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Passaic County Community College · 1 day ago

Assistant Director, WIOA Out-of-School Youth Program

Paterson, NJ, US

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$60K/yr - $60K/yr

2+ years exp

Passaic County Community College is seeking an Assistant Director for their WIOA Out-of-School Youth Program. This role involves program development and oversight, proposal writing, budget management, and evaluation to support the educational and career development needs of program participants.

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Work & Life Balance

Responsibilities

Develop and manage curricula and programs to meet participants' educational and career development needs as well as grant goals

Establish a system of effective program performance planning and reporting

Write and submit grant applications, including program budgets

Supervise all budgetary aspects of grant programming including management of expense, actual, and projected budgets

Serve as liaison to the funder, the American Job Center Network, other grant recipients, vendors, the community and employers

Identify and recommend the appointment of qualified instructors for courses and workshops; evaluate and observe classroom instruction

Supervise the recruitment of participants for and the marketing of the program

Create participants retention initiatives to bolster completion rates

Develop and oversee the community service, volunteer, and job readiness components to foster successful employment placements

Collaborate with community-based organizations that serve the grant population

Communicate the project goals to diverse constituent groups, including employers, industry associations, workforce systems, and community-based constituents

Share and disseminate best practices for both internal and external audiences

Prepare required funder reports as well as internal reports

Manage program records and enrollment reports; evaluate program/course effectiveness

Supervise staff

Perform other duties, as assigned

Qualification

Program managementGrant writingYouth education programmingSupervisory skillsDatabase managementCommunication skillsTeaching experienceWorking with diverse populations

Required

Bachelor's degree required

At least two (2) years of successful program management experience

Experience in youth education programming required

Strong administrative and supervisory skills required

Excellent written and verbal communication skills required

Excellent computer and database management skills required

Prior experience working effectively with diverse, low-income populations

Ability to work some evening and weekend hours is required

Preferred

Master's degree preferred

Grant-funded program experience preferred

Teaching experience a plus

Benefits

Excellent New Jersey State health insurance plans

Dental Plan options 100% covered by employer

Retirement systems through New Jersey State

Tuition waivers for PCCC courses for employees and eligible dependents, per terms of the relevant labor contract (Some fees may still apply.)

Tuition reimbursement for all full-time employees, excluding grant-funded positions, per terms of the relevant labor contract

Short-term disability providing up to 26 weeks of paid leave, per terms of carrier (excluded for faculty and grant-funded positions)

Paid Holidays

Vacation, Sick, Personal, and Floating Holiday hours

Employee Assistance Program provides free, confidential, limited counseling services, work-life assistance, legal and financial guidance.

Commuter Benefits: Free parking access is provided on site. An optional Transit Pre-Tax Plan is available which allows employees to use pre-tax dollars to purchase eligible transit expenses.

Flexible Spending Account allows employee to contribute pre-tax dollars to use for eligible out-of-pocket medical and dependent care expenses.

Supplemental insurance provides cash benefits to assist with out-of-pocket expenses when hurt or sick.

Voluntary Annuity Programs: Additional contributions to retirement account