Vicki Gelpke Email & Phone Number

Workforce Alliance, New Haven, CT

• Developing and maintaining relationships with over 300 employers in all industry sectors. Partnering with hiring managers to plan and implement recruiting strategies for short and long-term staffing demands.
• Sustaining collaborative alliances with community and partner organizations to recruit individuals with targeted skills and education. Perform candidate sourcing, resume and application review, phone screening of.
• Coordinating 100+ recruitment events with employers either virtually, or on-site at the American Job Centers, at their business, or in the community. Creating Constant Contact attendee registration, managing the day of.
• Performing outreach, negotiation, and execution of 25 On-the-Job Training (OJT) agreements, and monitoring of OJT implementation.
• Assisting with marketing, communications, and outreach strategy to promote jobseeker and employer participation (Twitter, Constant Contact, Facebook, LinkedIn).
• Monthly and quarterly performance and retention reporting.

Assisting individuals enrolled in the Health Careers Advancement Program in obtaining training related employment in the healthcare field through coaching them on resumes, networking, and interview preparation, as well as connecting them with hiring managers.

• Executed 30+ on-the-job training, internship, and incumbent worker training contracts for ITXpress participants with interested employers.
• Assisted with training plan development.
• Developed and maintained a network of employer relations in the IT sector.
• Partnered with hiring managers to plan and implement recruiting strategies for short and long-term staffing demands.

Workforce Alliance, New Haven, CT

• Negotiated and executed 144 On-the-Job Training (OJT) and Incumbent Worker Training (IWT) Agreements
• Recruited employers and long-term unemployed, or underemployed, workers
• Sustained collaborative alliances with economic development officials, chamber of commerce, educational institutions, department of labor officials and the regional workforce investment boards
• Assisted with marketing, communications and outreach strategy to promote jobseeker and employer participation (Twitter, Constant Contact, Facebook)
• Refined protocols for outreach, engagement of employers, negotiation and execution of OJT agreements, and monitoring of OJT implementation
• Assessed long term unemployed workers' eligibility, goals and plans for reemployment, as well as coached and supported them to connect with direct placement into employment or into a training/certification program

New Haven, CT

• Executed 500 reimbursement contracts between employers and employees
• Promoted and managed the three dimensions of the Step-Up program (Subsidized Wage, Manufacturing, Veterans)
• Sustained collaborative alliances with economic development officials, chamber of commerce, educational institutions, department of labor officials and the regional workforce investment boards
• Recruited small businesses and workers based on eligibility guidelines
• Followed up with businesses on employment retention success
• Updated monthly performance and retention reportsHRA Safety Committee Vice Chair-Created and distributed newsletters concerning workplace safety tips and information

Hartford, Connecticut Area

• Direct elder service providing companionship for multiple clients
• Successful promotion of active and engaging lifestyle
• Meal planning and preparation following strict dietary guidelines

Jamaica Plain, MA

• Provided companionship and telephone reassurance for clients through direct elder service
• Coordinated bi-monthly luncheons for 10-15 individuals and other social events
• Performed elder isolation assessments
• Entered data, organized mass-mailings

Boston, MA

• Courses: Financial Management and Health Care Economics
• Provided academic assistance to students in select coursework

Boston, MA

• Planned and implemented educational curriculum which appropriately met the needs of 18 young children(toddlers)
• Supervised the classroom
• Cooperated with professional teaching staff to ensure safety of children and appropriate and thorough implementation of activities

Southington, CT

Southington, CT

Southington, CT

Bachelor Of Arts Degree, Business Management

Minor Health Care Management

Diploma