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Position Summary:
- Reports to the Center’s Executive Director. Responsible for management,
- supervision, and coordination of the employment center in compliance with the Center’s directives.
Essential Functions:
- Pre-screens job seekers for work ready status, interviews
- Matches and place qualified applicants with employers.
- Evaluate the employer, its seriousness to recruit graduates and his working conditions
- Provide students with basic directions, instructions and career guidance.
- Develop and implement new/revised policies/procedures affecting employability, career preparation and placement system with compliance to quality management system
- Develop the work readiness program and improve the supplemental materials to ensure good placement
- Facilitate weekly meetings with department staff to address concerns and develop proactive corrective action plans.
- Review and audit all placements to ensure the Center is meeting placement monthly goal with compliance and effectiveness of delivery of services to trainees.
- Prepare and submit related reports.
- Track the job seeker after placement for 6 months to ensure their stability in their jobs
- Develop and implement a comprehensive career readiness program for all incoming trainees.
- Oversee trainee employability assessments and career readiness, including interviewing, training progress and evaluation processes.
- Assist in evaluating center services for trainees; recommend modifications for improvement; participate in the Center’s training plan, and in providing updated information on career preparation.
- Provides aptitude and interest assessments for students, to assist them in choosing an appropriate career pathway
- Develop systems to acquaint new trainees with Employment Center systems, behavioral standards, benefits, rules, and procedures to enable them to participate successfully in the program.
- Develop, update, and maintain a Trainee Handbook that accurately reflects current center behavioral expectations, benefits, policies, and procedures.
- Assists in developing community linkages and volunteers to enhance placement opportunities
- Maintain current information on the Center’s contacts (marketing database) and participation in community activities; prepare related reports, to effectively assist in the Center’s outreach and job development efforts.
- Promote the development of Career Success Standards by modeling
appropriate behaviors, mentoring trainees as necessary, and monitoring
positive and negative behaviors through interventions. - Maintain accountability of staff, trainees and property; adhere to safety
practices; attend all required training. - It is expected that the incumbent shall perform other duties as assigned
within his/her capabilities as determined by the Executive Director.
Job Requirements
Education and Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree and five years’ experience, two of which must be
supervisory. - Experience with youth and blue collars
- Excellent written and verbal communication and computer proficiency
required. - Preferred experience in some human resource capacity field that required
strategic communications and an understanding of job placement and career
counseling.
