Jade Arn Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc

Washington, Dc, United States

Brunswick, Maine

Brunswick, Maine

• Managed U.S. Department of Labor-funded grants including $1 million statewide Aging Worker initiative grant, $5 million H-1B Technical Skills Training grant, and WIA formula-funded programs• Provided technical assistance and guidance to sub-grantees to ensure successful program outcomes and compliance with federal laws and regulations• Prepared and submitted quarterly performance reports; analyzed outcomes to determine efficacy of grant-funded programming• Developed systems and tracking mechanisms to ensure adherence to budgets and accurate fiscal and programmatic reporting across multiple contractors, sub-grantees and funding sources; review monthly expenditure reports and invoices and approve for payment• Provided oversight of five Aging Worker Initiative Navigator positions throughout Maine, provide support and professional development to ensure grant deliverables were met and accurately reported

WorkReady is an initiative of Maine's four Local Workforce Investment Boards and the Maine Department of Education and is supported by a statewide steering committee comprised of MDOE Office of Adult Education, MDOL, MDOC, Maine's 4 Local Workforce Investment Boards, and representatives from the private sector. The 60 hour soft-skills based training is designed to provide successful participants with not only skills essential in today's workplace, but also a portable credential. The WorkReady Credential is endorsed by businesses throughout the state.• Co-chaired Statewide WorkReady Steering Committee; acted as liaison between the Committee, Local Workforce Investment Boards, educational institutions, training providers, and business partners; member of curriculum development, outreach and oversight subcommittees • Oversaw ongoing implementation of WorkReady training initiative; tracked number of trainings, participants; managed relationships with business and community partners

• Recruited business partners, volunteers, training facilitators; screened, interviewed and assessed training facilitators and candidates; developed facilitator position descriptions, monitored facilitator performance• Partnered with representatives from business community to inform training development pertaining to personnel policies, hiring practices and preferences, and to perform mock interviews with trainees• Conducted train-the-trainer sessions and work-readiness trainings for job-seekers and dislocated workers • Collaborated with Adult Education, CareerCenters, Maine Department of Labor, Local Workforce Investment Boards, schools, businesses and other key stakeholders throughout the state of Maine• Coordinated various events including orientations, trainings, employer recognitions, graduations• Created brochures, flyers, advertisements, website content; developed and delivered presentations

• Planned and executed outreach efforts to other service agencies, employers, schools and youth; produced brochures and other promotional materials; represented agency at conferences/meetings• Provided career counseling, work-readiness training, and job development services to diverse young adults with various barriers to employment; worked with business partners to identify and address their human resources needs through the utilization of various public workforce system resources and program participants; assessed jobseeker appropriateness for available positions• Supervised youth office interns and processed employment paperwork including applications, required forms for new hires, and timesheets for payroll; participated in interview teams as appropriate• Informed curriculum and training material development for summer youth employment programming

• Strengthened Maine’s nonprofit sector by promoting collaboration, partnerships, volunteerism, and best practices in volunteer management; provided guidance to organizations on volunteer position description development, recruitment practices, and ongoing development of existing volunteers• Planned and delivered in-person and web-based trainings on use of VolunteerMaine.org, a web-based volunteer recruitment platform to attract appropriate volunteers to meet organizational needs• Recruited and managed volunteers for statewide community service project (Operation KeepME Warm) for two project years; convened and facilitated county implementation teams and meetings• Promoted VolunteerMaine.org and service opportunities through mass mailings, press releases, presentations; represented VolunteerMaine Partnership at conferences and meetings throughout Maine

• Created and disseminated emergency preparedness information to general public through press releases, flyers, presentations, various coalition meetings • Recruited, trained and managed volunteers for community service projects; solicited donations from local businesses

M.S. Project Management, Organizational Communication Concentration

B.A., Social Science

A.A., Social Services

40 Hour Mediation Course - University of Maine