Employment Case Specialist Ii for Nonprofit - Los Angeles, United States - PACE

PACE

Verified Company

Los Angeles, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

COMPENSATION:
$21.01 to $32.83 per hour depending on education/experience plus excellent benefits. This is a full-time position.

This position is on-site and based in our DTLA office with rotational shifts at Downtown Central Library

ABOUT

Since 1976, PACE's Downtown/Pico Union WorkSource Center offers job seekers and employers integrated and comprehensive services including counseling, job training, and placement.

PACE partners with community based organizations, government agencies, colleges, schools, unions, and employers of all sizes.

PACE connects job seekers to employers /trainers and provides access to Veteran transition services, a career resource library, workshops, virtual and on-site interviews with local employers, job leads, resource referrals, counseling on welfare-to-work opportunities, and access to computers and other office equipment.

JOB PURPOSE
We are looking for a service-oriented Employment Case Specialist II to join our team.

Under the direction of the Senior Workforce Development Specialist of the Downtown/Pico-Union WorkSource Center, the Employment Case Specialist II, also referred to as Workforce Development Specialist will be responsible for performing a wide range of services for the program and the WorkSource Center.

This includes assisting individuals to find employment opportunities, conducting orientation, providing customer service, determining eligibility, assessment duties, specialized data entry, receipt/inputting of City or Grantor MIS information and documents.

The position will also collect, organize, and report information pertaining to participant activities and any activities related to employment and training programs.

Position is mainly based at PACE's main office in downtown LA with rotational shifts operated at the Downtown Central Public Library Portal.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

As a key representative at the
Downtown/Pico-Union Worksource Center , the Workforce Development Specialist is responsible for the initial assistance to job seekers.

The position will perform a range of professional duties related to the implementation of the WIOA (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) funded program, including: recruiting potential customers, conducting group and one-on-one WIOA orientation, determining customers' eligibility for WIOA services, attending City of LA meetings, providing relevant information to customers and staff, referring customers to other resources and partner agencies if needed, keeping record and accurate paperwork for all eligible customers files, submitting weekly reports of eligible customers, and performing other duties in order to ensure goals and standards are met.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE POSITION INCLUDE:

Provide all customers access to Universal services that do not require registration such as self-service and/or informational activities.
Inform all interested customers about the information and services available at or through the WorkSource Centers.
Inform customers about the selfdirected information and referral services available at the WorkSource Center, other WorkSource Centers and through 211, and ensure that customers understand the guidelines for using the tools available at the Downtown/Pico-Union WorkSource Center.
Inform customers about general programs eligibility and guidelines, also collaborators' program requirements, overall responsibilities of the customer and of the WorkSource Center and collaborators, general timeframes, steps involved in becoming a registered customer, and the overall goals of the program(s).
Provide and document that customers have received an orientation to all services that provides them with a clear understanding of the full scope of services available at the Downtown/Pico-Union and the other WorkSource Centers, including, but not limited to, Job Resource Center, training, retraining, supportive services, job development, reemployment/job placement, and post exit followup.
Refer customer to Downtown/Pico-Union WorkSource Center Staff Assisted Services.
Provide each customer with a copy of the complaint procedures, a list of supportive services available, and a statement of the program's goals and objectives. Staff will also inform customers that they will be contacted for post exit followup, and that they must sign a release, and provide contact information.
Provide Labor Market Information (LMI) using such sources as O'Net and CalJOBS.
Provide customers program performance information and program cost information for Eligible Training Providers identified on the Eligible Training Providers List (ETPL).
Provide information and assistance to customers regarding filing claims for unemployment (UIB) compensation.
Determine the eligibility of prospective customers with respect to all program regulations and established guidelines.
Conduct oneonone orientations as needed.
Assure the prompt and smooth referral of all elig