Summer Youth Employment Operations Lead

Equus; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Equus Workforce Solutions seeks a Youth Employment Operations Lead to oversee the Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program, bridging strategic direction with hands-on execution in LA. The role manages program delivery, payroll cycles, and multi-employer partnerships.

You will lead staff, coordinate employer engagement, ensure fiscal accountability, and translate strategy into actionable plans through September 30, 2027.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-employer partner sites.
• Strong organizational, administrative, and fiscal management skills.
• Capacity to establish productive working relationships with employers, community organizations, and government officials.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Skilled at functioning in fast-paced, high-volume operational environments.
• Willingness to work extended hours during peak program periods.

Responsibilities

• Assist Director with operational planning and execution of the Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program.
• Implement the comprehensive program timeline, including registration, employer onboarding, participant placement, and payroll cycles.
• Ensure compliance with all local, policies, work permit regulations, and documentation requirements.
• Prepare and submit required activity, compliance, fiscal and performance reports in a timely manner.
• Maintain administrative oversight of the program budget and monitor expenditures.
• Review and approve timesheets prior to submission to Director for final review and processing.
• Collaborate with career coaches to oversee timesheet verification and payroll submissions.
• Supervise check distribution procedures to ensure accountability and transparency.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies related to compensation or fiscal documentation.
• Oversee the full participant application and selection process.
• Coordinate orientations for youth, parents/guardians, and employer partners.
• Manage document control systems for applications, timesheets, progress reports, and compliance files.
• Develop and maintain procedural systems for file management and reporting.

Skills

Organizational skills

Fiscal management

Payroll coordination

Communication (verbal & written)

Stakeholder management

Staff supervision

Multi-employer coordination

Leadership

Job description

Equus Workforce Solutions seeks a Youth Employment Operations Lead to oversee the Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program, bridging strategic direction with hands-on execution in LA. The role manages program delivery, payroll cycles, and multi-employer partnerships.

You will lead staff, coordinate employer engagement, ensure fiscal accountability, and translate strategy into actionable plans through September 30, 2027.