CENTER DIRECTOR

Gulfport, MS, United States

About Us

When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields – each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders.

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences – then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

Job Overview

Directly supervises directors of Finance & Administration, Social Development, Human Resources, Student Personnel Officer, Wellness, Career Services, OA/CTS and an Administrative Assistant. Responsible for the overall management, performance and environment of the center to create an effective employability delivery system for student training in compliance with government, corporate and management directives.

Work Model: Onsite/Office-based

Responsibilities

Essential Duties & Job Functions: Plans, coordinates, and directs the total administrative and programmatic activities of the contract.

Coordinates with corporate, DOL, and other contractor personnel to ensure efficient contract functioning and compliance.

Establishes center plans, programs, goals and objectives to ensure achievement through management controls, effective planning, implementation, and management accountability.

Recommends and executes decisions on contract, budget, organization, program and administrative matters in accordance with DOL and corporate policy.

Provides staff training; evaluates staff performance, and implements organizational and personnel actions to produce delivery of quality student services.

Maintains communication with student body via student government association and conduct meetings on a group or individual basis; meets regularly with SGA executive council.

Ensures efficient center functioning in compliance with Job Corps policy and requirements handbook, data integrity guidelines, and all corporate and other DOL requirements.

Establishes and maintains close contact with government, community, civic and news media officials to promote acceptance and involvement in the program.

Develops, amends, and implements the CDSS plan to effectively integrate curricula, develops student employability, and coordinates all phases of CDSS including outreach, career preparation, career development, and career transition services.

Provides control of center reports, policies, procedures, torts and other claims, staff travel, student terminations, disclosure of information, experimental projects, and emergency use of personnel, equipment and facilities.

Develops and oversees quality residential living and recreation programs.

Provides interface and coordination with corporate and regional offices, regional OA/CTS contractors, etc.

Directs budgeting activities and control of expenditures; monitor labor budget and ensure staffing within budgetary limits.

Schedules and oversees self-audits and self-assessments; prepare related reports; maintains a comprehensive self-assessment system.

Regularly inspects facilities; maintain quality standards

Develops and implements an effective and consistent behavior management system that complies with Job Corps policy, promote positive student behavior and performance and, helps students change behavior.

Ensures effective operation of health and wellness services in compliance with Job Corps policy; oversees contracted health subcontracts.

Analyzes statistical trends, organizational problems, and operational requirements; takes appropriate action.

Reviews and makes recommendations on grievances, discrimination charges, requests for termination, and other critical personnel matters; forwards to corporate office for approval.

Promotes and supports center zero tolerance policies.

Maintains accountability of students and property; adheres to safety practices.

Cultivates and maintains a climate at the center, which is free of harassment, intimidation, and disrespect to provide a safe place for staff and students to work and learn.

Promotes the development of career success standards through modeling appropriate skills, monitoring student skill acquisition, and intervening when inappropriate behaviors are observed; provide regular feedback to staff regarding mentoring and intervention techniques.

Other related duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

Mandatory: Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from four-year College or university.

Five years’ experience in program management and direction experience, two of which include working with youth.

Successfully pass any background check and/drug test required on the contract.

Ability to obtain & maintain valid Driver’s License and an acceptable driving record.

Reasonable Accommodation: It is CGS, LLC business philosophy and practice to provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Chugach is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

#J-18808-Ljbffr