Workforce Development Director

Job Summary: Plans, manages, and coordinates the employability assurance function which includes career readiness, career transition and trainee records.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates and abides by the Company Core Values and the operating principles.
• Manages and supervises the activities of the Workforce Development Department to include outreach and admissions, pre-separation readiness, career transition, and trainee records.
• Responsible for awareness and familiarity with the National and Regional Job Corps Office goals, business plans, projects and initiatives ensuring principles and objectives are incorporated into the Center’s programming.
• Ensures and maintains the highest level of Data Integrity in all reporting of Center statistics, placements, and outcomes.
• Analyzes the effectiveness and efficiency of programs and implements necessary changes.
• Ensures departmental equal employment and affirmative action goals and objectives are met.
• Reviews weekly, monthly, and annual reports and verifies accuracy while reconciling outcomes.
• Adheres to all deadlines established by the Center Director, Regional Office, Corporate Office, and National Office.
• Promote and provide good working relationships with local business, Career Centers, Social Service Agencies, Military personnel, Colleges, Post-Secondary Schools/Training personnel and High School Administrators.
• Assists in job development activities and new employer development.
• Assists in new career readiness curriculum development and implementation.
• Monitors statistical reports to evaluate and assess weaknesses and strengths.
• Develops procedures required to implement the Job Corps policies affecting student placements, and initiates changes.
• Oversight of center OA NEAP annual arrivals.
• Oversight and directs center OA recruitment efforts.
• Supervises all requests and adjustments affecting transmittal of student transitional funds.
• Ensure that the center maintains professional marketing materials for both OA and CTR/CTS to share with students, graduates, community members and staff.
• Ensure that the center maintains tools and information materials pertaining to social service providers, college Financial Aid, Social Security Administration programs, Housing Authorities and state and local programs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Minimum: Bachelor’s Degree in work related area or equivalent combination of education and experience. Three years work-related experience, one of which was in a supervisory capacity.

Preferred: Minimum plus Previous Job Corps experience.

Knowledge: Working knowledge of education and vocational training programs. Ability to effectively relate to disadvantaged youth. Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. Ability to motivate and inspire staff. Excellent organizational skills. Knowledge of local labor market and ability to analyze labor market trends. Must obtain and maintain valid CPR/First Aid Certification. Must possess a valid State driver’s license.

Physical Requirements:

Frequently

Sitting

Seeing

Hearing

Speaking

Occasionally

Standing

Walking

Bending

Stooping

Squatting

Flexibility

Seldom

Climbing

Lifting 50 pounds

Carrying

Kneeling

Pushing/Pulling

Running

Driving

Environmental Demands:

Equipment: Ability to operate office equipment

Work Alone: Occasionally works alone

Work With Others: 85% of time spent working and interacting with team and other departments

Reading: Ability to read at a college level

Writing: Ability to write at a college level