Program Director

Horizons Youth Services

Program Director at Horizons Youth Services overseeing operations at the Milwaukee Job Corps Center. Collaborating with management to guide youth towards successful careers.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeMilwaukee • Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Directly supervises academic and career technical training managers, student support manager, and social development manager
Supervises the hiring, training, assignment, and evaluation of assigned staff
Ensures assigned staff assists students in developing and updating short- and long-term goals using the Personal Career Development Plan
Ensures staff and student schedules are aligned to meet students’ academic and career technical training needs to promote combination graduates
Ensures the residential and recreation areas are properly staffed, monitored, safe and clean, and all requirements are being followed, and students are engaged to ensure student retention
Models, mentors and monitors appropriate career success skills and ensures the effective and efficient administration of the evaluation of student conduct systems
Ensures the safety, health, and security of students, staff, and property
Develops and implements systems, programs, and strategies to assist students achieve their career goals as determined by progress recorded on the OMS reports
Develops and implements budgets, in collaboration with the F&A Director, for assigned areas and operates within established budgets
Conducts and documents classroom observations and provides feedback to promote continuous improvement
Appropriate counseling activities are conducted to ensure student issues are followed up on
Ensures all training and testing programs are continually evaluated to ensure rigor and relevance of content areas of instruction is aligned with the PRH and meet individual needs of students
Performs other duties as assigned within the individual’s scope and capabilities

Requirements

What you’ll need

Five years’ experience in program management and direction
Bachelors’ Degree required
Valid State Drivers’ License

Benefits

Comp & perks

Horizons Youth Services is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer – Disability and Veteran

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Hard Skills & Tools

program managementbudget developmentclassroom observationstudent conduct evaluationcareer development planning

Soft Skills

supervisionmentoringcounselingcommunicationleadership

Certifications

Bachelors' DegreeValid State Drivers' License