WWP Is Hiring a Healthcare Workforce Strategist
The Healthcare Workforce Strategist will build, expand, and cultivate partnerships and relationships to develop strategic initiatives to address the healthcare sector workforce challenges throughout the region. This work includes community-building with a public policy and system-wide perspective. The position will manage and lead the convening and collaboration among representatives from diverse healthcare sector employers to address critical workforce issues and build actionable pathways to strengthen the healthcare workforce. This includes identifying shared goals and developing and executing plans that drive clear, outcome-oriented results. The position will close at 5 pm on February 3, 2025.
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The successful bidder of the Youth RFP will have the capacity, experience, and community networks necessary to operate comprehensive year-round services for youth between the ages of 14 and 24 and be required to offer the WIOA 14 elements and one (1) local element to eligible WIOA youth for one or more counties within the WWP region. Approximately $1,243,000 will be available annually to perform these services, which begin on July 1, 2025, with potential renewal annually until June 30, 2029.
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The successful bidder of the One-Stop Operator RFP will focus on streamlining service delivery, reducing barriers, fostering collaboration among partners, and creating meaningful engagement opportunities for job seekers, employers, and community stakeholders. The One-Stop Operator contract will be on an annual basis with the award amount totaling $75,000 per year, with annual renewal potential until June 30, 2029. Work will begin July 1, 2025.
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Yamhill Community Care Partners with Willamette Workforce Partnership to Support Future Behavioral Health Practitioners
Yamhill Community Care (YCCO) is pleased to announce the partnership with Willamette Workforce Partnership (WWP) to launch the “Workforce Supports for Yamhill County Future Clinician Behavioral Health Practitioners” Training Program to boost the behavioral health (BH) workforce within Yamhill County.
Key Strategies
Invest in programs and partnerships that lead to a skilled workforce.
Invest in workforce service delivery that maintains and enhances access to services for those in need in the Mid-Valley
Enhance the workforce system’s provision of skills training by connection to educational and training opportunities
Expand the impact of training dollars through innovative partnerships
Offer workforce services that lead to a successful employer community.
Engage with employers to identify needed skills
Help employers develop strategies to recruit and retain a diverse workforce
Develop solutions to employers’ current workforce challenges including essential skills deficiencies, certification and training, advancement and retention
Provide opportunities for employer-to-employer problem-solving discussions
Serve workforce needs that go beyond employment and training services and lead to thriving communities.
Participate as a workforce advocate in community discussions that address housing, child care, transportation and internet access
Promote opportunities for individuals to remove barriers in preparation for training and employment
Provide workforce solutions for underserved, historically marginalized adult and youth populations