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    Workforce Development Specialist - Dallas, United States - Texas Workforce Commission

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    WHO WE ARE:
    Texas Workforce Commission connects people with careers across the state.

    We're a Family Friendly Certified Workplace with great work-life balance, competitive salaries, extensive opportunities for training and development, and fantastic benefits.

    This position is located at 1610 S. Malcolm X Blvd, Dallas, TX.

    You must be a Texas resident to work for the Texas Workforce Commission or willing to relocated to Texas.


    WHAT YOU WILL DO:
    The Workforce Development Specialist II performs routine (journey-level) employment work.

    Work involves conducting interviews to assess client needs, disseminating information and facilitating access to workforce development programs, and providing employment counseling services.

    Works under moderate supervision with limited latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.


    YOU WILL BE TRUSTED TO:

    • Disseminate information regarding workforce development programs as well as special and supportive services.
    • Assist clients with applications for employment, ensuring completeness, and with job searches, rsum preparation and other related activities.
    • Assist employers in establishing accounts, using the job matching system and amending job posting information.
    • Interview clients to assess and record information regarding training needs, education, experience, skills, interest and other relevant factors to determine clients' career development opportunities and eligibility of benefits.
    • Determine employers' job requirements, matches clients to current job openings and refers qualified clients.
    • Maintain case management records.
    • Maintain or establish working relationships with employers to verify satisfactory placements of clients.
    • Administer employment assessments and test instruments.
    • Assist in developing marketing, instructional or training materials to distribute to internal and external clients.
    • May facilitate or assist in facilitating job readiness sessions and in conducting presentations to explain employment programs and services.
    • May assist in writing job postings at the request of employers.
    • Perform related work as assigned.

    YOU QUALIFY WITH:

    • Two years and six months of full time qualifying experience in gathering information, interviewing or counseling; the instruction, demonstration, and interpretation of policies in a public or private enterprise; direct social work; eligibility determination; or in workforce development issues and programs and customer service.
    • Fifteen semester hours of accredited college work may be substituted for each six months of experience.

    YOU GAIN:

    • A Family Friendly Certified Workplace.
    • Competitive salary: $3,150.00/month
    • Defined Retirement Benefit Plan
    • Optional 401(k) and 457 accounts
    • Medical Insurance
    • Paid time off, including time for vacation, sick and family care leave
    • Additional benefits for active employees can be found at

    VETERANS:

    Use your military skills to qualify for this position or other jobs Go to to translate your military work experience and training courses into civilian job terms, qualifications, and skill sets.

    Also, you can compare this position to military occupations (MOS) at the Texas State Auditor's Office by pasting this link into your browser:


    HOW TO APPLY:

    • To be considered, please complete a State of Texas Application for Employment and apply online at or on Taleo.
    • Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States.
    We will not consider applicants that will need sponsorship now or in the future.


    • In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
    • A position utilizing this classification will be designated as security sensitive according to the Texas Labor Code, Section


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