Our client is a local government agency dedicated to providing inclusive, innovative, and high-quality public services to its residents. The Employment Training Specialist will support workforce development initiatives and assist clients with job readiness, career coaching, and employment placement.
This is a full-time position based in Alexandria, Virginia, paying $27.00 per hour. This is a contract position.
Responsibilities
- Provide individualized case management, career coaching, and job search assistance to participants within the program.
- Conduct comprehensive assessments to evaluate work experience, education, transferable skills, and job readiness to determine appropriate employment pathways.
- Support participants in building competitive skill sets through resume development, mock interviewing, networking strategies, LinkedIn optimization, and leveraging AI tools in the job search process.
- Oversee and facilitate workforce readiness workshops and classes designed to support seasoned workers.
- Serve as a liaison to community and senior organizations, representing workforce initiatives and strengthening partnerships.
- Engage in proactive job development by connecting with local businesses to identify employment opportunities aligned with participant skill sets.
- Plan and support hiring events, job fairs, and community outreach efforts, including tabling and on-site coordination.
- Meet regularly with internal team members, mandated partners, and community stakeholders to coordinate services and address participant employment needs.
- Maintain expert knowledge of workforce and community-based resources to effectively guide participants through employment and supportive service systems.
- Record all activities in client files in a timely and accurate manner to meet reporting requirements.
- Perform related duties, special projects, and other assignments as needed to support Workforce Development Center operations.
Qualifications
- Required: Four-year college degree with coursework in social science, guidance and vocational counseling, human service systems, or a related field; one year of vocational guidance and counseling experience, or equivalent.
- Preferred: Experience in workforce development, informal assessments, case management, crisis intervention, policy interpretation, labor market analysis, and working with diverse populations. Experience with grant-funded projects, Microsoft Office, database management, and statistical reporting. CWDP certification or eligibility within 90 days is a plus. Multilingual skills are an asset.
What We Offer
- 401K retirement plan
- Medical and dental benefits for qualifying professionals
- Flex spending account
- Pet Insurance
- Credit Union Membership
- Sick Leave available where mandated by law
- Worker Advantage discount program membership
- Voluntary Supplemental Insurance
Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy: Employment Enterprises, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, assign, train, compensate and promote without regard to race, color, sex, age, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, U.S. Veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law.
Employment Enterprises, Inc. is the parent company of Temporary Solutions, Inc. Temporary Solutions is a workforce solutions company based out of 10550 Linden Lake Plaza, Suite 200, Manassas, VA 20109. You can reach our recruiters about this job and more at 703-361-2220 or email recruiters@eeihr.com.
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