Job Information
SkillSource Career & Training Specialist in Wenatchee, Washington
SkillSource
Job Description
CAREER & TRAINING SPECIALIST
POSITION: Career & Training Specialist
AREA: Chelan and Douglas Counties
OFFICE: 240 N. Mission Street, Wenatchee, WA 98801
WAGE RANGE: $24.10 - $32.43 Per Hour
CLASSIFICATION: Temporary, Part Time Non-Exempt Employment
REPORTS TO: Career & Training Manager
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SkillSource is a mission-driven nonprofit organization that helps people build new careers and businesses build strong teams through skills training, education, and employment opportunities. The Career & Training Specialist will outreach and engage with a diverse range of business and career seekers within Chelan and Douglas Counties. Under the RESET (Reentry, Skills, Employment, and Training) Program, this position provides intensive pre-release and post-release workforce services to justice-involved individuals at the Chelan County Regional Justice Center (CCRJC). The specialist is responsible for bridging the gap between incarceration and the local workforce by fostering "Fair Chance" hiring pipelines and ensuring participants are ready for immediate employment upon release.
The ideal candidate is connected to the business community, understands coordination of transition services, and is focused on finding solutions. They have a dedicated interest in helping justice involved customers navigate into the workforce. This person has case management experience, is skilled at performing community engagement activities, and building relationships. They must be professional, detail-oriented, and capable of helping customers navigate complex state and local systems during the transition from incarceration to the workforce. Candidates with "lived experience" are strongly preferred, with the ability to work up to 25 hours per week.
This position is responsible for providing a range of services to business and career seekers with a concentrated focus on justice involved. Responsibilities include: Identifying eligible participants, conducting career assessments, instructing workshops, creating individualized reentry plans, coordinating transition services, developing training plans with "Fair Chance" employers, and entering and maintaining customer records in multiple management information systems to ensure successful integration and reduce recidivism. Additionally, this position works with minimal supervision and self- direction to complete established goals and objectives.
**This position is grant funded for 1-2 years.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Regularly contacts and meets with employers to develop training plans, promote SkillSource services, coordinate recruitment efforts, and local additional business services; Makes multimedia presentations.
Establishes and maintains working relationships with CCRJC, educational and training institutions, employers, other public agencies and community-based organizations for recruitment and training purposes; Makes presentations.
Recruits and identifies eligible justice-involved participants (typically 20--270 days from release); conducts intake interviews and applies federal, state, and local guidelines to determine program eligibility.
Conducts in-depth assessment and counseling to identify employment barriers; develops and maintains individualized employability and career plans (IDPs) that incorpor