Continuation of this position is dependent upon annual renewal of funding.

Willow Creek Opportunity Center is seeking a qualified individual to fill one grant funded position. NextGeneration Services (NextGen) are designed to prepare young people to enter and be successful in the workforce by providing career coaching, work readiness training, work experience, occupational skills training and other relevant services. The goals of NextGen are to:
Work with young people who face barriers to employment and provide the support they need to attain employment or enter continuing education.
Ensure that young people have the soft skills, technical skills and basic academic skills required by regional employers.
This position will be responsible tooversee the NextGen grant for both Washington and Multnomah County as well as monitor work of two NextGen careerspecialists and will carry a small caseload of Youth (Ages 18-24) to ensure caseload sizes are maintained.

Duties:
1.Work with and foster strong relationships with community based partners, targeted businesses and industry to develop potential worksites and employment opportunities for clients. Negotiate work site training agreements or special accommodations. Monitor and track success following placement.. Provide consistent communication with partner agencies to ensure coordination of services.
2.Coordinate employment and training services with a team of program staff and management to assure efficient and effective service delivery and to meet program goals for client referral, placement, participation, and transition.
3.Develop and implement strategies for worksite development, skills training, recruitment, referral, and coordination of employment and training components for clients. Develop marketing materials and design and deliver presentations for assigned programs.
4. Oversee the work of assigned staff. Participate in screening and interview/selection processes, performance evaluations and counseling. Coordinate staff schedules and conduct staff meetings.
5.Prepare progress reports for program management to keep all parties informed of progress and accomplishments.
6.Provide case management and work directly with client coaching in employment and training components.
7.Facilitate workshops on job search techniques such as resume writing and interviewing to clients and other job seekers.

These qualifications, skills and abilities are critical for success in this position.
Throughout the screening process, you will be evaluated based on the demonstration of these qualifications.

• Demonstrated experience working with students who have barriers that may prevent them from success, developmentally or physically disabled adults, or at-risk populations
• Demonstrated experience working with educational and/or workforce development programs
• Experience conducting meetings and workshops in person and using video conferencing
• Demonstrated success inrecruitingtargeted populations
• Demonstrated success in maintaining complex program data, meeting outcome driven targets and managing program expectations.
• Experience as lead workerof a project or staff

Minimum Qualifications

To be considered, your application must demonstrate these minimum qualifications. (Experience is calculated based on the start and end dates you provide multiplied by the number of hours per week worked).

Bachelor’s degree in Education, Psychology, Social Science or related field.
Demonstrated professional experience in an employment and training environment.
Demonstrated experience coordinating and supervising projects and directing staff.
Demonstrated experience working with and marketing programs to business and industry.
Or any equivalent combination of experience and training.

PCC offers a comprehensive benefit package designed to provide employees and their families, including domestic partners, with access to a broad range of benefit options. Includes Health, Dental, and Vision options, Group Life, Long-term Disability, Long-term Care, and Auto and Home Insurance programs.

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