Workforce Consultant-Caldwell

USA: | Career Exploration | Full Time

21.25 - 21.25 USD per hour

Applications will be accepted through 11:59 PM MST on the posting end date.

The mission of the Idaho Department of Labor is to support individuals through career transitions, determine benefit eligibility, connect employers with workers and oversee tax and labor law compliance.

The Idaho Department of Labor has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Workforce Consultant to join us in the Caldwell office. This position will involve using collaborative partnerships to provide employment or training opportunities for individuals through access to education, career pathways and engagement with the business community.

This position is not eligible for telework.

Preference may be given to bilingual applicants but is not a requirement of this position.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. The Idaho Department of Labor is unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship of an employment visa.

The applicant selected for this position will be required to pass a criminal history background check.

The Workforce Consultant works with individuals to access opportunities for employment, and works effectively with individuals and families under stress, difficult circumstances and from diverse backgrounds. This position provides various services in employment and training programs, including employer and job-seeker services such as recruiting, placement, retention and case management, as listed below.

• Perform intensive outreach efforts to farm workers, including visiting workers in the fields, and in places where they gather.
• Drafts and reviews quality job listings.
• Contacts employers to develop job and training opportunities.
• Prepares and conducts job search and interview sessions for candidates.
• Uses internal and external systems to assist customers.
• Contacts employers to identify job openings and secure placements.
• Seeks out, screens and interviews candidates to fill a particular position.
• Collaborates with other local office staff to develop recruiting plans to fill high demand and high pay positions.
• Uses internal systems, social media and other means to find and place qualified jobseekers to meet employer demands.

• Coordinates program referrals, assessments and participant selections.
• Utilizes the case management process to determine and provide the appropriate level of service required for customers through initial assessment, on-going assessment, planning, intervention and follow-up;.
• Provides coaching on career opportunities and pathways.
• Negotiates and manages on-the-job training, classroom training and work experience contracts.
• Monitors progress of contract to assure conformity with agreement on the part of each partner.
• Monitors participant enrollments, placements, obligations, expenditures and retention to ensure compliance with allocation restraints and performance goals.

You must possess all the minimum qualifications below to pass the exam for this position. Please make sure your resume or work history supports your meeting the minimum qualifications for this position. Failure to do this may disqualify you from being considered for this position.

• Experience conducting interviews and documenting information. Typically requires one year of experience OR six months of work experience conducting interviews and documenting information AND six credit hours of college coursework in which effective use of communications skills was clearly emphasized.
• Experience assisting emotional, difficult or confrontational people and individuals from varying socio/economic/cultural background s. Typically requires one year of work experience assisting emotional, difficult or confrontational people.
• Experience determining and explaining eligibility or qualifications for programs and services . Typically requires at least six months of work experience determining eligibility or qualifications for programs and services.
• Experience preparing professional written communication. Typically requires six months of work experience preparing professional written communication, including the creation of letters and other correspondence OR six credit hours college coursework in related field.
• Experience using computer applications. Typically requires six months of experience using computer applications, including experience using Microsoft…