculum. Partner with Human Resources, Carle Experience, Quality, and operational teams to ensure training program captures necessary technical and soft skill learning.
• Facilitate training and teach classes to workforce development program participants.
• Schedule and coordinate training logistics and follow up.
• Provide ongoing instruction and coaching for team members.
• Provide regular feedback on participants as required for agency and governmental reimbursements.
• Establish and maintain relationships with community partners.
• Possess strong commitment to improving employment and economic opportunities for our local community.
• Conduct individual intake with participants to access needs, strengths, challenges, and to identify job related goals.
• Monthly quarterly check-ins with participants. Track check-ins, trend, feedback, report on themes, and identify solutions and resources for issues surfaced in roundings.
• Provide individual and group counseling, coaching and case management services to assist participant employees with addressing personal needs and achieving goals.
• Identify individual, community, and organizational resources to meet participant's needs.
• Provide ongoing individual instruction and follow-up throughout participants first year of employment to ensure continued success.
• Be willing and able to provide at least 2 after hours appointment to participants.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: human.resources@carle.com.

Effective September 20, 2021, the COVID 19 vaccine is required for all new Carle Health team members. Requests for medical or religious exemption will be permitted.