State Deputy Director - Youth Challenge Program

The Georgia Youth Challenge Program (GaYCP) recruits, enrolls, and trains Georgia’s 16–18-year-old educationally at-risk youth to complete work on their GED or HS Diploma and to receive life skills training to become productive citizens.  The Program completes its mission by operating three quasi-military, residential academies located at Fort Stewart and Fort Gordon, Georgia. The two Youth Challenge Academies conduct two 22-week residential programs annually focused on academic and life-skills improvement. The third program, the Job Challenge Academy, provides vocational and job skills training and continued academic achievement support to Youth Challenge Academy graduates. The Program consists of approximately 200 employees located at three locations (Clay National Guard Center, Ft. Gordon, and Ft. Stewart, Georgia) and graduates 500 students annually.

Under the supervision of the State Director, provides staff support for the Georgia National Guard’s Youth Challenge Program’s planning process by:

• Developing the Five-Year Plan and State Recruiting Plan for the Academy’s expansion initiatives;      
• Tracking trends and issues which have an impact on program goals.    
• Identifying gaps or unmet needs in the Academy’s information base.        
• Making recommendations on program and strategic planning.        
• Assisting the State Director with the administration and implementation of the program by maintaining and updating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), recurring National Guard Bureau (NGB) and state reports and recurring briefing products.    
• Representing the state YCA program across the state and nationally at conferences, meetings, etc.

The office will be headquartered at the Clay National Guard Center in Marietta, with frequent travel to campus locations an expected and regular part of the Deputy Director responsibilities.

Preferred Qualifications:  Preference will be given to qualified applicants who have demonstrated experience managing administrative staffing actions for an organization; familiarity with the operations of the Georgia National Guard; experience with the collection, analysis, and reporting of organizational data for internal application and external reporting; ability to read, interpret, and implement guidance from published policies, manuals, and regulations. 

Additional Information:

Selected applicant must possess a valid driver's license and pass a pre-employment background investigation, which includes a Georgia criminal records search, a national fingerprint scan, a pre-employment drug test (post-hire will be placed in the pool for the State Random Drug Testing Program), AND a post-employment federal background investigation. 
 

“AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER & DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE”
 

Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or e-mail. All qualified applicants will be considered, but may not necessarily receive an interview. Selected applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for next steps in the selection process. Applicants who are not selected will not receive notification. This position is subject to close at any time once a satisfactory applicant pool has been identified.

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