Services Specialist -III

Overview

Summary Statement:
Provide ongoing employment support by assisting clients with job search activities, enhancing resumes, preparing for interviews, sending job referrals, and meeting regularly with clients to progress and address barriers to employment. Facilitate employment placement and compliance by helping clients secure job opportunities, sending appropriate job referrals, and ensuring all required documentation is collected, verified, and accurately recorded in accordance with program guidelines.

• Conduct individual and group intake sessions to orient job seekers and employers to the services available and instructs and coaches job seekers/employers on using resources/equipment available.
• Conduct individual or group assessments to determine level of service needs.
• Identify job seekers  employment potential using assessment tools and labor market information.
• Help job seekers develop realistic and achievable employment goals; identify obstacles/barriers to employment; jointly formulate employability development plans directed at employment outcomes.
• Refer clients to employers for possible job placement based upon comparison of applicant qualifications to employer job requirements.
• Refer clients to educational and other support service agencies to resolve obstacles to employment.
• Develop job placement opportunities.
• Work with eligible job seekers to obtain training from state approved training institutions or explore other avenues for pursuing training and employment goals.
• Monitor job seeker s progress towards completion of employability development plan and modify as necessary.

JOB REQUIREMENTS for Employment Services Specialist I

• Education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in career counseling, including assisting hard-to-serve job seekers to develop realistic and achievable employment goals; interviewing to obtain facts and explore issues; identifying obstacles or barriers to employment and jointly formulating employability development plans directed at employment outcomes.
• Knowledge of presenting training courses using a variety of training methods (lecture, structured exercises, role play or group discussion) and training materials (overheads, PowerPoint, handouts or videos).
• Knowledge of using standard computer software programs for word processing, spreadsheets or databases.
• Knowledge of narrative report writing.

JOB REQUIREMENTS for Employment Services Specialist II

• One year experience in career counseling with ability to assist hard-to-serve job seekers to develop realistic and achievable employment goals; interviewing to obtain facts and explore issues; identifying obstacles or barriers to employment and jointly formulating employability development plans directed at employment outcomes.
• One year experience in presenting training courses using a variety of methods (lecture, structured exercises, role play or group discussion) and using training materials such as overheads, PowerPoint, handouts or videos.
• One year experience in using standard computer software programs for word processing, spreadsheets or databases.
• One year experience in narrative report writing.
• Six months experience in interpreting laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures.
• Knowledge of case management to assess, plan, develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate options and services to meet an individual s human service needs.

JOB REQUIREMENTS for Employment Services Specialist III

• Two years experience in career counseling including assisting hard-to-serve job seekers to develop realistic and achievable employment goals; interviewing to obtain facts and explore issues; identifying obstacles or barriers to employment and jointly formulating employability development plans directed at employment outcomes.
• Two years experience in presenting training courses using a variety of training methods (lecture, structured exercises, role play or group discussion) and using training materials such as overheads, PowerPoint, handouts or videos.
• One year experience in case management to assess, plan, develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate options and services to…