Employment Program Supervisor - DEBS (CWES Employment Services) - Transfer

County of Santa Clara; San Jose (CA); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

County of Santa Clara’s Employment and Training Division seeks an experienced supervisor to organize and coordinate client-oriented programs. You will facilitate employment and training services for eligible participants, ensuring compliance with State, Federal, and County guidelines.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) and several years of progressive experience in vocational evaluation, counseling, and program development, with strong supervisory and reporting skills.

Formación

• Bachelor's or equivalent degree in social/behavioral sciences, business, public administration, or related field.
• Four years of progressive experience providing professional vocational evaluation and counseling services; at least two years in developing, implementing, or evaluating employment/training programs.
• Possession of an Associate’s Degree and six years of similarly progressive experience may substitute for the degree requirement.

Responsabilidades

• Supervise and participate in interpreting state regulations to evaluate program performance and funding.
• Supervise, assign workloads, train, evaluate, and discipline staff.
• Interview candidates and assist in selecting employees; develop program goals and objectives; prepare oral and written activity reports.
• Conduct training sessions and oversee development of proposals for state/federal funding.
• Monitor service contracts for education and employment training programs; evaluate program operations for compliance with regulations; oversee job placement services.

Conocimientos

Staff supervision

Public program evaluation

Educación

Bachelor's Degree in Social or Behavioral Sciences, Business or Public Administration or related field

Associate’s Degree from an accredited college

Descripción del empleo

Under general direction, to supervise, coordinate, and organize a client oriented program or an administrative services unit of the Employment and Training Division of the Social Services Agency, which includes facilitating employment and training activities and services for eligible participants.

Three (3) Monolingual positions in the DEBS CalWORKs office are located at 1879 Senter Rd., San Jose, CA.

For more information, contact Michael Dunleavy at [phone].

• Supervises and participates in the interpretation of State regulations to establish compliance criteria used to evaluate the performance, and the success or failure of programs;
  
• Supervises, assigns workloads, trains, evaluates, and disciplines subordinate staff;
  
• Interviews candidates and selects or recommends the selection of employees;
  
• Assists in developing program goals and objectives based on State, Federal and County guidelines;
  
• Reviews and prepares oral and written reports pertaining to activities of the unit;
  
• Conducts training sessions pertaining to work the unit;
  
• Supervises the development of proposals for submission to State or Federal which may result infunding to provide direct client services;
  
• Prepares or participates in the preparation of requests for funding applications/proposals and other materials required for continued program funding;
  
• Supervises and may participate in the negotiating and monitoring of service contracts to provide education and employment training for selected client populations;
  
• Reviews and evaluates the application of program operations for compliance with Federal, State, and County regulations and related program criteria;
  
• Supervises the evaluation of clientele, the development of employment plans and the job placement services activities of an employment and training program;
  
• Supervises and may participate in the delivery of public or promotional presentations on behalf of the Agency;
  
• Compiles statistics, writes reports and makes oral presentations;
  
• Serves on Agency committees as needed and/or serves as Agency representative on other local, State and inter – county association committees;
  
• May be assigned as a Disaster Service Worker, as required;
  
• Performs related work as required.

Sufficient training and experience to demonstrate the ability to perform the above tasks and the attainment of the following knowledge and abilities.

Training and Experience:

The required knowledge and abilities are obtained through possession of a Bachelor's Degree in Social or Behavioral Sciences, Business or Public Administration or a related field,

AND

Four (4) years of progressive experience providing professional vocational evaluation and counseling services of which at least two (2) years must have included with developing, implementing, or evaluating employment and training programs.

OR

Possession of an Associate’s Degree from an accredited college,

AND

Six (6) years of increasingly responsible experience providing professional vocational evaluation and counseling services, of which at least two (2) years must have been primarily concerned with developing, implementing or evaluating employment and training programs.

Possession of a valid California driver's license prior to appointment and the ability to qualify for and maintain a County Driver’s Permit.

Knowledge of:

• The general principles of organization, administration and management;
  
• Report writing techniques and the principles of editing;
  
• Basic statistical methods;
  
• Basic research techniques and their application;
  
• Federal, State and local rules and regulations applicable to program development, implementation, and evaluation of employment and training programs;
  
• Community and labor market resources , information and agencies;
  
• Office Computer applications and case data systems associated with public assistance programs;
  
• Educational course development including group facilitation techniques;
  
• Job placement techniques and practices, such as: job readiness, job search, and job development;
  
• Assessment testing tools;
  
• Principles and practices of supervision.

Ability to:

• Supervise and evaluate staff, and other professionals involved in providing employment and training services to clientele, such as appraisal/assessment, case management , job development, placement and workshop development etc.;
  
• Train employees in technical and procedural activities of employment and training services;
  
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others;
  
• Understand, interpret and apply program policies, procedures rules and regulations;
  
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing;
  
• Plan, organize, and supervise the work of others.