Senior WIOA Programs Manager - Grants & Workforce

Moraine Valley Community College; Palos Hills (IL); On-site; USD 71,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

MVCC Tuition waiver

SURS Retirement plan

Vacation Days

Holidays

Sick Leave

Personal days

Bereavement days

Tax-sheltered annuity plans

Job summary

Senior Program Manager, Career Connections at Moraine Valley Community College oversees grant-funded WIOA programs (Youth, Adult, Dislocated Worker) and coordinates career assessment, coaching, job prep, placement, and academic enrichment for participants.

The role focuses on implementing programs, building partnerships, maintaining participant records, and ensuring timely reporting and compliance across campus sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in business, education, psychology, communications, or related area.
• Minimum five (5) years prior experience in workforce development programs, educational/vocational training, or counseling/guidance related programs.
• Minimum 3-5 years prior experience in managing WIOA grants (Youth, Adult, Dislocated Worker).
• Experienced grant manager with demonstrated success managing complex federal and state grants.
• Experienced case manager with substantial population case load served through WIOA programs.

Responsibilities

• Manages the college's WIOA grant funded programs (Youth, Adult and Dislocated Worker), including hiring and supervision of staff, planning strategies, implementing activities and measuring effectiveness to meet grant goals and objectives.
• Builds and maintains ongoing relationships with Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership ( CCWP ), Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity ( DCEO ), social service agencies, municipalities, educational institutions, vocational training programs, employers, supportive service providers, auditors, and all other internal and external partners.
• Plans and implements workshops, provides career exploration and coordinates services with other college departments for program participants.
• Performs data entry and monthly tracking of grant participants using the Career Connect system (or other tools specified by CCWP and/or DCEO ). Supervises staff performing case management services to grant participants, monitoring them while they are enrolled under the grant, and maintaining case notes and other programmatic documentation with timely and accurate reporting of program performance.

Skills

Grant management

Case management

Time management

Communication

Budgeting

Forecasting

People management

Team building

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, education, psychology, communications, or related area

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Senior Program Manager, Career Connections at Moraine Valley Community College oversees grant-funded WIOA programs (Youth, Adult, Dislocated Worker) and coordinates career assessment, coaching, job prep, placement, and academic enrichment for participants.

The role focuses on implementing programs, building partnerships, maintaining participant records, and ensuring timely reporting and compliance across campus sites.