Program Coordinator, ResCare

Posted by ResCare Workforce Services on September 24, 2018

Position Announcement

Title: Program Coordinator
Location: 1430 DeKalb Street, Norristown, PA

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Manages a caseload of young adults 16 – 18 years old, providing career pathway services as required.
• Present and facilitate group career pathways, job readiness, life skill training
• Conduct orientation for participants and provide a positive introduction to the program
• Ensure all participants achieve the critical competencies taught in the workshop
• Complete paperwork to document participant activity and progress
• Conduct regular on going individual meetings with participants for education or job readiness
• Complete an individualized orientation to component services
• Identify participant challenges and prompt them to find solutions
• Maintain information about area resources and employers
• Arrange for employers to speak to participants about employment outlook and employer expectations
• Maintain scheduled, periodic contact with participants in a variety of locations
• Provide information to participants on available training and/or jobs that will lead to advancement
• Assume central responsibility for participants achieving self-sufficiency by monitoring progress throughout the program cycle
• Prepare, organize and maintain participant files reflecting the history of a program participant and maintain case files in an audit-ready state
• Maintain accurate, updated information in the participant database

Skills and Abilities:
• Must be able to interact cordially and productively with a variety of people.
• Must establish and maintain effective working relationships with, and among, all personnel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must maintain the confidentiality of all information
• B.S. /B.A. in social services or related field, a minimum two (2) years working with targeted population required. Experience may be substituted for formal education.
• Must pass State criminal background check and drug screen.
• Must be able to pass DMV check and be insurable through the Company’s automotive liability carrier. Must provide own transportation and maintain proper vehicle registration, vehicle inspection and insurance.

To Apply:
• Forward resume to Ron Spangler at rspangler@rescare.com