Associate Director of Youth Workforce Development

Description

Under the direction of the Director of Workforce Development, the Associate Director of Youth Workforce Development will lead an innovative team of service providers and education professionals that will work collectively to operate innovative workforce development and education programming for youth in the South Los Angeles area that face the greatest barriers to finding employment and education. The Associate Director will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations of all workforce development and education programs, ensuring client focused service implementation, data entry, and grant performance. To make this happen, the Associate Director will operate from a high level of accountability while providing support to the SLAYB Program Manager and YouthSource Center Manager. 

The following youth programs currently operate under Workforce Development: 

South Los Angeles YouthBuild (SLAYB) South Los Angeles AmeriCorps Los Angeles Community Action Team (LA CAT) VCN YouthSource Center HireLA LA Youth at Work WIOA Youth Other programs when assigned. This position will be responsible for utilizing various internal and external systems to monitor and track grant performance, personnel performance, and grant expenditures. The Learning and Evaluation (L&E) and Fiscal Team will collaborate with the Associate Director of Youth Workforce Development to make sure all personnel and programs are operating at their full potential. Policies and procedures will be implemented to establish quality assurance and control that will promote a high performing environment for all staff. The Associate Director will also be responsible for assisting in the development and maintaining of key relationships and partnerships with reputable community-based organizations, public system partners, City of LA departments, key stakeholders, and funders. The following responsibilities have been established to ensure the success of the workforce development department: 

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Partnership Development and Sustainability

• Ensure all department policies and procedures are adhered to by the community, personnel, and youth participants.
• Attend all city and state mandated WIOA and workforce development meetings (WDB committee meetings, WIB committee meetings, EWDD YSC meetings, private and public funder required meetings.
• Maintain relationships with local employers, including LA/OC construction and building trades and business advisory committees.
• Monitor relationships with community-based organizations and government agencies to promote collaboration, solve problems, and identify resource mapping that increases service access for youth.

Program Development

• Work closely with the program managers to make sure all services are in alignment with CRCD’s vision and mission as well contributing to the organization 5-year strategic plan.
• Conduct monthly and quarterly data inquiries to assess, evaluate and improve program and staff performance.
• Monitor the full integration of all fourteen program elements within the WIOA services.
• Conduct semi-annual subcontractor monitoring and corrective action plans.
• Work with the Learning & Evaluation team to schedule and host quarterly and annual client focus groups that lead to potential program enhancements.

Project Management

• Work closely with the program managers to make sure all services are client- focused and are in alignment with CRCD’s vision and mission and follow the organization 5-year strategic plan.
• Monitor internal and external systems to ensure performance goals are being met including but not limited to enrollment, program completion, measurable skill gains, and post-program placements.
• Work with managers to improve program operations, coordination, and collaboration among CRCD, subcontractors, and other systems partners.
• Ensure the VCN YouthSource Center meets the SOFA 4-Star requirements on an annual basis.
• Work with the Director of Workforce Development, grant accountant, and Learning & Evaluation team to monitor and manage grant expenditures, leveraged resources, and in-kind contributions.

Strategic Planning

• Provide Youth Workforce program updates, successes, challenges, and progress towards CRCD’s 5-Year Strategic Plan.
• Assist with organizing and facilitating annual work plan development, annual department planning retreats, and working with managers with individual staff work plans.
• Participate in Service Planning Area 6 (SPA-6) service delivery priorities.
• Uphold CRCD’s Mission Statement and 5 Year Strategic Plan

Fund Development

• Assist with g