Training Specialist

ADVOCAP, Inc., is an established, recognized leader with over 60 years of experience in delivering effective anti-poverty and self-sufficiency programs and services. We are a private, nonprofit Community Action Agency committed to our mission of "creating opportunities for people and communities to reduce poverty and increase self-sufficiency."

• Provide direct services with low-income job seekers in the Fond du Lac, Oshkosh and surrounding three-county area in Wisconsin, including pre-employment assessment, job training, job application assistance, interview preparation, access to job opportunities, and job retention support.
• Identify barriers within and external to ADVOCAP that hinder participants from accessing current employment and training opportunities.
• Propose workforce development opportunities that ADVOCAP could create to address gaps or enhancements in services.
• Represent ADVOCAP in the community; advocate for participants; understand and actualize ADVOCAP mission and corporate values.
• Provide access to skills enhancement, education, training, and job opportunities that will assist low-income individuals in navigating their journey to self-sufficiency.
• Maintain participant records including demographics, job support information, training received, jobs applied for, jobs attained, and results of interactions with employers.
• Work closely with case managers in creating an environment for participant success.
• Create employment and training connections that will result in increased earnings for ADVOCAP participants in homeless prevention programs and the Opportunity Center.
• Strengthen partnerships with organizations such as Forward Services, Job Center, Veteran Services, DVR, and technical colleges to benefit job seeker outcomes.
• Implement job clubs, group training, mock interviewing, and other methods to improve job placement outcomes.

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience/training in Business, Human Resources, Human Services, or a related field.
• Knowledge of employment and training programs and employer’s workforce needs.
• Knowledge of poverty, trauma-informed care, and barriers to self-sufficiency is essential.
• Demonstrated non-judgmental approach to serving diverse populations.
• Strategic thinker with good planning and goal-setting skills.
• Ability to develop rapport and trust with the population served and the employer community.
• Reliable transportation, a valid driver’s license, and an acceptable driving record.
• Acceptable drug screen and comprehensive background check.

ADVOCAP, Inc. is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.