POSITION TITLE:   EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST -

                                                         LIMITED TERM POSITION WITH BENEFITS

               POSITION NUMBER:   WFC.1385

                         DEPARTMENT:   WORKFORCE CENTER

                STARTING SALARY:   $16.83 PER HOUR

    APPLICATION DEADLINE:   04/14/2008

 

 

To be considered for this position, a completed LARIMER COUNTY EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION must be submitted to the Larimer County Human Resources

department BY 5:00 P.M. ON THE CLOSING DATE.

 

Provides employment coaching services to single-parent and two-parent families receiving public assistance in order to obtain and maintain appropriate employment with the goal of enhancing increased levels of financial independence, self-esteem, and self-sufficiency.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

·         Collect, organize, and analyze information to assess a client’s interests, aptitudes, abilities, and personality characteristics for vocational and educational planning; identify strengths and barriers related to employment.

·         Perform case management activities including conducting interviews and follow-up interviews with assigned clients; evaluate client’s background; develop an employment plan for client; provide employment and vocational counseling; make referrals to employers, community resources, and training opportunities; recommend client payments.

·         Conduct job referral duties with clients; interview and evaluate clients; ensure follow-up with clients; provide labor market information to employers and job seekers; conduct job matches; make appropriate placement referrals.

·         Conduct job referrals by matching client background to employment opportunities; register clients for job referral services; connect clients with appropriate training opportunities/services; maintain computerized records of job openings and job seekers; utilize computerized system to conduct automated job matching.

·         Assist in conducting employment related workshops; assist participants in resume writing, interviewing methods, and job search strategies.

·         Prepare participant files and maintain appropriate information; track clients based on appropriate criteria; enter participant data into computerized tracking system; maintain appropriate client log notes in a timely and on-going basis.

·         Provide assistance with client-based crisis interventions as needed.

·         Compile and interpret occupational, educational, and economic information to develop and implement vocational and educational plans.

·         Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other County employees, representatives of other agencies and organizations, and members of the community; provide public presentations, focus groups, and informational sessions for community-based organizations and other community-based partners; maintain comprehensive files of community resource information; refer participants to community resources as appropriate.

·         Participate in various committees and boards related to program activities and responsibilities; may lead program-based committees.

·         Provide current and future labor market information.

·         Assist in developing and recruiting employers and on-the-job training opportunities for assigned program.

·         Recruit job postings directly from employers; provide labor, employment, and related information to employers; write job postings and descriptions.

·         Facilitate initial applicant group sessions and orientations; provide program overview and information to clients attending orientation.

·         Facilitate transition of applicants (and appropriate paperwork) to employment specialists or other agencies.

·         Work as a liaison with other agencies to resolve client issues; ensure efficient and effective operations between agencies; ensure program compliance; and resolve inter-agency conflicts.

·         Participate in job fairs providing information to interested parties.

OTHER DUTIES:

·         Perform other duties as appropriate or necessary for performance of the job.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge of:

·         Principles, practices, and objectives as related to employment and training programs.

·         Scope and application of laws and regulations pertaining to employment and training programs.

·         Principles of case management.

·         Community services and resources.

·         Social services programs.

·         Concepts of self-sufficiency, career counseling, and barriers to employment.

·         Current and future labor market information, employer expectations, and effective and current job search practices.

·         Various assessment tools and practices.

·         Principles of participant/counselor confidentiality.

·         Computerized tracking systems (or demonstrated ability to learn computerized tracking systems).

·         Routine software and business applications including, but not limited to, word processing, spreadsheets, presentation software, and databases.

Ability to:

·         Provide professional customer service to clients and public.

·         Maintain sensitive and confidential information.

·         Follow written and verbal instructions.

·         Use judgment in locating and selecting the most appropriate regulations in a variety of circumstances in which the task is repeated.

·         Develop, recommend, and, where appropriate, implement creative service strategies for clients to best meet client needs.

·         Provide leadership for internal, inter/intradepartmental, and community-based committees or program processes.

·         Serve as an informal resource for clients, team members, and community-based organizations.

·         Provide training to new team members and peers, as needed.

·         Obtain, interpret, and relay labor market information to participants.

·         Accomplish the assigned workload in a timely manner and meet established performance standards and objectives.

·         Perform typing functions within required words per minute.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:  Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the necessary knowledge and abilities is qualifying.

 

Experience:

·         No direct experience required.  One year of experience in a directly related field working with adults or youth in a human services setting, particularly in an employment-related services or in the performance of similar duties and responsibilities is desirable.

Training:

·         Equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Sociology, Psychology, Public Administration, or a related field.

 

 

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