Employment Specialist Spanish Required

About Our Organization

OIC of South Florida is a community-based leader in providing quality self-help skills and employment opportunities for disadvantaged and underemployed residents; thus, assisting them to become self-sufficient and productive members of society. Its work is accomplished through four divisions: Workforce Development, Youth and Families, the OIC Workforce Academy, and OIC Strategic Integration).

Salary range: $39,000 - $43,000 a year

Position Summary:

The Employment Specialist is responsible for providing job placement assistance to OIC participants. The Employment Specialist is responsible for conducting outreach, public relations, marketing and recruiting to link businesses with potential resources and qualified candidates. This position promotes and develops employment and on-the-job training opportunities for OIC participants. Demonstrates to employers the effectiveness and profitability of employing the unemployed, underemployed as well as individuals that have less than desirable backgrounds by identifying jobs that workers can perform in.

Note: The candidate hired for this position must be able to pass a level 2 Background Check and speak Spanish.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Interviews, advises, and guides a diverse population of participants to ascertain employability; interprets and explains regulations, rules, policies, and procedures to participant; may determine client eligibility for services; apprises participants of their rights, benefits, responsibilities, and obligations under program participation.

Assesses client's education, work experience, skills, abilities, qualifications, and job interest; assesses client readiness for job referral, on-the-job training, and/or support services; match clients with available employment, training, or other opportunities/services.

Analyzes information obtained from interviews, tests, and other sources (LSCMI, BESI, ONET and Career Lattice) to develop short-and long-term client goals; develops and implements individual employment plans; ensures client conformance with program rules and regulations, department policies, and employment plans.

Ability to manage time efficiently and meet deadlines.

Ability to work with individuals from diverse cultural, ethnic and social groups.

Contacts public and private employers in order to develop on-the-job training and/or direct job placement sites for participants; maintains cooperative relationships with employers, and support service and community resource agencies; identifies appropriate job placement/training opportunities for participants; maintains an awareness of local job market, labor market information (LMI), and other economic opportunities.

Providing guidance to clients; may arrange for employment interviews, attend job fairs, conduct special workshops, presentations, group orientations, or perform other training and outreach activities

Outstanding organizational, follow-up, follow-through and listening skills are essential, along with the ability to gather the information necessary to qualify a business as a key target placement area for client graduates

Monitors and evaluates participant's progress through program components; monitors service providers through reports and site visits; resolves any problems or provides guidance and counseling; may make phone calls or conduct field visits to investigate participants' progress in various programs designed to assist clients in preparing for and obtaining employment.

Inputs necessary information into automated system(s); organizes cases; maintains and updates records on client employment, training, and follow-up activities; takes required action(s) established by regulations and/or department policy; prepares reports on client and program activities; and participates in training, pilot and other special projects, committees, and studies.

Other jobs and duties as assigned.