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The Workforce Specialist is responsible for conducting in-depth assessments to determine the needs of both job seekers and employers, develop comprehensive service plans, which support high growth and high demand jobs, monitors job placement progress, and provides retention services in order to meet all common performance measures.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and maintain ongoing personal contact with a variety of business and industry representatives to promote programs for participant placement
• Explain the benefits and employment support services provided by programs to employers
• Collect data from employers related to job orders including job requirements and skills; matches job skills with applicant qualifications
• Refer qualified applicants to employers and conduct necessary follow-up when applicants are placed into on-the-job training and other work-based learning opportunities
• Maintain contact with employers during the participants' on-the-job training and work experience and documents activities/outcomes
• Assist participants in assessing their job skills for positions
• Instruct in job seeking, application procedures, resume writing, interview preparation and job retention skills and attitudes; assists participants in preparing job search portfolio
• Provide job search/career information workshops and presentations
• Monitor participant performance on the job and counsels participants when job performance is not satisfactory
• Work with participants to improve job performance and gain necessary job skills or reviews other employment options
• Provide labor market and community resource information
• Keep current with trends and maintains updated labor market information by researching Web sites, attending meetings, maintaining contacts with eligible training providers, and professional/community organizations that are involved in job placement/training activities.
• Assess multiple community services to assist participants’ problem solving activities including action planning, identifying resources, goals and timelines to resolve issues
• Compose and preparing technical written documents such as, letter or memos, to explain rules, policies, benefits, etc., or preparing case notes for documentation purposes.

Minimum Requirements

• Valid driver’s license to travel between worksites as needed; mileage is reimbursed
• At least one (1) year of experience that includes at least one of the following: Employment Planning and/or placement activities OR Assessing the needs, strengths, skills, and abilities needed by employers OR profiling jobs to determine employer needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• Knowledge of employment and training programs, especially Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act.

Benefits

• Competitive Wages for High Performance
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation/Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Medical/Vision/ Dental
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• Employer Paid Retirement
• And much more!

About Us
South Coast Business Employment Corporation (SCBEC) was incorporated in 1982 under IRS code 501(c)(3) private nonprofit and currently serves Coos, Curry, Douglas, Marion & Yamhill counties in Oregon.   We strive to be a leader in social impact with a vision of thriving people living in vibrant communities.

• Equal Opportunity Employer
• This position/project is funded by the US Department of Labor
• Employer conducts a drug screen and background check prior to first day of employment.