Workforce Development Program Coordinator

Tulare County, CA

$80K — $97K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in public/business administration or related field
  • Two years of project management and oversight experience
  • Familiarity with Department of Labor guidelines and Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act
  • Knowledge of budgetary techniques and contract compliance
  • Experience with economic and sociological factors in program planning

Responsibilities

  • Supervise staff involved in workforce development programs
  • Manage key functional areas like Management Information Systems and program monitoring
  • Ensure program compliance with laws and contract agreements
  • Analyze budget expenditures and identify grant cost categories
  • Negotiate contracts with various governmental agencies
  • Prepare requests-for-proposals for funding opportunities

Benefits

  • Health insurance options including PPO and HMO plans
  • Defined benefit retirement plan with additional disability and death benefits
  • Paid 12 holidays plus 1 personal holiday annually
  • Generous vacation accrual based on years of service
  • Unlimited sick leave accumulation with family sick leave options
  • Career incentive pay for long-term service
  • Group term life insurance and long-term disability coverage
  • Voluntary deferred compensation plan available
Full Job Description
Salary : $80,361.18 - $97,938.98 Annually
Location : Visalia, CA
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 27-06829
Department: Workforce Investment Board
Opening Date: 09/05/2026
Closing Date: 9/12/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

This recruitment will establish an employment list to fill current and any future vacancies within the Workforce Investment Board of Tulare County. The anticipated life of the employment list is six months. If interested in employment for this position for current or future vacancies, please submit an online application for consideration.

Incumbent will be responsible for a wide variety of administrative, supervisory, and technical work of a complex nature in the development and management of workforce development programs.

Current vacancy is with the Workforce Investment Board (WIB) located in Visalia.

Typical Duties

  • Participate in the work of and provide supervision to a staff involved in workforce development programs.
  • Assume responsibility for major functional areas of departmental activity such as the Management Information System (MIS); adult and youth programs; contract and program monitoring as assigned
  • Ensure compliance of programs with complex laws, regulations and contract agreements.
  • Analyze expenditures, recommend allowable costs and identify appropriate grant cost categories.
  • Negotiate contracts with Federal, State and County agencies.
  • Prepare requests-for-proposals.

For a full list of duties for this position, please click

Minimum Qualifications
Minimum qualifications are used as a guide for establishing the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license which are required and equivalent to the following.

Education:
  • Equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in public or business administration, social services or related field.


Experience:
  • Two (2) years of responsible administrative experience involving project management and oversight.

Knowledge of:
  • Department of Labor guidelines, rules, regulations as they pertain to the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA).
  • Economic, sociological and political factors applicable to program planning.
  • Budgetary techniques.
  • Federal, State and County contract requirements.

Additional Information
College Cost Reduction Access Act

This may be a qualifying position for student loan forgiveness through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA). Only student loan payments made after October 1, 2007 and in a qualified repayment plan are eligible. For more information you are encouraged to speak with your student loan servicer or visit:
Bargaining Unit 19

The information listed is a general summary of benefits. These provisions do not constitute an expressed or implied contract and are subject to change.

Benefit Amount: An annual benefit amount is provided and may be applied towards health insurance premiums (medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability). This benefit is pro-rated and paid on a pay period basis (24 pay periods).

Health Insurance: A choice of PPO and HMO medical plans which include PPO and HMO dental plans and include dental and vision coverage. Dependent coverage is available. Providers include Anthem Blue Cross, Kaiser Permanente, Delta Dental, and Vision Services Plan (VSP)

Retirement: The retirement plan is a defined benefit plan administered pursuant to the 1937 Act County Employees Retirement Act and integrated with Social Security. In addition to ordinary retirement benefits, the plan provides disability and death benefits. Retirement contributions are made by both the County and the employee. The County has reciprocity with the State of California, contracting PERS agencies, and all County 1937 Act Retirement Systems.

Paid Holiday Leave: 12 set days and 1 personal holiday.

Vacation Accrual:
2 weeks per year (0-3 years of service)
3 weeks per year (3-7 years of service)
4 weeks per year (7-11 years of service)
5 weeks per year (11+ years of service)
Limit of 300 hours.

FLSA exempt employees accrue an additional 5 days of vacation per year.

Sick Leave Accrual: 12 days per year with unlimited accumulation, 60 hours of which may be used toward family sick leave.

Career Incentive Pay

Employees who have completed five (5) or more Years of Service with Tulare County and meet the eligibility criteria described in Administrative Regulation - 52, earn additional pay according to the schedule below. Excludes Fire Battalion Chiefs.
Years of Service

% Increase

Total

5

3%

3%

10

2%

5%

15

3%

8%

20

2%

10%
Group Term Life Insurance and AD&D: $30,000; Provided by Standard Insurance Company

Long Term Disability Insurance: A Long Term Disability plan is provided. This provides financial protection for you by paying a portion of your income while you are disabled.

Employees are covered by State Disability Insurance. The premium is paid by the employee.

Deferred Compensation: A voluntary deferred compensation plan is available.

To view more detailed descriptions of Tulare County's benefits, please view the Benefits section of our Web site at

01

Describe your administrative experience with workforce development, education, training, or related programs. Include in your response the programs/services worked with, specific duties you performed, and you level of responsibility. Specifically include any experience you've had in the following areas:• Business engagement• Labor market information studies• Industry specific initiatives• Monitoring program performance and compliance• Youth and adult training programs• Proposal and/or grant writing• Data collection, analysis, and reporting
02

Describe your experience pulling together a range of stakeholders with varying priorities and opinions to formulate a common solution or course of action. Include in your response details about the project(s), planning process, your role, challenges, and result.
03

Describe a change or new process you have implemented. In your response, describe the need for the change or process, planning, implementation, and result.
04

Describe your experience working as an intermediary between industry and education/training partners to ensure that education efforts are in alignment with industry needs.
Required Question

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