DOES seeks Workforce Development Specialist - $55k to $71k
Job Summary
This position is located in the Department of Employment Services (DOES), Federal Programs Bureau. The mission of DOES is to foster economic development and growth in the District of Columbia by providing workforce training, linking job seekers with employers, compensating unemployed and injured workers and promoting safe and healthy workplaces.
Duties and Responsibilities
The incumbent:
Interviews, registers and occupationally codes applicants.
Counsels applicants to identify needs and/or problems to determine appropriate action required or referral to be made; and, when necessary, refers applicants to appropriate specialized services such as testing.
Provides applicants with pertinent labor market information, job and/or training opportunities geared to need.
Will be responsible for internal and external coordination of resources that address barriers to housing and employment.
Will coordinate with local housing resources, non-profit and for-profit housing providers and other agencies to develop housing resources necessary for successful housing transition.
Conduct housing assessments with participants in a transitional employment program to identify housing needs and support the development of a transition plan.
Provide operational support to internal transitional housing programs or other initiatives.
Provides on-site counseling and other service to provide wrap-around workforce development services to individuals enrolled in transitional housing programs.
Provide comprehensive employability services, including extensive counseling to applicants requiring individualized assistance on vocational, educational and/or social adjustment problems affecting their employability or satisfactory job adjustment.
Collaborates with other organizational units to assure that manpower services and resources consistent with applicant needs are made available.
Selects and assembles Information from files, records, etc., for use in preparing recurring and non-recurring reports.
Performs other related duties.