Director of Fire and Workforce Programming/CSRI (UEC)

About University Enterprises Corporation at CSUSB

(This is not a state position)

University Enterprises Corporation at CSUSB ("UEC") supports the university's educational mission by providing quality services that complement the instructional program. The University depends upon UEC to provide services that cannot be supported with state funds. We're responsible for business enterprises on campus including, but not limited to, dining, bookstore, convenience store, and vending services. We also serve as the grantee for federal, state, and local funding for research and sponsored projects.

Position Summary

Temporary, MP Staff, Exempt, Full Time, Benefited position through 6/30/2027 (Appointment may be renewed annually based upon availability of funds, availability of work and satisfactory job performance).

Salary: $10,917 - $13,333 per month.

Location: San Bernardino CSRI Center.

Work Schedule

Exempt. 40+ hours per week. Generally, Monday through Friday, 8:45AM to 5:15PM. Must be able to work flexible hours, including early mornings, evenings, and weekends, as needed to support training, employer engagement, community events, and field-based projects.

First Review Deadline

This position will remain open until filled.

Typical Activities

Under minimal supervision of the CSRI Chief of Staff, the Director of Fire and Workforce Programming will work independently to:

Workforce Development Leadership:

• Plan, direct, and coordinate CSRI workforce development activities across programs and locations.
• Develop a comprehensive workforce strategy for justice-involved participants that emphasizes career pathways, wage progression, job retention, and long-term economic stability.
• Identify labor-market opportunities and align workforce programming with employer demand and participant needs.
• Establish performance goals and monitor outcomes related to enrollment, training completion, credentials, job placement, wages, retention, and advancement.

Fire Mitigation and Reentry Career Pathways:

• Lead the development and expansion of workforce pathways in fire mitigation and wildfire prevention, including vegetation management, fuels reduction, defensible-space work, brush clearance, forestry, conservation, and related public works and skilled-trade occupations.
• Develop employment and training opportunities that provide justice involved participants with a structured pathway from reentry services to industry-recognized training, paid work experience, and permanent employment.
• Build partnerships with fire agencies, land-management organizations, conservation programs, municipalities, contractors, unions, training providers, and other employers engaged in wildfire prevention and mitigation work.
• Coordinate appropriate safety training, certifications, personal protective equipment requirements, and worksite expectations for fire mitigation programming.
• Evaluate opportunities to develop transitional work crews, work-based learning, apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, and direct-hire pathways connected to fire mitigation and related industries.
• Ensure fire-mitigation initiatives remain focused on safe, lawful, employment-centered reentry opportunities and participant career advancement.

Training and Career Readiness:

• Oversee career-readiness programming, vocational training, industry certifications, and employment preparation services.
• Coordinate with training providers to develop programs that are accessible and relevant to individuals returning from incarceration or under community supervision.
• Promote career pathways that provide opportunities for advancement rather than focusing solely on short-term job placement.

Program Development, Grants, and Contracts:

• Identify workforce development funding opportunities and assist with the development of grant proposals, contracts, and program budgets.
• Support implementation of funded workforce initiatives and ensure services are delivered in accordance with grant, contract, and organizational requirements.
• Develop scopes of work, performance measures, program procedures, and implementation plans for workforce initiatives.
• Monitor expenditures and program performance in coordination with organizational leadership and fiscal staff.
• Develop consistent workforce-development practices, tools, procedures, and documentation across CSRI locations.
• Coordinate with Center Managers, case management staff, and program leadership to integrate employment planning into participant reentry services.

Data, Compliance, and Quality Assurance:

• Track and analyze workforce outcomes, including training participation, credential attainment, placements, starting wages, retention, and advancement.
• Prepare workforce-development reports for senior leadership, funders, partners, and other stakeholders as required.
• Ensure participant, employer, training, and worksite documentation is accurate, timely, and compliant with applicable program requirements.
• Use performance data and employer feedback to continuously improve workforce services and employment outcomes.

Community and Interagency Collaboration:

• Represent CSRI in workforce-development, reentry, fire-mitigation, and community partnership meetings.
• Develop collaborative relationships with workforce boards, community colleges, adult education programs, public agencies, community-based organizations, and industry partners.
• Promote CSRI participants as a qualified workforce and advocate for fair-chance employment opportunities.
• Coordinate with reentry partners to address transportation, tools, work clothing, identification, licensing, and other barriers that may prevent successful employment.

Travel Requirements:

• Travel required. Travel includes but is not limited to organizational centers, employer sites, workforce and training partners, community events, fire-mitigation project locations, and funder-required meetings.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education & Experience:
• Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Workforce Development, Social Work, Criminal Justice, Sociology, Human Services, Environmental Studies, Forestry, or a related field.

AND Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible experience in workforce development, employment services, reentry programming, vocational

training, public-sector workforce programs, or a related field, including at least 3 years in a supervisory or program-management role.

OR

• Associate degree or equivalent in a related field and a minimum 7 years of progressively responsible relevant experience, including at least 3 years in a supervisory or program-management role.

• A minimum of three years of professional experience in firefighting is required of all applicants.

• Other:

• Strong leadership, program development, organizational, and relationship-management skills.

• Knowledge of workforce development, job development, vocational training, career pathways, and employment retention strategies.

• Knowledge of barriers to employment experienced by justice-involved and reentry populations and strategies for supporting successful workforce reintegration.

• Knowledge of or demonstrated ability to develop programming related to fire mitigation, wildfire prevention, vegetation management, conservation, forestry, public works, or related industries.

• Ability to build partnerships with employers, public agencies, workforce organizations, training providers, and community partners.

• Ability to develop and manage workforce programs, grants, contracts, performance measures, and budgets.

• Ability to analyze workforce data and use outcomes to improve program performance.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to represent the organization with external stakeholders.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and workforce/program management systems.

• Special Requirements:

• Must possess a valid driver's license and be able to travel to multiple locations.

• Must comply with all applicable safety, training, and personal protective equipment requirements when visiting field-based work or training sites.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Social Work, Workforce Development, Criminal Justice, or a related field.
• Experience developing workforce programs for justice-involved or formerly incarcerated populations.
• Experience with fire mitigation, wildfire prevention, vegetation management, conservation, forestry, public works, or related workforce programs.
• Experience developing employer partnerships, apprenticeships, pre-apprenticeships, transitional employment, or paid work-experience programs.
• Experience managing workforce grants, government contracts, or performance-based employment programs.

Benefits Include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Flex Cash option
• CalPERS Retirement and CalPers 457
• Group Term Life/ Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
• Holidays & Personal Holiday
• Vacation and Sick pay accruals
• Educational Assistance Benefit is based on availability of funding.
• Workers' Compensation, Unemployment Insurance, State Disability Insurance

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

University Enterprises Corporation at CSUSB is committed to a diverse workforce and affirmative action, and is an equal opportunity employer. UEC maintains and promotes a policy of non-discrimination and non-harassment on the basis of race, sex, gender, color, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic characteristics, status as a disabled veteran, or disabled veteran of the Vietnam era.

To view the UEC Affirmative Action Program, please contact UEC Human Resources at UEC-HR@csusb.edu Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm.

As an equal opportunity employer, University Enterprises Corporation at CSUSB (UEC) is committed to a diverse workforce. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access UEC's career website as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by contacting UEC's Human Resources Manager at UEC-HR@csusb.edu.

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Employment of Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans

Supplemental Information

UEC is an EOE - Minority/Female/Disability/Veterans. This position will remain open until filled. This has been designated as a sensitive position. The selected candidate must successfully pass a thorough background investigation to include a criminal history check prior to appointment.