Manager- Career/Job Development

POSITION TITLE: Manager- Career/Job Development

CLASSIFICATION: Exempt

DEPARTMENT: TANF

SUPERVISOR: Deputy Director- Sierra Nevada Region or Designee

GRADE: E15 $30.70 ($63,857) - $46.05 ($95,786)

Position Summary:

Under direct supervision the Manager of Career Job Development is responsible for providing vocational and educational assessment, case management, and job placement supervision. Directs research activities concerned with educational programs and services in school system. Formulates and designs procedures to determine if program objectives are being met. Maintains confidentiality of all privileged information.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

· Works with a team to create individual work plans for program participants.

· Oversees staff in creating and developing employment and on-the-job training opportunities for disadvantaged applicants.

· Establishes relationships with employers regarding problems, complaints, and progress of recently placed disadvantaged applicants and recommends corrective action.

· Develops tests to measure effectiveness of curriculum or services and to interpret pupil intellectual and social development and group and school progress.

· Formulates recommendations and procedures for current and proposed units of instruction.

· Develops in-service training program for career development staff.

· Assists with questionnaire to evaluate training program as needed.

· Formulates and designs procedures to determine if program objectives are being met.

· Promotes, develops, and terminates on-the-job training program opportunities with employers and assists in writing contracts.

· Informs business, labor, and public about training programs through various media.

· Communicates with Executive Director on status of assignments, duties, projects and functions.

· Prepares reports as needed.

· Performs other duties as required.