Workforce Engagement Specialist; Special Project

Goodwill of Colorado

Pay: $34.00/hour

Work Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm

This job number is for temporary employees working on an assignment with Goodwill Staffing

JOB SUMMARY:

The Workforce Engagement Specialist (Special Project) serves as CLIENT’s lead for employer outreach, student engagement, and skills alignment tied to the Achievement Wallet initiative. You will help employers understand these digital credentials, help students showcase their talents, and ensure the skills being taught match the skills being hired through implementing a digital wallet.

The role focuses on the specialized deliverables outlined in the SOW. Position is grant-funded through June 30, 2026.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Business Engagement

• Lead employer outreach, meetings, and relationship management to support local businesses excited about and using a Digital Wallet.
• Through business advisory groups gather feedback on skills needs, hiring trends, and credential alignment to meet employers’ needs.
• Collaborate with employers to describe their jobs in terms of the actual skills needed.

Skills Mapping Development

• Explore Home Builders Institute curriculum and relevant college-level courses in high school (concurrent enrollment) to identify specific skills students are learning or earned certifications.
• Bridge the gap of curriculum and training plans to businesses, that clearly explain what students know and how that translates to the workplace.

Student & School Engagement

• Partner with a local school district—particularly construction pathway programs—to support digital wallet adoption among 60 students.
• Explain technical/educational concepts to District teachers
• Utilize Career resource centers (Future Centers) to educate students on skills, digital wallet usage, and career readiness tools.

Data & Project Management

• Required deliverables (per SOW):
  • Employer Outreach Plan (within 45 days)
  • Monthly Engagement Reports (by the 10th of each month)
  • Bi-monthly Metrics Reports
  • Final Outcomes Report
  • Maintain accurate documentation, metrics, employer data, and youth participation records in state database.

Program Coordination & Collaboration

• Serve as a resource to CLIENT staff to ensure consistency with policies and procedures.
• Collaborate closely with the Business Services Team, District 11 and WGU to align project timing, communication, and messaging.
• Participate in project meetings, milestone check-ins, and advisory sessions.
• Support additional special project tasks as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Core Competencies

• Partnership Development:
  Experience in workforce development, employer engagement, job development, or program/project management.
• Interpersonal
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to work with diverse groups of employers, educators, youth, and community partners.
• Strategic Communication:
  Explain complex and new ideas (like digital credentials) to different audiences —both orally and in writing—with employers, youth, educators, and community stakeholders.
• Digital Literacy:
  Comfort learning and teaching new digital platforms and technologies to various audiences.
• Facilitation:
  Plan, coordinate, and lead presentations and collaborative meetings between business, educators and students.
• Project Lifecycle Management:
  Proven ability to take a project from a Statement of Work (SOW) to final delivery, including meeting milestones and tracking data.

Relevant Experience

• Experience in workforce development, career counseling, teaching, outreach, or project coordination
• Experience working with high school youth, career pathways, or work-based learning programs.
• Familiarity with skills-based hiring, competency frameworks, or digital credentials.
• Experience facilitating employer advisory groups or industry partnerships.

Required

• Must pass education background check
  , standard background check
  , drug screen
  , and motor vehicle record check (conditional post-offer).
• Valid…