This is advanced professional work in contract administration for the South Florida Employment and Training Consortium.

Employees in this class are responsible for performing a variety of duties in the administration of contracts between SFETC and service providers that are operating job training and employment programs. Responsibilities include tracking participant enrollments for all service providers, scheduling and implementing mobile intake sessions, interpreting SFETC, state and federal regulations, providing outreach and recruitment services, responding to correspondence, and preparing a variety of records and reports. Incumbents exercise some independent judgment in monitoring the performance of service providers and in providing technical assistance to service providers. Supervision is received from an administrative superior who reviews work for satisfactory completion of assigned responsibilities.

ILLUSTRATIVE TASKS

Tracks participant enrollments for all funded service providers across all titles and programs; identifies enrollment status year-to-date in relation to approved enrollment goals, and identifies service providers who require assistance through mobile intake sessions.

Schedules and implements mobile intake sessions for service providers to ensure full enrollment.

Assigns emergency jobs program participants by service provider to job search workshop seminars in compliance with established procedures.

Interprets SFETC, state and federal regulations, policies and procedures.

Provides outreach and recruitment technical assistance to service providers by telephone and personal contact.

Prepares internal and external correspondence; maintains files.

Contacts service providers on a weekly basis to prepare reports on contract performance.

Attends periodic meetings and training sessions with service providers.

Performs related work as required.

KNOWLEDGES, ABILITIES, AND SKILLS

Considerable knowledge of the content and provisions of contracts between SFETC and service providers.

Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of contract monitoring and management.

Knowledge of SFETC, state and federal regulations, policies and procedures pertaining to employment and training programs.

Knowledge of the goals and objectives of federally-funded employment and training programs.

Knowledge of the principles of management and public administration.

Knowledge of public relations principles and techniques.

Ability to evaluate programmatic and fiscal performance of service providers conducting employment and training programs.

Ability to furnish effective technical assistance to SFETC service providers.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with superiors and a variety of other public and private officials.

Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing.

Ability to determine if contract providers are meeting contract performance goals.

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