WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR - ED WHITE HIGH SCHOOL
Job Description
Job Description
TITLE: Workforce Development Coordinator - Ed White High School
DEPARTMENT: Operations
REPORTS TO: Unit Director
CLASSIFICATION: Hourly, Non-Exempt
PAY: $19/hr.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Workforce Development Coordinator works closely with our members to develop their passion and interest in the trade programs offered and manages the workforce development opportunities for the Ed White High School. This position will create, plan, develop, manage, and supervise the workforce development program for Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida (BGCNF). In partnership with community-based organizations and private-sector employers, the Workforce Development Coordinator will work to enhance employment opportunities for members.
KEY ROLES (Essential Job Responsibilities)
- Executing dynamic recruitment strategies to attract Teens from the community and external partners
- Developing and maintaining employer relationships in the Jacksonville area
- Facilitating job readiness preparation training, including but not limited to creating resumes, interviewing prep, and independent job search techniques
- Researching and developing industry knowledge in Service Industry professions offered at the Teen Center.
- Conducting employment assessments to determine candidates’ job readiness level
- Following up with participants regarding job interviews and employment status
- Obtaining verification documents from employers and/or participants upon placement promptly and using data regularly to manage performance
- Researching and developing industry knowledge in the offered service occupations to ensure effective training for members' career goals
- Other tasks as assigned by the Unit Director
EXPERIENCE:
- Proven experience working with the youth population, including lower-income youth
- Commitment to helping social empowerment and economic development
- Genuine passion for workforce development is essential, although advanced knowledge on topics may be learned on the job
- Member focus and adaptability to different personality types and age groups
- Independent self-starter with strong teamwork abilities,
- Flexibility in working towards the larger mission of BGCNF, as this may involve a lot of experimentation in approaches to working with members and referrals to other programs
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Prior experience working with youth
- Prior workshop and presentation experience
- Prior work experience working with low-income communities is helpful
SKILLS
- Communication Skills: Informing, Presenting, Writing
- Decision-Making Skills: Analyzing, Fact Finding, Innovating, Judgment, Problem-Solving, Systemic Thinking