Student Programs Manager

Are you tired of working for a company that promises upward mobility but never delivers? Are you looking for a role with increased responsibility that allows you grow as an employee? Do you want to work for an employer that provides extensive, detailed on-the-job training and guidance? Do you want to help guide and develop young adults so they can be successful in the workforce?

Then we have the job for you!

WORK SCHEDULE:

Monday-Friday 8am-5pmSALARY: $85,000 annually

WHY WORK FOR US?

Highly competitive pay and exceptional health benefits
401k with a 5% company match after 1 year of employment

Enrollment in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - no investment required

Onsite cafeteria with affordable prepared food options designed and cooked by our talented culinary students and staff - only $2.50 for a hot meal and salad bar!!!

Fully equipped gymnasium with basketball hoops

State-of-the-art workout room with free weights, treadmills, and nautilus equipment - cancel that expensive gym membership!!!

A beautiful, serene 22-acre campus

Located less than 10 minutes from the highway

Courteous, collaborative team-oriented staff

WHAT IS EXETER JOB CORPS ACADEMY?

We support the Job Corps program’s mission to teach eligible young people the skills they need to become employable and independent and place them in meaningful jobs or further education. Our center specializes in Culinary Arts, Welding/Construction, Electronics Engineering, and Certified Medical Assistant training.

EMPLOYMENT AT EXETER JOB CORPS Employment at Exeter Job Corps is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check, employment verification, education verification, professional reference check and motor vehicle record check.

POSITION SUMMARY This role is responsible for the direction, oversight and management of the Academics, Career Technical Training, Counseling, Career Preparation and Work-Based Learning departments/functions and related programs and activities. Ensures student progress, achievement and completion of the Job Corps program, along with placement upon program completion. The Programs Manager ensures students are provided with industry-recognized training and credentials leading to full-time jobs, higher education, apprenticeships or advanced training.

This role also ensures a clean, safe and secure learning environment. This individual is expected to provide extended training opportunities for students to supplement their education, training and development while ensuring strict confidentiality of sensitive information and integrity of student data. The Programs Manager supervises and manages the Programs Department and staff which is comprised of approximately 3 direct reports and 20 indirect reports.

This role is second in command at the Job Corps center and responsible for assuming the role of Center Director when that individual is not on center.

JOB DUTIES Responsible to provide students with educational and career technical training leading to academic and career technical training completions

Responsible to provide students with a career transition program that prepares students for quality placements

Provides students with comprehensive and individualized case management that ensures student progress, achievement and completion of the Job Corps program, along with timely placements

Ensures Center meets or exceeds DOL/Company performance goals

Ensures high quality career preparation, counseling, academic, career technical training and career transition programming and instruction, along with work-based learning services

Ensures that areas of oversight are organized, clean, safe and conducive to student learning, achievement and success

Responsible for ensuring Programs staff effectively utilize and follow the Centers behavior management system

Effectively motivates, empowers and requires staff to perform his/her job responsibilities

Employs sound time-management and delegation skills

Holds staff accountable for producing quality work, develops staff for career progression and disciplines staff that fail to meet goals

Fills staff vacancies in a timely manner. Interviews, recommends for hire, disciplines, recommends for termination and evaluates the performance of the employees in the Employability & Training Departments Provides required/supplemental training for new and current employees

Works with Career Transition staff to identify quality job opportunities for students

Works with Administration Director and E&T Manager to identify and review Career Technical Skill straining projects

Develops Center-beneficial linkages within the community for enrollment, education, employment, Career Technical Training, WBL and placement.

Promotes a positive image of the Center and establishes meaningful relationships with elected officials

Mentors, monitors and models the Career Success Standards as required by the Job Corps Policy & Requirements Handbook (PRH)
Provides high-quality supervision and management for the student population and…