Jewish Vocational Services seeks a Manager, Bridges to College Program, to oversee the college transition program including the day to day management of a team of 5 staff. This position is responsible for developing and implementing an outreach, recruitment, and intake process for a program that will serve students participating in classroom and academic coaching services, in addition to serving past students still in the college system who will receive coaching services. This position is responsible for developing effective daily operating systems that drive both staff and students Creation of strong partnerships with internal departments at JVS to create a pipeline of students for the transition program is vital. In addition, strong working relationships with the Adult Basic Education (ABE) providers in the Boston areas well as Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) are critical to this program.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
• 3-5 years of program management experience including supervision of staff
• Familiarity with community colleges and/or institutions of higher learning
• Experience with project management
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Excellent Microsoft Office Suite skills
• Interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently
EDUCATION REQUIRED:
MA/MS degree in training/education or related field and or related years of experience.
SPECIAL WORK CONDITIONS:
Additional evening and weekend hours required
APPLICATION PROCESS:
Please send cover letter and resume to resumes@jvs-boston.org. Please indicate in your cover letter the resource where you saw this listing.
JVS CULTURE: JVS is strongly committed to diversity and a workplace environment that respects, appreciates and values employee differences and similarities. By providing and supporting a work culture that fosters and builds upon diversity and its strengths, JVS will better serve our local communities and continue to provide quality services.
AA/EOE
- Location: Boston
- This is at a non-profit organization.
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