CTE Program Manager - Goodwill of Silicon Valley

Summary                        ...Job specifications                                                                                                                           

Education required: 

Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in Rehabilitation Counseling, Business Administration, or a closely related field or equivalent 

Experience required: 

Minimum 3 years of program management experience or related business administration within a non-profit experience in the Employment Services arena highly desirable. Computer literacy required. 

Equipment used: 

Computer, telephone, copy and FAX machines 

Aptitudes/skills/temperament:                                                                                                     

General learning ability. The ability to “catch on” or understand instructions and their underlying principles. The ability to reason and make judgements. 

Ability to understand meaning of words and ideas associated with them and to use them effectively; to comprehend language; to understand relationships between words; to understand the meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs; to present information or ideas clearly. 

Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. 

Ability to perceive pertinent detail in verbal or tabular material; to observe differences in copy, to proofread words and numbers, and to avoid perceptual error in arithmetic computation. 

Being willing to accept responsibility for the direction, control or planning of an activity. 

Being able to influence peoples’ opinions, attitudes or judgements about ideas or things. 

Having an analytical mind. 

Being able to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. 

Being respectful of and conform with set limits, tolerances and standards. 

Being able to keep calm and collected in unusual or dangerous situations and to work under adverse conditions if necessary. 

 

 

Emotional effort                                                                                                                             

Moderate: Occasional short deadlines. Work environment is occasionally hectic with occasional high activity. 

Job setting                                                                                                                                       

The job is performed indoors in a climatically controlled setting in cooperation with co-workers. There is regular contact with the public. The position requires minimal supervision. 

Physical demands                                                                                                                            

The job involves sedentary work, which requires lifting no more than 10 lbs and/or occasional lifting and carrying items such as file folders, ledgers and small tools. Much of the work is done while seated; occasional periods of time are spent standing up or walking. The position may entail lifting and carrying items that weigh up to 25lbs. 

Responsibilities may be added, deleted or changed at any time at the discretion of management, formally or informally either orally or in writing.