Case Manager​/Employment Specialist, Skills Training Program

Case Manager/Employment Specialist, Job Skills Training Program

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Working Title:

Case Manager/Employment Specialist,

Job Skills Training Program. Role

Title:

Counselor Manager. Role Code: 49013-SW. FLSA:
Nonexempt. Pay Band: 05. Position Number: 295W0394. Agency:
Tidewater Community College. Division:
Tidewater Community College.

Work Location:

Norfolk – 710. Hiring Range: $28.35 per hour, part time. Emergency/Essential Personnel:
No. EEO Category: B-Professional. Full Time or Part Time:
Part Time. Telework options:
No (subject to change based on business needs). Bilingual or multilingual skill requirement or preference:
No. Up to 29 hours per week to be scheduled. Monday – Friday 8am-2pm. Evening and Weekends as needed.

Tidewater Community College has served South Hampton Roads – both students and employers – for 50 years. It has grown from 1 campus into a regional educational and economic force. TCC is the largest provider of higher education and workforce services in Hampton Roads, enrolling nearly 28,000 students in 2019-20. Founded in 1968 as a part of the Virginia Community College System, Tidewater Community College (TCC) services South Hampton Roads with 4 campuses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach, 7 regional centers and 2 important cultural institutions.

The college had 3,203 graduates in , 40 percent of whom pursued degrees that would let them transfer to 4‑year institutions. Of South Hampton Roads residents enrolled in higher education 36% enrolled ’s institutional accreditation is affirmed through 2027 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

This part‑time Case Manager/Employment Specialist is responsible for development, management, and leadership guidance for students enrolled into the Job Skills Training Program. The Job Skills Training Program provides holistic life and employment training. Students with multiple barriers for employment, upon successfully completing the program, will possess the skills needed to be placed in pre‑secured employment offering opportunities for upward mobility.

The Job Skills Training Program Case Manager/Employment Specialist position is on the Norfolk Campus and is required to travel to and from all TCC locations, including satellite locations within the local communities. The Case Manager/Employment Specialist reports to the Coordinator of the Job Skills Training Program.

• Achieve consistency and coordination in the delivery of programs and services on all college campuses, to include:
  • Introduce students to the TCC campus by exposing them to the different activities available throughout the semester.
  • Maintain currency and accuracy of student files both electronically and paper.
  • Assist in updating the development and maintenance of a program database and work with staff to ensure accuracy and efficiency of information entered.
  • Represent Workforce Solutions at designated professional meetings, community events, and the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Social Services presentations.
• Perform duties related to and in conjunction with student recruitment and screening.
• Collaborate with the Job Skills Training Program Student Recruitment Specialist to assist in the screening of all prospective JSTP students.
• Collaborate with the Student Recruitment Specialist to assist with both onsite and offsite recruitment processes conducted at a multiplicity of community locations, including local department of human services locations, redevelopment and housing authority locations, Virginia Career Works Center Norfolk, and many local public and private school district locations.
• Promote and maintain excellence in program by counseling, instructing and teaching students the required coping skills to handle day‑to‑day stressors of student life. Specific responsibilities include:
• Administer appropriate corrective action as outlined in the Job Skills Training Program Policies and Procedures Manual and in accordance with the Tidewater Community College student handbook.
• Oversee…