Workforce Development Director

2 weeks ago


Madison, United States Wisconsin Assisted Living Association (WALA) Full time

**Company: Wisconsin Assisted Living Association (WALA)**

**Title: Workforce Development Director**

**Reports to: President & Chief Executive Officer**

**Summary**

The WALA Workforce Development Director is an integral member of a small, dynamic team providing services to a diverse group of assisted living providers and partners. This is a full-time, exempt position, reporting to the President & Chief Executive Officer. This position is based at WALA’s Madison office, but statewide travel is required. This position requires the ability to plan and execute strategically for the purpose of leveraging resources, budget, and partnerships across the state.

**Duties and Responsibilities**
- Develop and oversee the expansion of workforce training, recruitment, and retention programs to provide opportunities to WALA members.
- Drive and manage the development of growing a talent pipeline of qualified and diverse talent to meet the needs of our growing assisted living population.
- Provide leadership, direction, and assistance to WALA’s assisted living members to determine training needs of staff through planning, promoting, and presenting educational programs based on specific needs.
- Provides services associated with ongoing professional development of staff at the member facility.
- Ensures assisted living facilities follow regulatory requirements relating to staff credentialing and education.
- Lead and/or assists the development of student level training or education credentials for the purpose of student recruitment into assisted living career opportunities.
- Build and maintain positive long-term relationships with community agencies, colleges, school systems, state/local agencies, and economic development entities.

**Requirements**:

- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Three to five years’ experience in direct Workforce Development management, initiatives, projects, programs, or strategies
- Knowledge and use of office equipment. Must be computer literate and have knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Positive, upbeat, person-focused approach to customer service. Be a positive part of the team.
- Must be able to multi-task and handle many projects, each with great detail simultaneously, while maintaining good humor with professional public interaction.
- Must be self-directed and can work independently.
- Ability to plan, organize and prioritize work and handle multiple shifting priorities and deadlines. Creative problem solving is encouraged.
- High-level communication and interpersonal skills, by phone, in writing and in person, with the public, the WALA Board of Directors, volunteers and other staff.
- Have an ability to work with a wide variety of board members, volunteers, and the public.
- Have a professional demeanor in dress, appearance, manners and attitude.
- Have an ability to handle confidential information.

**Physical Demands and Work Environment**:
These physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities.
- Must be able to lift 40 lbs.
- Have an ability to travel and have reliable transportation a must.

Note: The purpose of this document is to describe the general nature and level of work performed by personnel so classified; it is not intended to serve as an inclusive list of all responsibilities associated with this position.

WALA is an equal opportunity employer.

**Benefits**:

- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

- Madison, WI 53718: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person



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