Categorically Funded Program Technician

Categorically Funded Program Technician

Under general supervision, provides a wide variety of technical support duties for an assigned categorically funded program, including conducting intake interviews and evaluating eligibility for the program based on set policies and procedures, basic accounting and budgetary tracking, maintaining and assisting program participants with the use of computer and multimedia equipment related to the program, and performing a variety of record‑keeping, data entry, report preparation, and program support activities;

provides information to the public and program staff; provides assistance for a wide variety of assignments related to the administration of program projects and services; and performs related work as required.

Receives general supervision from assigned supervisory or managerial staff. May exercise technical or functional direction over student workers.

This is the journey‑level class in the categorically funded program classification series. Incumbents perform the full range of complex and responsible technical support work in an assigned categorically funded program, exercising independent judgment and initiative. Positions at this level are distinguished from the Categorically Funded Program — Assistant by the level of responsibility assumed and the complexity of the work assigned.

This class is further distinguished from the Categorically Funded Program — Specialist in that the latter requires a greater level of program knowledge and skill in order to develop, promote, implement, and evaluate a small program or a program portion of an assigned larger categorically funded program.

• Performs technical administrative support duties for an assigned categorically funded program by implementing and providing information to students regarding processes, policies, and procedures related to the assigned program.
• Conducts intake screening and interviews students to obtain information used for eligibility review for various programs and services; gives information about and refers students to programs and services in areas such as child care, job placement, career and educational counseling, housing and financial aid.
• Determines initial and continuing eligibility of program applicants and participants based on set policies and procedures.
• Assists students in identifying and developing educational, career, and/or vocational needs and goals; provides support services to students in assigned program areas.
• Assists in the coordination and production of student events, programs, publications, special services and/or other related functions.
• Assists in establishing program standards and goals and in the evaluation of program results.
• Attends various meetings, job fairs, and recruiting events to provide students or potential students with information regarding occupational training, educational programs, and program policies, procedure and requirements.
• Oversees the operations of one or more instructional laboratories; sets up and maintains equipment of assigned laboratories, and provides instructional assistance to students.
• Schedules and monitors a variety of test programs utilized in academic achievement, vocational, or interest assessments; scores and provides input in the evaluation of test instruments; and maintains records of individual and group test results.
• Maintains liaison with community agencies to promote programs and services.
• Assists in the design and writing of bulletins, brochures, news releases, and other materials to publicize or provide information on center programs and services.
• May perform a variety of accounting and financial office support work and prepares various reports; assists with special projects as assigned, including monitoring budget expenditures and assisting in the preparation of the annual budget of assigned program, classifying accounting transactions and maintaining, reconciling, and closing accounts associated with program budget, and maintaining, verifying, and reconciling a variety of reports, journals, budgets, or related fiscal or statistical data.
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