Workforce Development Coordinator

Austin, West Garfield Park and Back of the Yards

Job Type

Full Time

Workspace

In-office

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Workforce Development Coordinator will support workforce programming in all three neighborhoods served by Nonviolence Chicago and is passionate about helping high-risk participants overcome barriers to meaningful employment. The Coordinator supports the day-to-day operations of the workforce department, however does not provide direct classroom instruction. The Coordinator maintains the program schedule, acts as a thought partner with departmental leadership, supports efforts of workforce specialists (who do provide classroom instruction) to deepen relationships with all participants, and ensures the work is translated into meaningful, accurate data collection and reporting.

This position is ideal for a candidate who is detail-oriented, proactive and excited about the opportunity to take on innovative, new projects and partnerships. The Coordinator will also support SC2 workforce initiatives and play a significant role in supporting the day‑time partnership between Nonviolence Chicago and the Cara Collective, which provides programming onsite at Nonviolence Chicago’s Austin office. This position requires flexibility, the ability to thrive in an evolving environment, and a commitment to building trusting relationships with a diverse staff.

The Coordinator leads with a trauma‑informed lens and maintains a deep commitment to the mission of Nonviolence Chicago and the field of community violence intervention.

• Support day‑to‑day workforce programming in all three neighborhoods served by Nonviolence Chicago (Austin, West Garfield Park and Back of the Yards):
  • Support the outreach and workforce departments in the planning of each workforce cohort, including maintaining the participant list, ensuring all participants have completed required documentation (such as consent, participant agreement, etc.), and communicating the finalized participant list to appropriate coworkers in advance of the cohort starting
  • Maintain the program schedule, communicate schedule changes to coworkers, organize CEO visits to each classroom/cohort, and support guest speakers
  • Monitor attendance and communicate with specialists to ensure absences are relayed to outreach workers; confirm appropriate action is taken in accordance with the attendance policy
  • Collaborate with colleagues in the behavioral health department to schedule cognitive behavioral intervention (CBI) and trauma education instruction and ensure participants complete all modules
  • Work with specialists to ensure job readiness assessments are completed for each participant and within the appropriate timeframe
  • Coll;brate with the finance department to ensure participants receive their program stipends and troubleshoot issues as they arise
  • In partnership with departmental leadership, plan, schedule, and execute workforce graduations at the end of each 10‑week workforce cohort
• Understand the Scaling Community Violence Intervention for a Safer Chicago (SC2) initiative, the SC2 Austin Collaborative, and the deliverables of the project as it relates to workforce development:
  • Support SC2 workforce development programming in additional neighborhoods if/when additional neighborhoods come online
• In collaboration with the internal SC2 team and the Senior VP, play a significant role in the day‑to‑day partnership between Nonviolence Chicago and the Cara Collective, which provides programming onsite at Nonviolence Chicago’s Austin office; participate in regular planning and strategy meetings about the partnership
• Meet consistently with specialists and departmental leadership to review participant progress, identify gaps, and identify meaningful ways to support participant goals, ensuring information articulated aligns with data collection
• Learn data systems Civi Core and Apricot, and collaborate with colleagues in the data department to ensure outcomes are tracked and grant deliverables are communicated in regular reporting
• Maintain basic knowledge of workforce development funding sources; collaborate with colleagues in the finance…