Career Specialist - Brockton, MA
Career Specialist - Brockton, MA
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About UMass Amherst
The flagship of the Commonwealth the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a nationally ranked public landgrant research university that seeks to expand educational access fuel innovation and creativity and share and use its knowledge for the common good. Founded in 1863 UMass Amherst sits on nearly 1450acres in scenic Western Massachusetts and boasts stateoftheart facilities for teaching research scholarship and creative activity. The institution advances a diverse equitable and inclusive community where everyone feels connected and valuedand thrives and offers a full range of undergraduate graduate and professional degrees across 10 schools and colleges and 100 undergraduate majors. We believe every member of our university community can contribute to our ongoing success by striving for the highest level of excellence as we seek breakthrough solutions to mounting environmental social economic and technological challenges in our world.
Job Summary
The University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute (UMDI) MassHire Greater Brockton Career Center (MHGBCC) Career Specialist provides direct services to qualified job seekers through job counseling workshop instruction networking and coordination of outside services. Career Specialists ensure that job seekers have information training and skills required to meet the demands of area businesses and to facilitate jobseeker access to local employment opportunities. This position must fulfill robust data entry and reporting requirements on program activities meeting the standards of U.S. Department of Labor validation review.
Essential Functions
- Performs tasks and interventions and provides advice to customers in line with MassHire overall mission objectives.
- Provides services to customers to allow them to successfully participate in the Federal Title 1 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and the Commonwealths ReEmployment Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) program.
- Facilitates comprehensive reemployment services to job seekers through assessments individual counseling trainings workshops job placement and followup.
- Coordinates with the MHGBCC Business Services unit in order to make appropriate employment referrals by developing a pool of qualified job seekers and matching them to opportunities.
- Remains current and knowledgeable on performance benchmarks and metrics in order to integrate these measures into daily operations.
- Monitors programspecific performance benchmarks and assess and adjust own performance against those measures.
- Documents all services in Massachusetts One Stop Employment System (MOSES) and other systems required for program compliance.
- Performs all assignments in a timely and accurate manner and in accordance with the program requirements issued by local state and federal agencies.
Other Functions
- Crosstrains and provides coverage for other MassHire team members when needed.
- Participates in all MassHire and UMDI initiatives as required.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge Skills Abilities Education Experience Certifications Licensure)
- Bachelors degree; degree requirement may be waived in lieu of three (3) years of demonstrated proven ability and experience in Workforce Development Human Resources or Counseling.
- Demonstrated ability in the following areas:
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Knowledge of workforce development and employment counseling techniques.
- Desire to serve the needs of diverse populations with acceptance to include such demographic factors as age ethnicity gender socioeconomic status or disability.
- Excellent verbal and written English language communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Solid computer skills (Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook).
Preferred Qualifications (Knowledge Skills Abilities Education Experience Certifications Licensure)
- Ability to speak read and write in other additional languages. Languages preferred include but are not limited to: Spanish Cape Verdean Haitian/Creole and Portuguese.
- Knowledge of the program requirements of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and other Federal and State programs.
Physical Demands/Working Conditions
- Ability to transport supplies weighing up to 20 pounds.
- Multiple hours in a stationary position while using office equipment and computers.
- Environment and work demands are fastpaced and dynamic including multiple interruptions and requests for assistance.
- The physical/mental demands and work environment factors described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Additional Details
- This is a fulltime benefited position.
- Applicants must be work authorized for employment in the U.S. on a fulltime basis.
- Any job offer is specifically conditioned upon the potential candidate consenting to and successfully completing a background review.
- All Career Specialists will be required to complete training in Massachusetts One Stop Employment System (MOSES) and gain facility with its use.
- This position is located in Brockton MA.
Work Schedule
- Standard fulltime work schedule consisting of five eighthour days and 40 hours each week.
- Work performed in addition to regular hours may be necessary as may be a change in availability at specific times to accommodate for variations in work demands.
Salary Information
Level 25
Special Instructions to Applicants
Along with the application please submit a resume and cover letter. References will be checked at the finalist stage. Please be prepared to provide contact information for three (3) professional references. Applications will be reviewed on a continuous basis until the position is filled. Early submissions are encouraged.
UMass Amherst is committed to a policy of equal opportunity without regard to race color religion caste creed sex age marital status national origin disability political belief or affiliation pregnancy and pregnancyrelated condition(s) veteran status sexual orientation gender identity and expression genetic information natural and protective hairstyle and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination in employment admission to and participation in academic programs activities and services and the selection of vendors who provide services or products to the University. To fulfill that policy UMass Amherst is further committed to a program of affirmative action to eliminate or mitigate artificial barriers and to increase opportunities for the recruitment and advancement of qualified minorities women persons with disabilities and covered veterans. It is the policy of UMass Amherst to comply with the applicable federal and state statutes rules and regulations concerning equal opportunity and affirmative action.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
