Youth Employment Specialist - Generation Zone

Are you passionate about helping young people discover their potential and take their first steps toward their goals? As a Youth Employment Specialist, that's exactly what you'll be doing.

Want to make a real difference in the lives of young people? As a Youth Employment Specialist, you'll help young adults (ages 16–24) discover opportunities, overcome barriers, and take exciting steps toward meaningful employment and brighter futures! You'll provide personalized support to a caseload of young job seekers, helping them build confidence, develop job skills, explore career opportunities, and successfully navigate employment training, job placement, and follow-up services.

Throughout the week you might be coaching a young adult through their job search, the next building relationships with local employers to connect them with the talent they need to grow and thrive. Along the way, you'll help strengthen our community by creating opportunities for young people to achieve lasting employment, career advancement, and important life milestones.

We're looking for someone who is passionate about people, energized by building connections, and motivated by seeing others succeed! You'll thrive as a Youth Employment Specialist if you're a natural relationship-builder, an encouraging coach, and a creative problem-solver who can help young adults from all walks of life feel comfortable, supported, and confident in their abilities. You'll need excellent communication skills, strong organizational abilities, and the flexibility to juggle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Just as important, you'll bring exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to accurate, timely administrative work, including maintaining participant records, tracking progress, and meeting program requirements. Above all, we're looking for someone who believes in the potential of every young person and is excited to turn that into real opportunities for success!

This is a full time position located in the Next Generation Zone office in Spokane, WA. Work will be hybrid (in office and remote work).

Career Path Services values the power of experience and perspective, and endeavors to build upon this vital strength. We are passionate about building and sustaining a working environment of belonging for all of our staff and customers. We believe every member on our team enriches our culture by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions.

We are committed to attracting, recruiting, retaining and advancing an engaged team that is responsive to the needs of our diverse clients.

The major responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Recruit program participants through social media, outreach activities, and from partner agencies.
• Sit down with a potential participant to determine eligibility for the program.
• Customize service plans for program participants using program model service components.
• Help participantsprogressthrough their service plan using funded and unfunded activities aimed at preparing participants for unsubsidized employment.
• Build strong, mutually beneficial relationships with employers to identify job openings and assist in developing and implementing hiring, retention and wage progression plans.
• Administrative duties including conducting recruitment wrap up services, training completion, exit interviews, and assisting in filing for tax credits.
• Report creation and submission, as needed for the Funding Source requirements, with critical need for accurate and timely reporting.
• Daily clerical tasks including data tracking for daily registrations/enrollments, status changes, exits/terminations and post exit MIS in the division’s operating system.
• Gather data, analyze, and report on program success, including adjusting goals and strategies as appropriate.

We look for individuals who exhibit our organizational core competencies and who have the knowledge of, or ability to learn the key technical competencies and skills for this job.

• Follow highly detailed instructions, program regulations and guidelines
• Skills to synthesize information from a variety of sources to draw conclusions and an ability to communicate information (verbally and in writing) in a respectful manner that ensures full comprehension for all parties
• Exceptional data entry skills, ensure accurate and timely…