General Description:

The Youth Empowerment Coordinator is responsible for assisting in the planning and execution of our Workforce Development Program and the Youth Empowerment Center (YEC) that hosts activities to advance the recruitment, education, training, retention, and preparedness of individuals ages 16-26 focusing on basic skills digital literacy,

career readiness/exploration, service learning. This will be accomplished by working with community partners to raise awareness of career opportunities in critical occupations, improving the basic skills and employability of workers, providing skills/career training in targeted fields, increasing collaboration and coordination of workforce.

development efforts and creating a better data system for measuring supply and demand, and incorporation of the agency’s digital media lab to assist internal and external partners. The Workforce Development Coordinator develops positive long-term relationships with business and industry representatives. He or She supports and strengthens relationships with business and industry to address workforce needs and assist with talent supply and demand. He or She will provide leadership and supervision to industry sector partnerships “clusters” and lead in

creating workforce solutions for business and industry The Coordinator’s role is to: (1) develop and implement YEC operating policies, procedures, strategies and services to ensure achievement and program compliance with funding and agency goals; (2) train, supervise and evaluate assigned staff and (3) represent Concilio’ s community-based services internally and externally as appropriate (4) assist in monitoring budgets, (5) developing and managing.

comprehensive community-based service programs for individuals, families and school age youth. (6) assist in the planning and execution of our Youth Empowerment Center and activities that advance the recruitment, education, training, retention, and preparedness of individuals ages 16-26 focusing on basic skills digital literacy, career

readiness/exploration, service learning This position is a high-level management role that requires extreme professionalism, flexibility, strong leadership, and communication skills.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Promote the program at specific workforce development events within the local community.
• Prepare/deliver program familiarization presentations to applicable private, public, and faith -based individuals, organizations, and agencies within the local area.
• Create individual job development plans with clients.
• Develops and maintains relationships with training providers to develop necessary and responsive workforce solutions.
• Provide opportunities for business and industry to assist with the development of training programs to include apprenticeships, internships, job shadowing and work-based learning.
• Organize and facilitate sector councils in key industries to identify critical and specific workforce needs and foster alignment with identified educational strategies, curriculum, and training needs.
• Work to increase understanding and support of the workforce system and its role in community, business, and individual success.
• Organize an annual Workforce Development Summit.
• Organize an annual Career Fair
• Supervise interns, part-time staff and facilitators.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with economic development entities, chamber organizations and other workforce development agencies to ensure alignment and execution of collaborative workforce strategies.
• Gathers labor market information, talent demand and skills requirements and translating data into meaningful information to create workforce development strategies.
• Develop and manage a database of employers and/or industry representatives and maintain regular communication through appropriate channels.