Regional Workforce Development Manager

Vantage Specialty Chemicals

Regional Workforce Development Manager at VANTAGE Aging overseeing career counseling and job training for unemployed individuals aged 55+. Managing outreach and staff operations to enhance employment opportunities.

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeColumbus • Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $50,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Oversee and provide career counseling to participants, assessing their skills, barriers, interests, and goals to determine the most viable path to unsubsidized employment.
Develop, review, and update an Individual Employment Plan (IEP) with participants twice yearly.
Conduct job development and business outreach activities proactively to secure unsubsidized job openings that align with participant IEPs.
Ensure all counseling sessions, IEP updates, training progress, and job placement efforts are thoroughly documented in the CRM system.
Develop and execute outreach plans to identify and recruit diverse participant sources.
Source, evaluate, and enroll eligible low-income individuals aged 55+ into the program.
Lead community promotion and marketing of SCSEP through presentations, written materials, and media engagement to achieve project site.
Lead daily office operations and manage all administrative functions by delegating appropriate responsibilities to staff participants.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in business, education, social sciences, or a related field required; equivalent work experience will be considered
Minimum of 3 years of relevant client- or public-facing professional experience required, with at least one (1) year of supervisory or team leadership experience strongly preferred.
Minimum of 3 years of experience utilizing the Microsoft Office Suite in a professional setting
Knowledge of key social service and employment resources within the assigned territory is preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

13 Company Paid Holidays
21 days of Paid Time Off (PTO)
Medical, Dental, Vision Health Benefits
Company paid Short-Term Disability & Long-Term Disability
403(B) Retirement Saving Plan, with company match

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Hard Skills & Tools

career counselingIndividual Employment Plan (IEP)job developmentbusiness outreachdocumentationoutreach plansrecruitmentadministrative functionssupervisory experienceclient-facing experience

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationorganizational skillsteam managementpresentation skillsmarketingproblem-solvinginterpersonal skillsevaluationdelegation