Youth Employment Specialist

4 weeks ago


Spokane, United States Career Path Services Full time

Are you ready to help clients break the spirit of poverty through the dignity of work? As a Youth Employment Specialist, that's exactly what you'll be doing. ** A successful Youth Employment Specialist is dedicated to delivering personalized support services to young adults (ages 16-24). You'll help clients feel comfortable and confident while delivering comprehensive employment training, job placement, and follow-up services to a caseload of job seekers and employers. On any given day, you'll work to build a stronger community by helping young adults eliminate barriers and connect to employment, and by helping employers find the talent they need for their businesses to grow and thrive. Through diligent administrative work, a key component of this job, and by excellence in punctuality and accuracy in your work you'll help participants move towards their goal of finding employment and reaching important life milestones. 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 diversity and endeavors to build upon this vital strength. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment for all of our staff and customers. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity 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 a diverse team that is responsive to the needs of our diverse clients. Black, Indigenous, Latinx and (POC) people of color communities and people from marginalized communities encouraged to apply. [ ABOUT THE JOB ]{.underline} 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 a service plans for program participants using program model service components. Help participants progress through 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. [ CORE COMPETENCIES ]{.underline} 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. [Technical Competencies and Skills]{.underline} 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 collection of data into appropriate MIS databases for adherence to policies and i



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