Experience Inc. Jobs

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | A Workforce Development Specialist performs a variety of career | | counseling and referral work for individuals seeking jobs and | | services through the Virgin Islands Department of Labor and/or other | | area resources. He/she has primary responsibility in either Resource | | Services or Career Development Services under the Division of | | Employment and Training. Resource Services provide immediate service | | to job seekers through in-person assessments, job placement and | | training activities and resource room utilization. Career development | | provides case management services and referral activities for | | clients. | | | | Under general supervision of assigned Workforce Development Director | | or the Territorial Project Coordinator this employee meets with and | | maintains relationships between the departments, partner agencies and | | private employers throughout the territory and mainland in the | | placement of participants in various programs and services. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Duties and Responsibilities: | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | DUTIES (Not All Inclusive): | | | | Interviews job seekers to assess, enroll, counsel, and refer clients | | to appropriate services available through the Virgin Islands | | Department of Labor and other area resources. | | | | Prepares and administers Individual Training Plans based on clients | | needs and their account. Develops and facilitates orientations and | | workshops for job seekers. | | | | Trains job seekers on job search tools/strategies and resource rooms. | | | | Administers, scores, and interprets appropriate vocational tests | | including providing guidance and counseling for participants needs | | and possible barriers to employment. | | | | Refers participants to job openings and other employment | | opportunities involving the assessment of participants needs and | | possible barriers to employment. | | | | Provides career counseling to clients and prepares individual service | | strategies to set goals for completing program objectives. | | | | Maintains program participant folders and prepares and completes | | forms and reports as required. | | | | Meets with and maintains relationships between the department, | | partner agencies, private employers throughout the territory and | | maintained in the placement of participants in various programs and | | services. | | | | Utilizes a variety of omputer software applications as necessary to | | complete job responsibilities. | | | | Travels to other agencies and off-site locations as assigned to meet | | with clients as well as coordinates client and program issues as | | needed. | | | | Contacts educational institutions to resolve tuition or class issues | | as required. Performs other related duties as required. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+