Manager, Training and Employment Programs, People’s Emergency Center

Posted by on May 23, 2011

Manager, Training and Employment Programs, People’s Emergency Center

Posted on: May 18, 2011

Background

Founded in 1972, PEC is a comprehensive homeless services provider and experienced nonprofit community development agency based in West Philadelphia. The agency employs nearly 80 staff to serve its community and constituents through social services, counseling, case management, commercial corridor revitalization, community organizing, and quality affordable rental housing. Currently in the throes of a strategic planning process, PEC is looking for dynamic, motivated, and talented individuals to join its team and help lay the foundation for the agency’s next phase of growth.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree required; Five years experience with Welfare-to-Work or Workforce Development programs is preferred.
Superior supervisory management skills a must.
Excellent organizational skills.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Sensitivity to, and experience with low-income populations.
Proficiency with MS office programs: Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.

Reports to: Vice President of Social Services

Responsibilities

The Manager of Employment and Training Programs is responsible for developing and managing a high-quality employment and training program that seeks to deliver low-income, low-skilled and TANF recipients into the workforce.

Program Design and Performance Management

Evaluate current program design and develop tools, goals and objectives that will facilitate staff’s ability to perform against contracted goals and lay the foundation for possible future growth.
Partner with PEC’s JOBS Compliance Officer to ensure program staff are delivering against program audit requirements in a timely and comprehensive manner.
Market PEC’s Employment and Training Program to a variety of stakeholders including potential employers, funders, client stakeholders, etc., so as to ensure the program is fully-utilized.
Establish relationships with other welfare to work providers and/or public agencies to identify new issues, barriers, and opportunities and to monitor changing public policies around welfare reform. Ensure the integration of changing public policies into program policies, procedures and services.
Supervise staff, including a Workforce Developer, Case Managers (5), Workplace Literacy Instructor and JOBS Administrative Assistant and oversee team of independent consultants, therapists and facilitators serving PEC’s Employment and Training programs.
Coordinate and provide staff development and training.
Review and refine program curriculum to ensure it meets quality standards and advances job placement and retention goals.
Secure statewide or industry certification for relevant job-specific training curriculum.

Funding and Business Development

Pursue business development and funding opportunities to support current employment and training activities, as well as future growth.
Oversee on-boarding of new contracts in conjunction with all applicable departments (Finance, Compliance, Human Resources, etc.).
Develop and monitor departmental budgets.
Serve as primary point of contact for funders and program analysts.

For immediate consideration for this position, please e-mail your resume to [email protected] or fax resume to M. Singleton at 215-349-9099.

Visit our “Careers @ PEC” web page on our website, http://www.pec-cares.org EOE/M/F/D/V