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    Workforce Specialist - Arlington, United States - Melwood Veterans Services

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    Description
    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

    1. Promotes Melwood's Vision, Mission, and Values. Prepare participants for employment through

      individualized interventions/activities that lead to successful job search outcomes, employment interviews,

      resume building, and effective workplace communication skills. Work with participants to foster positive

      interactions and employment outcomes.. Track all communications and interactions including outcomes,

      barriers, opportunities, and challenges through required documentation. 15%

      2. Complete community-based assessments, as requested, and implement services to participants in

      accordance with their referral service guidelines. 10%

      3. Provides advocacy and training for employer and co-workers to promote hiring diversity and individual

      integration in the workplace. 10%

      4. Performs follow-along activities and provides ongoing support to the individual and employer to promote job

      retention for eligible participants, including crisis intervention and retraining as needed.Coordinate and

      provide support that is safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and participant-centered. 10%

      5. Provides job development services to locate appropriate jobs in the community, secure interviews, and when

      necessary, conducts job analysis to determine specific job requirements and general work characteristics. 10%

      6. Prepares, completes, and files vocational plans, case notes, progress reports, report bills, and other reports

      required for comprehensive case record maintenance according to Melwood policies and procedures, and

      as directed by specific project compliance standards. 20%

      7. Provides Placement and Training services, once candidate is hired, and during initial on-the-job training

      using systematic instructional techniques, as needed by supported individual.
    QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

    To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

    Requires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a relevant field and a minimum of one year of experience in case management working with persons with disabilities and/or individuals with multiple barriers to employment.

    LANGUAGE SKILLS:

    Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

    MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

    Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

    REASONING ABILITY:

    Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

    CERTIFICATE, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

    Individual may be asked to obtain and maintain specified safety certifications such as First Aid and CPR.

    PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee must occasionally require to stand, walk, and sit. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance work.

    WORK ENVIRONMENT:

    The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

    Location:

    Partners with Alexandria Workforce Development Center

    1900 N. Beauregard St. Suite 300 Alexandria, Va 22311

    Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

    The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR c)


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