Ryan Medrano Email & Phone Number

-Selection, hiring, training, cross-training, supervision, problem-solving, timely and effective performance evaluation, discipline, grievance procedures of assigned staff.-Supervises delivery of programs designed to orient new students to the program, center life, exposure to training options and in developing individual career plans.-Schedule activities and experiences designed to assist incoming enrollees’ acclimation to the Center's programs with a minimum of personal adjustment.-Develops, implements, and monitors program modules to insure student success during their first 60-90 days in the program.-Analyze social patterns, behaviors, and overall social statistics of the center’s population to promote quality assurance, maximized performance, and overall center growth. -Plans, develops, implements and evaluates specific program activities to achieve outcomes for the Center. -Advanced/in depth knowledge of the Center's OMS (Center Measures) specific to Direct Services/Career Development and Transition.-Monitors the achievement of performance measures and recommends corrective action when necessary.-Responsible for needs assessment of and strategic plans to target populations or communities. Based on assessments makes recommendations regarding on-going and new-program activities.-Oversee the development of career plans to insure realistic and attainable goals are developed for each student.-Working knowledge of Labor Market Information (LMI) products and how to access and use such products in fulfilling required duties and responsibilities.-Provide occupational exploration to acquaint new students with job offerings and assist students in making their vocational choices.-Develops community resources and linkages, as well as, maintaining good relationships between new students and the community.

-Coordinate the Student Case Management System, ensuring individual needs are identified and met via assessment, scheduling, progress evaluation and PCDP administration services.-Responsible for student progress evaluations, including weekly student employability ratings, and conducts related assessment conferences.-Provides personal and career counseling for enhancing student employability and ensuring continued participation in the Job Corps program.-Establishes supportive/mentoring relationship with students throughout their enrollment.-Conducts new student intakes, Morning Report follow-up, attendance accountability, AWOL retrieval/home visits, leave and separation services.-Represents the Center in interactions with students with attendance or accountability issues and with minor students and their parents or legal guardians regarding attendance-related issues.-Provides individual and group counseling.-Contracts, speaks with, counsels, advises, mentors, and provides support and information to students and minor students and their parents or legal guardians, via telephone, home visits, work-site visits, or other in-person contacts.-Coordinates required student support services with other Center departments, parents/guardians and/or off Center resources as needed. -Ensures that the performance of students in caseload meets or exceeds current Job Corps OMS standards(Center Measurements).-Conducts and coordinates staff training, to include skills pertinent to effective counseling, group facilitation, and project based and experiential learning.-Mentors, monitors, and models the Career Success Standards as required by the PRH. (Workplace Relationships and Ethics; Communications; Personal Growth and Development; Interpersonal Skills; Information Management; Multicultural Awareness; Career and Personal Planning; Independent Living).