Employment Training Supervisor

sjgov•Stockton, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The San Joaquin County Employment and Economic Development Department (EEDD) is recruiting to fill one full-time Employment Training Supervisor vacancy and to establish an eligible list which may be used to fill future vacancies. Potential new hires into this classification are required to successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation as a condition of employment. Final appointment cannot be made unless the eligible has successfully completed the background process. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of an application. A completed application must be postmarked or received online by the final filing deadline. All correspondences relating to this recruitment will be delivered via e-mail. The e-mail account used will be the one provided on your employment application during time of submittal. Please be sure to check your e-mail often for updates. If you do not have an e-mail account on file, Human Resources will send you correspondences via US Mail.

Requirements

Two years as an Employment Training Specialist II, Eligibility Worker Unit Chief or comparable position in San Joaquin County.
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in business administration, public administration, psychology, social science, or a related field.
Two years performing vocational assessment and counseling, career development, or job placement services at a level comparable to Employment Training Specialist II in San Joaquin County.
Persons assigned to supervise or perform employment related assessments for Cal-Works clients may be required to have completed 15 units in counseling preparation, 3 units in career planning and the remaining 12 in career planning, guidance, personality development, occupational and industrial information, tests and measurements or a closely related field.
Possession of a valid California Class C Driver’s License.

Nice To Haves

A master’s degree in counseling, social work, psychology, business administration, or public administration.

Responsibilities

Plans, assigns, reviews, and directs the work of Employment Training Specialists and other subordinate staff; identifies staff training needs; provides or coordinates staff training on case management techniques and other performance areas.
Participates in the selection of staff; evaluates staff performance and reviews for compliance with federal, state, and County rules, regulations, and policies; performs case reviews for accuracy, compliance, timeliness, and insures client service; initiates disciplinary action as needed; provides resources and tools to enhance employee performance; holds group and individual conferences with staff to discuss or interpret departmental rules, regulations and policies or to confer with staff on the more difficult employment and training problems; conducts unit meetings.
Understands and interprets complex rules and regulations applicable to public assistance or other employment service programs and analyzes the impact on the unit or division; confers with administrative and management staff to develop and implement policies and procedures.
May assess clients for employability; provide direction to staff in developing employability plans; manages the most difficult and complex cases; advises staff and provides assistance to resolve complex case issues; may provide career counseling on a variety of vocational, career and personal issues affecting employability; may evaluate client progress and determine appropriate follow-up action.
May take part in promotion and outreach activities to disseminate information about the program to other County departments, community organizations, and employers.
May oversee and assist staff in developing resumes and preparing clients for interviews; may conduct orientations workshops and classroom training sessions in other employability subject areas such as job search and job skills; may develop workshop curriculum/presentations.
Collaborate with other supervisors, management, and staff in setting goals, establishing guidelines, and coordinating the activities of professional and technical staff; and resolve client complaints.
Prepares correspondence, statistical and narrative reports on program parameters and activities; maintains appropriate records utilizing computerized and manual databases; attends meetings and in-service training programs; collaborate with other divisions and community; may coordinate and/or participate in special projects.
May intervene on case management issues and contact clients either by telephone and/or in person by office call or home call to evaluate their progress and determine the organization's appropriate follow-up action; encourage clients to return to the program or provide referrals to other agencies.
May initiate and monitor program contracts for compliance with employment training program guidelines; may oversee operational budgets.
May determine need for equipment, supplies and materials; recommends purchase or acquisition as necessary.

Benefits

Choice of three health plans: Kaiser Plan, Select Plan, and Premier Plan (employee pays portion of premium). Dependent coverage available.
Choice of two dental plans: Delta Dental and United Health Care-Select Managed Care Direct Compensation Plan (no cost for employee only coverage). Dependent coverage available.
Vision coverage through Vision Service Plan (VSP) (no cost for employee only coverage). Dependent coverage available.
Life Insurance: $1,000 (1-3 years), $3,000 (3-5 years), $5,000 (5-10 years), $10,000 (10+ years). Employee may purchase additional term life insurance.
125 Flexible Benefits Plan: Health Flexible Spending Account ($2550 annual limit with $500 carry over) and Dependent Care Assistance Plan ($5000 annual limit).
County Retirement Plan under the County Retirement Law of 1937.
Deferred Compensation Plan under Section 457 of the IRS code (up to $22,500 annually, or $30,000 for age 50+). Roth IRA also available.
Vacation: 10 days/year (up to 3 years), 15 days/year (after 3 years), 20 days/year (after 10 years), 23 days/year (after 20 years).
14 paid holidays each year.
12 working days of sick leave annually with unlimited accumulation.
Sick leave incentive: eight hours administrative leave if leave balance equals at least one-half of the cumulative amount eligible to accrue and employee is on payroll for the entire calendar year.
3 days of paid bereavement leave for qualifying family member, 2 additional days for death of spouse, domestic partner, parent or child.
Merit Salary Increase: eligible for merit increase to the next step after serving 52 weeks on each step.
Educational Reimbursement Program: up to $850 per fiscal year for career-related coursework; up to $1600 per fiscal year for approved four-year college/university academic programs.
Parking Supplemental Downtown Stockton: up to $20 per pay period for employees who pay for parking in the Downtown Core Area.
School Activities: up to 40 hours per year (not more than 8 hours per month) to participate in children’s school activities.