Employment Readiness Specialist (Occupational Education & Training Coordinator) Government Job Dept-DCHS – Community & Human Srvcs Full Time

The Department of Community and Human Services values diverse perspectives and life experiences. The Department encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ, people with disabilities, veterans, and those with lived experiences.

 
King County’s Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) provides equitable opportunities for people to be healthy, happy, and connected to community.

We have two Career Service positions!! 

One position will serve as the Employment Readiness Specialist/Occupational Education and Training Coordinator (OETC) at King County YouthSource at 645 Andover Park W, Tukwila, WA 98188. One position will serve at our Center for Education and Career Opportunities (CECO) at 16101 Greenwood Ave N, Shoreline, WA 98133. The Employment Readiness Specialist positions provide job readiness training to youth and young adults enrolled in King County’s education and employment programs for youth/young adults ages 16-24 years. The Employment Readiness Specialists work with participants and plan, develop, coordinate, implement and evaluate trainings and participant preparation for employment, both subsidized and unsubsidized. Work includes assisting youth and young adults to identify career interests, develop resumes and cover letters, understand how to complete applications, interviewing skills and techniques and more. These are highly skilled instructional positions, which work as part of the teams at each site.
 

WHO MAY APPLY: These positions are promotional opportunities for current King County employees.

REQUIRED MATERIALS: Candidates who wish to be considered for the positions must submit an online King County application and respond to the supplemental questions. Your application may be rejected as incomplete if you do not include the requested and relevant information in the online application and supplemental questionnaire. Applications and/or supplemental questionnaires that state, “see my resume” are considered incomplete and will not be considered to be competitive.

WORK SCHEDULE/CONDITIONS: These positions are scheduled to work 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm. They meet the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and are overtime eligible with supervisory pre-approval. These positions are not represented by a union.

Teleworking Requirement

The work associated with this position will be performed through a combination of teleworking complemented with onsite work and meetings as needed. Employees will have access to shared workspaces at various King County facilities. Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.
  

Employees will be provided with a County issued laptop and must maintain a workspace with an internet connection (access may be supplemented in some situations) where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours. Please note that when an employee conducts work that is likely to bring them in contact with another individual, safety precautions are required, including the wearing of masks in some situations. King County is doing its part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and remains committed to reducing our carbon footprint.
    
King County has a robust collection of tools and resources to support working remotely. The individual selected for this opportunity will be joining an innovative and progressive team that is redefining how we work as we transition to the department’s hybrid environment.  

RECRUITER: Susan Churchill, [email protected]

• Design and develop job readiness coursework and curricula: perform course analysis, write 
learning objectives; develop instruction and testing materials and visual aids. 
• Conduct courses and provide workshops to participants in job readiness, which includes but is not limited to career exploration, resume creation, cover letter development, job search training, job applications, interviewing techniques, communication, and other job relevant soft skills.
• Evaluate and track student progress. Provide constructive feedback and supplemental individualized training, where needed.
• Maintain and update a library of training and reference materials and additional employment workshops and resources.
• Work with the case management team at each site and partners to develop and execute employment events for participants.
• Lead job development efforts for internship placements and manage relationships with external businesses. 
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Bachelors’ degree in education, business, social work, or related field and/or equivalent related work experience.
• At least two years of recent experience working with youth or young adults in an employment or education environment. Education may be substituted with an appropriate level of experience/demonstrated ability to complete the job duties.
• Demonstrated skill in working and building rapport with youth and young adults from diverse
cultural, socio-economic, and ethnic populations.
• Demonstrated teaching ability.
• Demonstrated employment industry knowledge, including but not limited to job search
techniques, resume writing and interview skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of training and assessment methods, and knowledge of teaching methods and presentation techniques.
• Knowledge of equity and social justice principles and practices, and understanding of the effects of place, race, and policy and system-based inequities on marginalized communities. 
• Ability to effectively manage time to work on multiple tasks in high pressure/short deadline environment, and to adapt to changes in workload demand and priorities.
• Strong interpersonal and human relations skills, including conflict resolution techniques.
• Ability to work in stressful situations involving youth with barriers to success in education and employment.
• Effective oral communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work both
independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with youth and employees from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.
• Proficiency MS Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Teams and the Internet.
• Ability to pass a Washington State Patrol Background check on a post offer/pre hire basis.
 

Forbes recently named King County as one of Washington State’s best employers.

Together, with leadership and our employees, we’re changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join the team dedicated to serving one of the nation’s best places to live, work and play.

Guided by our “True North”, we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles–we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.

King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer

No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.

To Apply

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