Workforce Development Specialist (Part-Time)

Salary : $28.00 - $32.00 Hourly

Location : Gresham Campus, OR

Job Type : Part-time Hourly

Job Number : 2024-00138

Division : Instruction

Department : Workforce Development

Opening Date : 02 / 04 / 2025

Closing Date : Continuous

Job Summary and Responsibilities / Duties

For best consideration, please submit application materials by February 23, 2025.

Job Summary :

Provides employment and training services for job seekers and employers utilizing knowledge of educational / training institutions and support programs, labor market information and trends, local business community, workforce development grant policies and procedures.

Essential Duties :

• Provide one-on-one support to training scholarship applicants including workshop facilitation, assessing eligibility, monitoring application process, and completing data collection and entry needed for training enrollment.
• Develops and maintains workforce and training partnerships with education, business, industry, labor and government to maximize funding and meet yearly performance standards.
• Collaborates and coordinates with multiple agencies (state and community-based organizations, community colleges and employers) to develop and deliver integrated One-Stop services to address priority workforce needs.
• Works directly with participants experiencing a wide range of employment / career path barriers. Assists with developing training and employment goals and plan.
• Evaluates and guides participant training and employment progress and maintains records and documents achievements.
• Develops professional resumes and instructs participants on job-related skills including interviewing, resume writing, and networking.
• Collaborates with community resource agencies to remove multiple barriers, provides crisis intervention and makes referrals for issues including, but not limited to, mental health, drug and alcohol abuse, and emergency services.
• Provides active employment focused case management services to participants, coordinates interagency staffing, and maintains accurate, detailed case notes and databases. Ensures strict confidentiality to meet federal and state guidelines.
• Meet yearly contractual performance requirements and standards.

Additional Duties :

Minimum and Desired Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications :

Additional qualifying education / experience may be substituted, year for year, for education / experience.

Desired Qualifications :

Additional Qualifications and / or Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Working Conditions and Important Information

Working Conditions :

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Repetitive hand / wrist motion for data-entry and keyboarding functions. Regular contact with potentially hostile and confrontational, and / or violent clients. Work is sometimes performed in an emotional and stressful environment resolving interpersonal conflict and providing support. Possible exposure to potentially dangerous situations while driving between work sites and working after hours.

Sick Leave

Part-time hourly employees will accrue one (1) hour of sick leave for every thirty (30) hours worked.

Do you have a Associate Degree in education, social science, business or other relevant degree?

Do you have experience in workforce development, job training or placement, career exploration, or case management?

Do you have considerable knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, email, database and presentation applications, preferably within the Microsoft Office Suite?

Do you have experience working with diverse populations including limited English speakers and at-risk populations?

Required Question

Salary : $28 - $32