WBL Coordinator

Position Title: Work-Based Learning/Employability Specialist

Classification: Exempt

Reports To: Career Services Manager

Shifts available

• M-F 8am-5pm
  
  

Salary: $47,000

About Dayton Job Corps

Job Corps' national mission is to educate and train highly-motivated young people, ages 16-24, for successful careers in the nation's fastest-growing industries. Here at Dayton Job Corps Center, we support their mission by teaching eligible young people, the skills they need to become employable and independent, and place them in meaningful jobs or further education. Students here have access to room and board while they learn skills in specific training areas for up to three years. The program helps them to complete their high school education, trains them for meaningful careers, provides transitional support services, and assists them with obtaining employment. Job Corps graduates either enter the workforce or an apprenticeship, go on to higher education, or join the military.

Purpose: Reports to the CPD. Responsible for providing students with employability training leading to full-time jobs, higher education, or advanced training. Coordinates and manages the WBL program, ensuring students are actively participating in on-and off-center on-the-job (OTJ) training assignments to improve employability skill set.

Your Responsibilities

• Coordinates and communicates with other departments pertaining to students' work experiences.
• Attends the center's Outcome Measurement Standards (OMS) meeting to report the progress of separating students.
• Coordinates the Center Workforce Council and Community Relations Council (CRC).
• Uses labor market information (LMI) to determine labor trends.
• Maintains linkages with the Department of Labor (DOL), national, state, and local workforce investment agencies and establishes membership in local and state workforce investment boards (WIBs).
• Identifies and secures employment, academic, military, or training opportunities for separating students.
• Identifies WBL (on and off center) and home-based learning (HBL) sites for students assigned to participate.
• Establishes and maintains partnerships with labor organizations, economic development agencies, One-Stop program partners, and educational providers.
• Represents the center in community projects as well as public, social, and business gatherings.
• Maintains an employer/community contact activity log.
• Keeps Center Director apprised of any significant community/employment trends and issues.
• Coordinates with Safety/Security Manager to conduct safety inspections of all WBL and HBL sites.
• Provides instruction on employability skills.
• Coordinates guest speakers to discuss various employability topics with students.
• Maintains accurate case notes on students' WBL in the Center Information System (CIS) for each student served.
• Completes an Effectiveness in Serving Employers Goal.
• Conducts CTR workshops based on employers' feedback.
• Participates as an active member of local employer organizations, boards, and events. 19. Coordinates efforts with CTT and CTS.
• Models, mentors, and monitors the positive normative culture of the center.
• Acts as a responsible custodian for the assigned center property.
• Reports violations of ethical behavior.
• Suggests opportunities for continuous operational improvement and reduction of waste. 24. Identifies and reports environmental health and safety concerns.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with employers, labor organizations, economic development agencies, and training/education providers.
• Represents the program in community projects as well as public, social, and business gatherings.
• Establishes and maintains a network of linkages with purposes of realizing the board's workforce development-related objectives, using knowledge of changing attitudes and opinions of consumers and employers as well as workforce/economic trends.
• Coordinates with the Project Director on outreach goals, plans, initiatives, and campaigns.
• Effectively facilitates workshops and/or classroom activities.
  
  

Requirements

Education: High school diploma or GED, associate's or bachelor's in workforce development, business administration, or another related field.

Experience: Two years of related experience in counseling, social work, rehabilitation, or vocational guidance or working with youth.

Skills/Abilities

• Appropriate personal attendance, accountability, and work productivity standards
• Ability to plan, prioritize, and organize assignments to meet established goals and deadlines
• Ability to conduct community outreach to established WBL sites and related memorandums of understanding (MOUs)
• Ability to ensure the integrity of student WBL documentation
• Ability to promote the Career Success Standards (CSS) by modeling appropriate behaviors, mentoring students when necessary, and monitoring both positive and negative behaviors through interventions
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Computer literacy; proficiency in spreadsheet and word processing applications required
• Ability to pass pre-employment drug test and background check
  
  

Additional Requirements: Must have valid driver's license, acceptable driving record, and adequate vehicle insurance coverage.

This job description is not a comprehensive listing of all duties or responsibilities that are required for this position and may be updated. In the event of change of duties, the employee will be notified.

Living Dynamic

We believe that every role matters and that every customer, both internal and external, should feel empowered to be the best that they can be. Dynamic Workforce Solutions is a place where passion meets purpose and results in excellence.

Diversity is at the heart of our business. It is key to our people's passion for serving individuals and communities who seek to build a stronger workforce. We strive to create a work environment that provides all our team members with equal access to information, development, and opportunity. Furthermore, our commitment to diversity and inclusion is deeply rooted in the values instilled by our Four Cornerstones and commitment to Extreme Customer Service. We recognize that differences in age, race, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, physical ability, thinking style and background bring richness to our work environments. Such differences help us connect better with the workforce development needs of people we serve in our communities. We believe that attracting, developing, and retaining a base of employees that reflects the diversity of our customers is essential to our success.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Dynamic Workforce Solutions is an equal opportunity employer/program and auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.