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Our Job Corps programs provide life-changing services that help young people succeed in school, obtain good jobs, excel in their chosen fields, and serve as contributing members of their communities. We accomplish this through an intense commitment to safety, quality service, excellence, and partnerships.

(OA/CTS Project Director)

Location: San Francisco/Treasure Island
Territory: Northern California
Travel: Throughout assigned territory required
Status: Full-Time

Make an Impact. Build Teams. Change Lives.

This is not a maintenance role.

We are seeking a proven leader to direct a workforce development operation responsible for helping young adults access education, career training, and employment opportunities that change the trajectory of their lives.

The Director of Outreach, Admissions & Workforce Transition Services will lead a geographically dispersed team responsible for student recruitment, enrollment, career planning, and post-graduation placement throughout Northern California.

The successful candidate will be a relationship builder, talent developer, performance-driven leader, and strategic problem solver who can unite teams, strengthen partnerships, and achieve measurable results.

This position offers the opportunity to lead an established operation while driving growth, improving outcomes, developing future leaders, and expanding opportunities for young people throughout the region.

What Success Looks Like

In this role, you will:

• Build and lead a high-performing team focused on recruitment, enrollment, student success, and career placement.
• Achieve enrollment, arrival, retention, and placement goals through strong leadership and accountability.
• Establish and strengthen partnerships with schools, workforce agencies, employers, tribal organizations, community groups, and social service providers.
• Create a culture focused on performance, customer service, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Develop staff through coaching, mentoring, performance management, and professional growth opportunities.
• Use data, performance metrics, and operational reporting to drive decision making and improve results.
• Ensure exceptional experiences for prospective students, applicants, employers, and community partners.
• Maintain compliance with federal workforce development requirements, contract standards, and organizational policies.
• Collaborate with center leadership and external stakeholders to ensure successful student outcomes from recruitment through employment or continuing education.
• Serve as the primary operational leader for outreach, admissions, workforce transition, and community engagement activities throughout the assigned territory.

What You'll Lead

The Director oversees a team responsible for:

• Student recruitment and outreach
• Community partnership development
• Admissions and enrollment operations
• Applicant engagement and conversion activities
• Workforce readiness and career planning
• Employer engagement and workforce partnerships
• Job placement and employment retention services
• Military, apprenticeship, advanced training, and post-secondary transition support
• Performance management and outcome achievement

These responsibilities align with federally funded workforce development requirements governing outreach, admissions, career planning, placement, and transition services.

REQUIRED:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Education, Human Services, Communications, Public Administration, Organizational Leadership, Workforce Development, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience with responsibility for supervising staff, managing performance, and achieving organizational goals.
• Demonstrated success leading teams through performance metrics, accountability systems, and measurable outcomes.
• Experience developing partnerships with community organizations, employers, educational institutions, government agencies, or other external stakeholders.
• Strong communication, presentation, coaching, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and implement improvement strategies.
• Ability to travel extensively throughout Northern California.
• Valid driver's license.

PREFERRED

• Experience in workforce development, recruiting, staffing, talent acquisition, education, training, human services, youth services, military transition services, vocational rehabilitation, community development, or employer engagement.
• Multi-site leadership experience.
• Experience leading geographically dispersed teams.
• Experience working within government-funded programs, contracts, grants, or performance-based environments.
• Experience managing enrollment, recruitment, sales, outreach, placement, or business development teams

IDEAL BACKGROUND

• We encourage applications from leaders with experience in:

• Workforce Development
• Staffing and Recruiting
• Higher Education
• Talent Acquisition
• Nonprofit Leadership
• Human Services
• Community Development
• Economic Development
• Career Services
• Vocational Rehabilitation
• Youth Programs
• Military Transition Programs
• Sales Leadership
• Employer Engagement

Job Corps experience is helpful, but not required.  Leadership, accountability, team development, and a record of producing measurable results are most important.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to lead a high-impact operation serving Northern California.
• Ability to directly influence enrollment, workforce readiness, and employment outcomes.
• Meaningful mission focused on changing lives through education, training, and employment.
• Opportunity to develop future leaders and build a culture of excellence.
• Significant visibility with executive leadership and community stakeholders.

If you are a builder, a relationship-driven leader, and someone who thrives on developing people while achieving measurable results, we want to hear from you.

Internal Job Classification: OA/CTS Project Director

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Equus Workforce Solutions is a leading provider of workforce development services in North America. With a dedicated and passionate team, Equus puts the industry’s best practices to work by focusing on the development, design, and delivery of demand-driven workforce solutions.

When you join Equus, you can expect extensive learning opportunities and networking programs. But most of all you can expect to make a lasting impact on the lives of others.

At Equus we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. Equus Workforce Solutions is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, religion, national origin, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or reprisal or any other characteristic protected under state, federal, or local law.