Workforce Development Specialist

Overview

About Jobs for Ohio's Graduates (JOG):
At JOG, we're on a mission to empower young adults facing barriers to education and employment, guiding them toward a future filled with opportunity and success. Through mentorship, skill development, and advocacy, we pave the way for our participants to achieve their dreams and contribute positively to their communities.

• Focuses first on the completion of high school or its educational equivalent
• Promotes positive relationships in both the public and private sectors
• Becomes a presence in the communities it serves to advocate for the community's mutual needs and the clients it serves

• Develop a roster of young adults by screening and assessing program participants through motivational interviewing, orientation, and interpretation of assessment tools
• Accomplish young adult-focused goals by assessing needs, developing youth's skill set, providing mentorship, instruction, monitoring, supporting, and tracking/documenting progress while promoting the goals of JOG and facilitating compliance with JOG's standards and objectives
• Work collaboratively with all members of the JOG team to determine best practices for participants, collectively aiding in barrier removal and goal achievement

• Available for work hours scheduled Monday through Friday
• Twelve-month school session
• Local daytime travel is occasionally required
• Computer skills include MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and online database management systems
• A Bachelor's degree is required. Teaching, Social Work, Human Resource Management, Career Development, Job Placement/Development, Employment and Vocational Counseling, Career Guidance, Vocational Education, Community Service Administration, and work experience with the private sector or disadvantaged youth

$40,000.00 - $43,000.00 per year

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

In person