Overview
Position Title:Bilingual Career Support Specialist
Company:City Of Boulder
Location:Boulder, CO
Job Description:
The primary focus will be working individuals in need of re-training or work-based learning opportunities. This position will require knowledge of workforce development programs and must possess the ability to work independently and effectively with job seeking customers.
Responsibilities:
- Provide frontline information and referrals to support job seeker needs, including information about Unemployment Insurance benefits, WfBC programs, Labor Market information, and general public benefits system.
- Determine eligibility for WfBC programs by interviewing applicants, assessing needs, and collecting all required documentation.
- Assist clients in developing goals and an individualized employment plans that will help the them achieve unsubsidized employment.
- Ensure that client files meet all data integrity and data validation requirements set forth by local, state, and federal policies.
- Empower clients to make choices that reflect their unique needs and circumstances and provide assistance in offering options in their employment journey.
- Attend all necessary WfBC and Career Service team meetings
- Attend trainings that will enhance the services provide to the community.
- Perform other related duties as required
- May be reassigned in an emergency situation.
Requirements:
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills with businesses, co-workers, and other team members
- Knowledge and understanding of existing and developing organizational strategies
- Ability to build and maintain employer relationships.
- Experience completing accurate and timely reports
- Ability to work well with all levels of staff within the organization and individuals with multiple barriers
- Knowledge of community resources
- Ability to interpret and apply federal and state regulations and guidelines
- Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities
- Must demonstrate initiative, be well organized, motivated, detailed oriented and accuracy driven
- Must be able to handle assignments quickly and efficiently, meet deadlines and handle confidential matters in a mature and responsible manner
- Establish, maintain and foster positive and harmonious working relationships with those contacted in the course of work