at Joliet Junior College in Joliet, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Position Title:Coordinator, Grant Supportive Services
Job Description:POSITION TITLE: Coordinator, Grant Supportive Services
STATUS: Full time, grant-funded
DEPARTMENT: Workforce Development
DIVISION: Academic Affairs
CLASSIFICATION: Exempt
UNION: Non-union
REPORTS TO: Manager, Clean Jobs Initiatives
PLACEMENT: Professional Staff, Grade S08
MINIMUM PAY RATE: $53,670.00 annually
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The student population at the college is diverse in ethnicity, gender, language, age and background. Joliet Junior College is an AA/EO employer and strongly encourages applications from candidates who would enhance the diversity of its staff.
POSITION SUMMARY
This position will provide non-academic support to Climate & Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) program participants to ensure successful completion of training programs and transition to employment. Coordinate the Energy Transition Barrier Reduction Program to assist participants in overcoming barriers to successful program participation. Barriers reduction services may include, but are not limited to: transportation costs, childcare, technology assistance, driver's education, personal health services, emergency bill payments, legal assistance and tutoring. Develop a tool for assessing potential barriers to be administered during participant intake. Assess participants' barriers to success and partner with Workforce Development Coordinator(s) and design individualized barrier reduction plans for participants. Collaborate with campus partners and community-based organizations to coordinate referral and enrollment in barrier reduction services. Provide program completers with barrier reduction services for up to one year after completion to ensure successful transition to employment and job retention.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Coordinate all barrier reduction services for CEJA program participants to increase retention, training completion and transition to employment.
2. Establish partnerships with on-campus service providers and external community-based organizations to provide participants with barrier reduction services.
3. Work with internal and external service providers to establish a process for referring and enrolling participants in barrier reduction services.
4. Become familiar with local, state, and federal programs providing barrier reduction services. Understand eligibility determinations and assist participants in enrolling in services on the basis of need.
5. Develop a tool for assessing participants' barriers to training and employment success during program intake. Collaborate with Workforce Development Coordinator(s) and Employer Relations Coordinator to administer assessment and design individualized barrier reduction plans for participants.
6. Collaborate with Workforce Development Coordinator(s) and Employer Relations Coordinator to identify struggling participants. Provide participants with timely referral and enrollment in barrier reduction services.
7. Evaluate effectiveness of barrier reduction services and recommend changes to service providers and/or procedures as needed in order to meet performance measures. Monitor progress and take corrective actions as needed.
8. Maintain financial records for barrier reduction services including: creating and recording spend authorizations and expense reports, review of computer-generated reports, account/department analysis and/or reconciliations. Monitor expenditures and ensure compliance with College accounting, board policies and grant requirements.
9. Assist with program monitors and external auditors including during annual and year-end closing audits. Provide requested documentation and timely correspondence and draft responses to audit findings.
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ANTI-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
Joliet Junior College is committed to maintaining an environment that is safe and free from discrimination, harassment, and misconduct on the basis of sex, which includes sexual orientation or gender-related identity. The College prohibits sexual harassment, sexual assault, sexual misconduct, stalking, and relationship/dating violence has put measures in place to ensure a safe and healthy educational and employment environment, and meet legal requirements in accordance with: Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in the College's programs or activities; relevant sections of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation, including gender-related identity; and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), which requires timely warning to the community of certain immediate threats.
