Summer Youth Program Coordinator

Company Description

We help job seekers and career changers prepare for and advance in careers with a focus on sustainable, high-growth, high-demand industries. Our committed and well-trained workforce professionals deliver comprehensive workforce solutions at integrated career centers, sector-focused centers and community, and partner sites.

Job Description

• Manages day-to-day functions of the youth staff.
• Delegates work and authority and assigns priorities and scheduling to meet planned objectives.
• Ensures workshop rooms and common area remain uncluttered and professional in appearance.
• Coordinates regular ongoing meetings with Youth Director and staff.
• Processes Summer Work Experience payroll
• Collects timesheets and enters payroll information for summer staff and participants.
• Maintains information about area resources and employers.
• Plans and organizes youth center activities.
• Maintains scheduled, periodic contact with staff regarding participant activity and services in a variety of locations to assess job retention/advancement issues.
• Sends out correspondence to schedule appointments, requests employment verifications, and acquires pay stubs when applicable.
• Assumes central responsibility for participants achieving self-sufficiency by monitoring progress throughout the program cycle, beginning with referral and continuing through retention and advancement efforts.
• Provides the clerical functions and administrative duties in the office.
• Answers the phone and takes messages for all employees.
• Maintains petty cash and disperses funds when necessary.
• Conducts phone screening for potential summer employment candidates.
• Prepares outgoing mail and distributes incoming mail.
• Purchases and maintains inventory of office supplies.
• Prepares, organizes and maintains staff files.
• Submits internal and customer reports as required and process incoming mail and referrals.
• Facilitates staffing-services.
• prepares and conducts staff performance reviews.
• Must be able to interact cordially and productively with a variety of people.
• Must be able to market JOB1 Business and Career Solutions Center and explain the mission to the general public.
• Must establish and maintain effective working relationships with and among, all personnel.
• Must support the mission of Equus Workforce Solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be able to work occasionally long or extended hours, including weekends.
• Must be able to function in a hectic work environment with occasional periods of high stress.
• Must maintain the confidentiality of all information housed in the division.
  
  

Qualifications

• B.S. /B.A. in social services or related field, a minimum two (2) years working with targeted population required. Experience may be substituted for formal education.
• Must pass State criminal background check and drug screen.
• Must be able to pass DMV check and be insurable through the Company's automotive liability carrier. Must provide own transportation and maintain proper vehicle registration, vehicle inspection and insurance.
• Other work-related duties as assigned.
  
  

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Equus Workforce Solutions is a leading provider of workforce development services in North America. With a dedicated and passionate team, Equus puts the industry’s best practices to work by focusing on the development, design, and delivery of demand-driven workforce solutions.

When you join Equus, you can expect extensive learning opportunities and networking programs. But most of all you can expect to make a lasting impact on the lives of others.

At Equus we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. Equus Workforce Solutions is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, religion, national origin, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or reprisal or any other characteristic protected under state, federal, or local law.