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• Ensure that families and individuals are getting the full benefit of the agency's programs and services. • Responsible for developing meaningful, results - oriented collaborations with local agencies for housing, emergency assistance, education and job training and placement resources. • Provide career and education and training services for youth to include; initial assessment, GED classroom instruction, implementation of a youth curriculum, counseling, etc. • Implement an effective career readiness /transition program to maintain contact with program participants as required by WIA, to assist youth in job skills (i.e. resume writing, interview skills letter writing, etc. and job placement). • Stay abreast of the labor market, industry data, skills gap analyses and other information critical to youth and employment in general. • Work with head start family development specialists (in all counties) to effectively implement the parent, family and community engagement framework. • Participate in the development and implementation of the agency's school readiness program and goals. • Work in collaboration with head start to meet ERSEA requirements. • Provide technical assistance to assist staff in the areas of parent involvement, family and community partnerships. • Assist in developing mentoring programs and fatherhood initiatives. • Develop, maintain and document effective partnerships to improve services delivery and leverage resources. • Play a key role in the development of the agency's annual Strategic Plan. • Participate in developing annual and three -year Community Assessments. • Organize workshops, trainings and meetings to engage program participants, parents, staff and key partners. • Responsible for applying for annual grants for CSBG and WIA and participating in Head Start grants submissions where appropriate. • Where feasible seek opportunities to apply for private, local, state or federal funding. • Stay abreast of industry best practices and inform the Executive Director where program improvements are warranted. • Other duties as assigned. B. Compliance and Reporting: • Responsible for compliance monitoring based on program, federal and state requirements. • Prepare and submit monthly and annual reports as required by the various program requirements. • Develop and implement and annual compliance schedule that includes activities and dates for monitoring (including file reviews). • Ensure that information is entered into the State and agency systems (i.e. Workforce Plus, Child Plus and AR4CA) in accordance with program requirements. November 2012 Attachment number 2 G -2 Page 339