Georgetown Learning Center Site Manager

The Department of Community and Human Services values diverse perspectives and life experiences. The Department encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ, people with disabilities, veterans, and those with lived experiences.

King County's Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) provides equitable opportunities for people to be healthy, happy, self-reliant and connected to community.

The Georgetown Learning Center (GLC) is King County Children, Youth and Young Adults Division’s (CYYAD) Reengagement Center focused on careers in the Trades. The GLC provides case management and education services to young people ages 16-24 years with focus on transitioning students to post-secondary pathways specifically in pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs, training, and employment services. This position requires a highly skilled leader who can lead a team of Social Service Professionals, Instructors, employment services, and community partner staff while providing excellent customer service to the young people.

The Georgetown Learning Center is one of four Reengagement Center’s operated by CYYAD. The three other sites are Youth Source Tukwila, Learning Center Seattle at Seattle Central College and Center for Education and Career Opportunity at Shoreline Community College. This leader needs to be able to see both the micro level of direct service and be able to translate that to a macro level impact, and vice versa.

This position will work in conjunction with leadership and with their teams, supporting cross site collaboration when effective and centering local community needs when that is needed. This position must be able to operate and succeed in an environment that includes measurement, data, and outcomes and support their team to do so as well. The environment is rooted in the fundamental goal to support young people to meet their education and employment goals.

This position will require extensive skills working within a post-secondary environment, familiarity with the student transition from secondary to post-secondary programming and the supports available at the College. This position will also be responsible for the billing and reporting for Open Doors and should be familiar with the state and local requirements. As this is a new site this position must be able to build respectful and effective relationships quickly, be the face of the program, and market and support student flow into the program through making sure the community is aware of and knows how to access this valuable resource.

This position is open to all qualified candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. Interviews for this selection process will take place on or around the week of November 9, 2026.

This is a Term-Limited Temporary (TLT) position anticipated to end 2yrs after the start of position, but subject to change dependent on operational need. This position is scheduled to work 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, and is not eligible for overtime. This position is union and represented by PROTEC-17-Non-Sups Staff.

This position has been designated Non-Mission Critical. Unless otherwise directed by the County Executive, department director or agency head, all employees, regardless of designation, are expected to report to work or request leave during an emergency or inclement weather. For more detailed information, please visit HR Policy County Operations During Emergency Situations and King County Guidelines for Workforce Management in an Emergency.

The primary onsite location is South Seattle College – Georgetown Campus (6000 16th Ave SW, Seattle WA 98106) but will require travel throughout the county as required.

Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.

• Provide supervision and support to the GLC on-site case management team and partner staff.
• Lead the GLC team and develop and implement pathways and supports for students to move from secondary to post-secondary specifically in trade focused pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs to a family supporting wage job.
• Understand how to apply and maintain equity and social justice, heart-centric practices into…