Siouxland Pathway Program Director

Position Summary
To provide strong leadership to the Siouxland Pathway program: supervising a staff of three to five employees; recruiting participants; building and maintaining relationships with potential participant employers, stakeholders and program partners and providers; managing grant activities; and building awareness of the program in the community.  Siouxland Pathway will serve 250 adults aged 18+ who were convicted under state or local law and are incarcerated in Woodbury County Jail, Residential Treatment Facility (RTF), or electronic monitoring and are within 20-270 days from release at time of enrollment. The program prepares individuals for employment through education and training, paid work experiences, mentorship, and leadership development with delivery of evidence-based practices and interventions.  This position will service Woodbury County, Iowa and report to the SHIP Executive Director. 

Essential Job Functions

• Manages the essential functions of the Siouxland Pathway project
• Oversight, supervision, evaluation and assessment of staff
• Facilitates collaboration between local staff, employers, educators, families, citizens, program partners and social service providers, and Federal, state, and local agencies
• Serves as a liaison between the Siouxland Pathway project, its Advisory Committee, and the SHIP office
• Coordinates the collection of program data, assessments, activities, and outcomes; ensures that staff enter data promptly and accurately into the defined tracking system as required by the U.S. Department of Labor
• Produces quarterly program performance reports and develops the quarterly narrative reports
• Establishes and implements procedures for collecting accounting and human resources information from program staff and delivers that information to SHIP
• Arranges with SHIP for regular delivery of updated budget information for the program; monitors the budget to ensure the program stays within budget; conveys budgetary info to the Advisory Committee and program staff
• Oversees and coordinates the recruitment of participants from program partners and referral sources
• Leads planning of the orientation/assessment/screening; coordinates the orientation with project staff, partners, participants, employer partners and other stakeholders
• Ensures eligibility of potential participants for program
• Upon enrollment, assigns participants to appropriate Case Managers
• Oversees and consults on case management and all direct services to participants
• Oversight of participant files
• Coordinates the vocational training with the Case Managers and partners
• Leads weekly staff meetings to coordinate the project
• Attends and leads all Siouxland Pathway-sponsored events, such as presentations to community groups
• Assesses the professional development needs of project staff members and oversees arrangements for professional development opportunities
• Oversees staff performance to ensure quality of services; ensures that staff can and will assess and report any participant problems; promotes staff solidarity and support for participants
• Oversees development of a plan that includes leadership, teamwork, and social skills training for participants
• Establishes and maintains relationships with potential participant employers, educators, stakeholders, program partners and providers, and community organizations to ensure ongoing quality services for participants
• Builds awareness of the program in the community
• Plans, conducts, and monitors the quality of community relations activities
• Performs all activities necessary to ensure quality programming
• Evaluates all staff in the project at least annually; develops action and disciplinary plans for staff
• Develops and maintains professional relationships with all priority Employee Partners
• Develops and maintains a professional relationship with Iowa Workforce Development (IWD)
• Develops and maintains a professional relationship with the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce
• Ensures that all case management and program activities include culturally responsive elements to ensure services are inclusive to all
• Carries a partial caseload at all times, and when staff transitions occur, is able to take over other caseloads before transitioning them to other staff
• Develops a policies and procedures manual for  the Siouxland Pathway program in addition to the SHIP policies and procedures manual – and ensures all policies and procedures are in alignment with SHIP and U.S. Department of Labor Reentry Employment Opportunities (DOL REO) and are implemented into the program
• Other duties as assigned by the SHIP Executive Director or DOL REO  Federal Project Officer (FPO)
• Other duties as assigned

• BA or BS Degree in Social Services, Business, Education, or a related field of study preferred, Master’s Degree desired