Manager, Careers and Community Pathways

The WOW Center Miami•Miami, FL

About The Position

The WOW Center believes that every person deserves the opportunity to grow, connect, and thrive. Our culture is rooted in compassion, inclusion, and genuine joy in what we do. We don’t just teach — we empower adults with developmental disabilities to live more confidently, independently, and meaningfully within their communities. We are guided by our core values of Empathy, Excellence, Passion, Serving, Teamwork, and Continuous Improvement — principles that shape how we support the individuals we serve, collaborate with one another, and grow as an organization every day. If you’re someone who loves uplifting others, celebrates wins big and small, and thrives in a collaborative environment, you’ll feel right at home here. You might be a great fit if you’re a builder, connector, and people-centered leader who gets excited about creating opportunities where they don’t yet exist. You enjoy developing strong teams, bringing creative ideas to life, and connecting people with the resources, experiences, and relationships they need to succeed. You balance compassion with accountability, aren’t afraid to try something new, and want to use your leadership experience to create lasting opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities to learn, work, contribute, and thrive.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Special Education, Adult Education, Curriculum & Instruction, Rehabilitation Counseling, Educational Leadership, Social Work, or a related field (Master’s degree strongly preferred).
5+ years of professional experience in one or more of the following: Postsecondary or transition programs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Curriculum design or instructional leadership, Workforce readiness or inclusive employment programming
Demonstrated experience building or significantly redesigning curriculum or educational programs (from concept to implementation).
Strong understanding of person‑centered planning, individualized goal development, and outcome‑based education.
Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, including educators, employment staff, families, and community partners.

Responsibilities

Lead WOW’s workforce development, culinary, entrepreneurship, and career pathway programs.
Establish program goals, performance measures, learning pathways, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Ensure programs work together to build participants’ skills, independence, employment readiness, and community involvement.
Develop and strengthen pre-employment curriculum, assessments, and workforce readiness tools.
Establish participant competencies, benchmarks, and measurable outcomes.
Track participant progress and employment outcomes and use data to improve programming.
Provide oversight and support for the Culinary Program and align training with workforce competencies and employment opportunities.
Explore culinary, entrepreneurial, fee-for-service, and other social enterprise opportunities.
Evaluate opportunities based on participant impact, community demand, feasibility, and sustainability.
Build partnerships with employers, colleges, vocational rehabilitation providers, workforce agencies, and community organizations.
Expand internship, apprenticeship, volunteer, and competitive integrated employment opportunities.
Develop employer resources, feedback systems, and retention supports that promote long-term employment success.
Support participant admissions, assessments, onboarding, and transitions into workforce and Independent Studies programming.
Partner with families and internal teams to communicate goals, expectations, and pathways for participant growth.
Provide leadership and oversight for WOW’s Special Olympics program.
Ensure safety, compliance, outcome tracking, and continued growth of athletic and leadership opportunities.
Track State Appropriation and workforce-related grant outcomes, deliverables, and reporting requirements.
Partner with Advancement and Finance to measure and communicate program impact.
Lead, coach, and develop staff through clear expectations, feedback, training, and professional development.
Manage staffing needs, schedules, hiring, and onboarding.
Foster a positive, inclusive, accountable culture aligned with WOW’s core values.