Manufacturing Grant Coordinator

Summary of Position

The Coordinator will support employer outreach and engagement, assist with participant recruitment and enrollment, and coordinate work-based learning, placement, and co-enrollment with complementary funding sources such as WIOA and the State Apprenticeship Expansion Program. This role is essential to aligning training activities with employer demand and supporting timely participant placement and retention.

Examples of Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct employer outreach to identify workforce needs and promote available workforce development services, including work-based learning, on-the-job training, incumbent worker training, and apprenticeship opportunities.
• Develop and maintain relationships with employers, industry associations, educational institutions, community organizations, and workforce partners to expand employment and training opportunities.
• Recruit, assess, and enroll eligible participants into JTED, WIOA, and other workforce development programs in accordance with grant eligibility requirements.
• Provide comprehensive career navigation services, including career planning, goal setting, and ongoing participant support throughout training and employment.
• Coordinate work-based learning activities, including paid work experience, internships, on-the-job training (OJT), incumbent worker training, customized training, and Registered Apprenticeship opportunities.
• Match participants with employment and training opportunities that align with their skills, interests, and local labor market demand.
• Facilitate co-enrollment of participants into WIOA, State Apprenticeship Expansion Program (SAEP), and other complementary funding sources to maximize available services and resources.
• Collaborate with case managers and partner agencies to ensure participants receive supportive services necessary for successful training completion and employment retention.
• Coordinate participant referrals among workforce partners, educational providers, and community-based organizations.
• Monitor participant progress throughout training and employment, providing follow-up services to support retention and career advancement.
• Assist employers with recruitment, candidate screening, interview coordination, and hiring activities.
• Maintain accurate participant and employer records in applicable case management systems and ensure timely documentation of activities, outcomes, and grant compliance.
• Collect and report performance data required under JTED, WIOA, and other funding sources, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local policies.
• Participate in business visits, hiring events, job fairs, workshops, and community outreach activities to increase employer and participant engagement.
• Stay current on labor market trends, workforce initiatives, grant requirements, and workforce development best practices to effectively serve employers and participants.
• Work collaboratively with internal staff and external partners to achieve grant performance measures, employment outcomes, and regional workforce development goals.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support workforce development initiatives and grant objectives.

Minimum Qualifications

Associate's degree or higher in Business, Social Services or experience working in manufacturing.

Physical Requirements

Sit for extended periods of time. The employee is required to walk or move up to 200 feet from primary desk. The employee is occasionally required to stand and stoop, kneel or crouch. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of employees under his/her supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing the duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Closing Date: October 26, 2026 or Until Filled

If you prefer to submit a paper application, please submit to:

Darlene A. Ladd at daladd@madisoncountyil.gov or by mail to Darlene Ladd 101 E. Edwardsville Rd. Wood River, IL 62095

Visit http://www.madisoncountyil.gov/jobs for paper application and full posting.

Internal Candidates should apply via Self-Service -> Company Information -> Job Opportunities