Training & Employment Manager

Pathstone-Corporation; City of Lockport (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Pathstone-Corporation is seeking an experienced program assistant to support training and employment services within the field office. The role involves recruiting, interviewing, and facilitating staff actions, while maintaining accurate records and collaborating on program goals.

The position requires outreach, development of training activities, and strong linkages with community resources to improve job placements and services. Flexibility for travel and community engagement is essential.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma; up to 3 years of training and proficiency in job placement/development, development of training (skills and academic) and outreach/recruitment or 1 year demonstrated sales and marketing experience.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, interview, and recommend for hiring, transfers, promotions, discipline and termination; develop workplans and evaluations; provide staff training.
• Maintain complete and accurate records on all participants.
• Compile, interpret, analyze and submit field office data promptly.
• Initiate and organize labor market studies for quality job development.
• Establish and maintain an employment referral network including a job bank.
• Ensure completion of program goals in collaboration with office staff and management teams.
• Develop, analyze, distribute and ensure achievement of office goals and objectives; demonstrate initiative and problem-solving to improve performance.
• Negotiate employment and training contracts; drive development of services.
• Identify problems and develop improvement plans for the office.
• Provide recommendations to supervisor regarding field office actions/changes.
• Ensure quality job placements and retention through ongoing employer/participant engagement.
• Coordinate case management, staff meetings and PAAC meetings.
• Ask questions and share knowledge to drive positive results.
• Disseminate program information to employers and service agencies.
• Conduct outreach and recruitment to identify eligible participants.
• Conduct job development to secure and create training and placement opportunities.
• Develop individual client transition plans for IFDP and build client buy-in.
• Establish rapport with farmworker populations to ensure access to programs.
• Strengthen community networks through collaboration with service providers and area employers.
• Demonstrate understanding of T&E programs' measures and requirements.

Skills

Job placement/development

Training development

Outreach/recruitment

Sales experience

Community resource linkages

Education

High School Diploma

Up to 3 years of training/experience

Job description

Provides training & employment, & supportive services to the field office service delivery system on a daily basis, with responsibility for the successful completion of the operational goals and objectives for the office.

Requirements (Education, Experience, Certification, Knowledge, Skill)

High School Diploma, up to 3 years of training and proficiency in job placement/development, development of training (skills and academic) and outreach/recruitment or 1 year demonstrated sales and marketing experience.

Position also requires demonstrated experience providing services to target population through linkages with other community resources and/or agencies.

Position Responsibilities

Responsibilities include recruiting, interviewing, & recommending for hiring, transfers, promotions, discipline & termination, workplans/evaluations also initial and ongoing staff training.

Maintains and monitors complete and accurate records and files on all participants.

Compiles, interprets, analyzes and submits field office data in a timely manner.

Initiates and organized labor market studies for quality job development.

Establishment and maintenance of an employment referral network including a job bank.

Completion of program goals in collaboration with office staff and program management teams.

Develops, analyzes, distributes & ensures achievement of office goals & objectives. Innovative, creative & informed risk-taker. Engages in problem solving; suggests ways to improve performance& be more efficient.

Responsible for development, negotiation of employment, training activities and contracts.

Identification of problems and development of improvement plans for the office.

Provision of recommendations to supervisor concerning field office actions/changes.

Ensure quality job placements & retention through ongoing identification of potential problems with both employers and participants.

Coordinate and/or conducts case management, staff meetings and PAAC meetings.

Ask questions and offer input for positive results and shares knowledge and information.

Disseminates program information to employers and service agencies.

Conducts outreach and recruitment to identify eligible participants.

Conducts job development to secure & create training and placement opportunities for participants.

Development and maintenance of written individual client transition plans for IFDP.

Develop relationships with clients to ensure buy-in.

Establishes a rapport with farmworker population to assure access & utilization of employment and training programs.

Insures strong community networks through collaboration with service provider agency representatives, community groups and area employers

Exhibit full understanding of the T&E programs operated, including measures, goals and other specific program requirements.

Working Conditions/Environment

Requires flexible work hours, including nights and weekends, extensive travel.

Transportation Requirement

Position requires automobile, driver’s license and insurance.