Job Opening: Workforce Development Specialist
- Company
- Eastern Maine Development Corp
- Location
- Bangor, ME
- Posted on
- May 5, 2024
This job was posted by https://joblink.maine.gov : For more information,
please see: https://joblink.maine.gov/jobs/1074431
Position Summary
The Workforce Development Specialist will be responsible for outreach
with potential employers to identify their workforce needs and identify
job placement and career opportunities for Workforce customers. The
Specialist will coordinate these visits and ensure that all employment
leads are followed up on. This position is also responsible for
developing On-The-Job Training (OJT) and Work Experience opportunities,
as well as serve as Career Advisors assisting customers with career
exploration, mock interviewing, resume and cover letter reviews, and job
placement possibilities. The Workforce Development Specialist will also
provide direct delivery of services to customers from application
through job placement and follow-up. As an advisor the Workforce
Development Specialist will work with customers to develop and execute
employment and training plans, utilizing appropriate resources and
support services per program guidelines.
Essential Functions
- Serves clients, partners, and government agencies in an honest,
professional, ethical, effective, and efficient manner as a
representative of EMDC.
- Develops relationships with employers in the Tri-County area.
- Markets all workforce resources available to employers, including
OJT, Work Experience, and Apprenticeship.
- Develop employment leads and opportunities for workforce customers.
- Maintain database of potential employers.
- Maintain awareness and documentation of labor market information,
relevant legislation and policy, and best practices in the field.
- Builds partnerships and maintains relationships with related
educational institutions and community or government agencies.
- Completes intake applications and evaluates employment potential of
applicants, provides employment-focused career advising services to
enrolled customers, makes enrollment decisions in consultation with
management.
- Administers career plans for customers, including financial
planning/projections support services or training, and reconciling
essential needs.
- Strategizes recruitment of quality enrollments; assists customers
and evaluates systems to ensure that training, employment,
education, and program performance goals are being met.
- Delivers, coordinates, and facilitates youth programming, including
work readiness and other group program cohorts.
- Facilitates group presentations; leads large and small groups,
informational sessions, focus groups, or other special events.
- Develops work experiences and work sites for students and cultivates
employer relationships; creates partnerships with local colleges and
universities, adult education, DHHS, Vocational Rehab, and high
schools; participates in community meetings.
- Maintains excellent documentation and attention to detail; utilizes
Maine Job Link to record and capture required data for programming
and monitoring need.
Job Requirements
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines in a
fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work well with customers, co-workers, and supervisor.
- Understanding of Workforce Investment Act and successor programs.
- Ability to deliver presentations and facilitate conversations with
small groups of customers and businesses.
- Valid drivers license required with regular access to own reliable
vehicle.
- Ability and willingness to provide services in locations outside the
offices in collaboration with partners and community organizations.
- Regular attendance required.