PCA Project Manager
About The Position
The Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Training Program Project Manager oversees all aspects of the program, including supervision of one full-time staff member, one part-time instructor, and program participants. The Project Manager ensures program goals and quality-assurance standards are met; works with community organizations and potential employers; ensures timely and accurate data collection and reporting; manages schedules and regular project meetings; provides direct services to participants; and promotes the program and recruits participants throughout the community. The position supports participants with job-search strategies and career-readiness skills, monitors their progress through the job search process, and records activities, progress, and employment information for program reporting. The Project Manager also maintains client files and completes reporting in accordance with grant requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business, education, healthcare, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of experience and training, preferred.
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative, professional relationships with businesses and clients.
- Ability to present information to promote the program and recruit participants.
- Ability to respond effectively to routine inquiries verbally or in writing.
- Ability to plan and organize daily work.
- Ability to communicate ideas verbally and in writing.
- Ability to listen to and understand information presented verbally or in writing.
- Intermediate Microsoft Office skills, including Word and Excel.
- Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record.
- Reliable transportation for employer visits, recruitment, and local travel.
- Ability to pass federal and state criminal background checks and the Pennsylvania Child Abuse background check.
- Ability to travel to local business locations.
- Ability to sit or stand for prolonged periods.
- Ability to lift program and promotional materials weighing up to 20 pounds.
- Ability to present to small and large groups with varying demographics.
- Ability to perform light lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling to move materials and set up classes.
- Manual dexterity to use a keyboard and enter client and business information.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with Personal Care Assistant roles and expectations.
- Consulting or outreach experience in a healthcare or nonprofit setting.
- Experience supervising staff.
- Experience adhering to budgets and providing reports.
- Experience using customer relationship management systems to track client and business contacts and interactions.
Responsibilities
- Promote the program and recruit participants.
- Supervise assigned staff.
- Ensure timely completion of required reports, paperwork, and documentation.
- Work with employers to identify and communicate job opportunities.
- Assist participants with job-search strategies and skills, including resume writing, networking, online job searches, and interviewing.
- Monitor participants during the job-search process and document activities, progress, and employment information for program reporting.
- Complete program reporting requirements and maintain client files in accordance with grant requirements.
- Oversee program schedules, hold regular project meetings, and provide direct services to participants.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
