Job Description
Career TEAM is a leading workforce development organization on a mission to transform lives. We blend cutting-edge technology with compassionate, high-touch services to drive real, measurable outcomes in the lives of job seekers across the country. At Career TEAM, we're solving today's unemployment challenges with smart software, world-class trainers, dedicated case managers, dynamic job developers, and innovative partners. If you're passionate about making a difference and believe in the power of technology to transform lives, you'll feel right at home here.
Career Team is requesting quotes for a Program Compliance Consultant as an Independent Contractor to support our role as a subrecipient of the California HCD CDBG-DR Workforce Grant. This consultant will focus on ensuring regulatory compliance, internal monitoring, and documentation review to uphold federal and state requirements for disaster recovery workforce programs.
Background: As a subrecipient of CDBG-DR funding, Career Team is responsible for maintaining full compliance with all federal and state regulatory requirements. This includes documentation, reporting, labor standards, financial controls, and internal monitoring obligations. The grant supports workforce programs targeting individuals impacted by federally declared disasters in California.
Scope of Work: The consultant will be responsible for:
- Program Compliance Oversight
- Provide technical assistance on federal (24 CFR Part 570, 2 CFR Part 200) and California HCD-specific CDBG-DR requirements
- Ensure program alignment with applicable laws, grant agreements, and the Action Plan
- Assist staff in interpreting complex compliance issues and documentation
- Review of Forms, Documents, and Reports
- Review and revise program templates, forms, and reports for compliance and clarity
- Audit documentation such as eligibility records, environmental reviews, procurement logs, labor documentation (Davis-Bacon Act, if applicable), fair housing documentation, and expenditure reports
- Ensure timely and accurate submission of required reports to HCD
- Internal Monitoring Services
- Develop and implement a monitoring plan
- Conduct scheduled desk or on-site monitoring reviews
- Produce detailed monitoring reports, including corrective action recommendations and timelines
- Provide support during external audits or HCD monitoring visits
Deliverables: - Monthly/quarterly compliance reports
- Annotated and reviewed program documents
- Monitoring reports and action plans
- Ongoing technical assistance and audit preparation
Minimum Qualifications: - At least 5 years of experience in CDBG-DR compliance and monitoring
- Demonstrated familiarity with California HCD CDBG-DR guidelines
- Proven capacity to manage federal grant documentation and risk assessments
- Experience with workforce development programs in a disaster recovery setting preferred
Submission: Interested consultants are invited to submit a quote outlining their expertise, approach, methodology, and proposed pricing on an hourly rate basis. Please include:
- Hourly rate for work performed (remote or on-site).
- Hourly rate for travel time, if different from the standard work rate.
- Estimated number of hours for each task or phase, including anticipated travel hours.
- Three (3) professional references.
Please note that the maximum available budget for this engagement is $29,000, and proposals exceeding this amount may not be considered.
Your pricing submission should be sufficiently detailed to allow for evaluation of cost reasonableness in accordance with federal procurement guidelines. Career Team reserves the right to negotiate final rates and terms upon selection.
Submit proposals in PDF format.
Travel: Periodic travel may be required within Ventura County for on-site monitoring or audits, with most services delivered remotely.
- Consultant will be required to execute a mutually agreed upon subcontractor agreement with Career Team, which will be subject to approval by County of Ventura and will contain appropriate and necessary flow-down provisions.
About Career TEAM: Founded in 1996, Career TEAM, LLC is a private workforce development organization.
Career TEAM's outstanding record of
accelerating the human condition has resulted in numerous honors:
- Named by Inc. Magazine as one of America's 500 fastest growing privately held companies
- Recipient of the US Chamber of Commerce Blue Chip Enterprise Award for innovation
- Featured by 60 Minutes, CNN, Money Magazine, Inc. Magazine and the British Broadcasting Network as an innovative, government funded solutions program
- Invited to the White House after being cited by the National Welfare-to-Work Partnership and National Alliance of Business as a top 10 US training provider
As a socially conscious organization, Career TEAM has found a healthy balance between for-profit innovation and community enrichment. Looking ahead, the organization will continue to close the nation's opportunity divide with additional government-funded workforce sites; while also building staff capacity of workforce funding sources and industry providers. See for more information.
Career Team is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
Background Check Requirements. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check (including criminal, prior employment and education verification). Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current employees who apply for the position.
California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"). Career Team is committed to complying with the CCPA and all data privacy and laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. Career Team collects and uses Personal Information for human resources, employment, benefits administration, health and safety, and business-related purposes and to be in legal compliance. Below are the categories of Personal Information we collect and the purposes for which we intend to use this information:
Identifying information , such as your full name, gender, date of birth, and signature;
Demographic data , such as race, ethnic origin, marital status, disability, and veteran or military status;
Contact information , such as your home address, telephone numbers, email addresses, and emergency contact information;
Dependent's or other individual's information , such as their full name, address, date of birth, and Social Security numbers (SSN);
National identifiers , such as SSN, passport and visa information, and immigration status and documentation;
Educational and professional background , such as your work history, academic and professional qualifications, educational records, references, and interview notes;
Employment details , such as your job title, position, hire dates, compensation, performance and disciplinary records, and vacation and sick leave records;
Financial information , such as banking details, tax information, payroll information, and withholdings;
Health and Safety information , such as health conditions (if relevant to your employment), job restrictions, workplace illness and injury information, and health insurance policy information;
Information Systems (IS) information , such as your search history, browsing history, login information, and IP addresses on the Company's information systems and networks;
Biometric information , such as facial recognition, fingerprints, iris or retina scans, keystroke, or other physical patterns; and
Geolocation data , such as time and physical location related to use of an internet website, application, device, or physical access to a Company office location.
The Company collects Personal Information to use or disclose as appropriate to:
- Comply with all applicable laws and regulations; (2) Recruit and evaluate job applicants and candidates for employment; (3) Conduct background checks; (4) Manage your employment relationship with us, including for: (a) onboarding processes; (b) timekeeping, payroll, and expense report administration; (c) employee benefits administration; (d) employee training and development requirements; (d) the creation, maintenance, and security of your online employee accounts; (e) reaching your emergency contacts when needed, such as when you are not reachable or are injured or ill; (f) workers' compensation claims management; (g) employee job performance, including goals and performance reviews, promotions, discipline, and termination; and (h) other human resources purposes; (5) Manage and monitor employee access to company facilities, equipment, and systems; (6) Conduct internal audits and workplace investigations; (7) Investigate and enforce compliance with and potential breaches of Company policies and procedures; (8) Engage in corporate transactions requiring review of employee records, such as for evaluating potential mergers and acquisitions of the Company; (9) Maintain commercial insurance policies and coverages, including for workers' compensation and other liability insurance; (10) Perform workforce analytics, data analytics, and benchmarking; (11) Administer and maintain the Company's operations, including for safety purposes; (12) For client marketing purposes; (13) Exercise or defend the legal rights of the Company and its employees, and affiliates, customers, contractors, and agents; and (14) to comply with requirements of government grants, including, but not limited to, program and audit requirements.
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