Development Specialist II (Career Coach)

The Riverside County Department of Housing & Workforce Solutions (HWS) Workforce Development Division is seeking a Development Specialist II (Career Coach) who will be assigned to the Career Services Team in Riverside.

The incumbent will perform various tasks related to career coaching including Interviewing applicants for special employment programs to determine eligibility based on income employment status education experience job interests and other factors related to program relation to the employment programs the employee will assess suitability to the programs and identify and refer applicants to the appropriate resources. They will also be responsible for maintaining client contacts to monitor and assess progress provide counseling provide other employment related information such as training programs organizations and other resources in their community conduct routine testing and assessment to recommend more training options and develop client employment and training plans ensure client case files and records are updated and reviewed compile statistical reports on intake and related activities and compile and prepare routine statistical and narrative reports and correspondents.

**This position will require driving throughout Riverside Countys desert region for various meetings workshops and info sessions.

The most competitive candidates will have experience and knowledge of local labor markets social services programs state regulations regarding eligibility and enrollment process for employment programs. Incumbents will also have experience maintaining a caseload and performing interviews to determine eligibility for various employment related programs.

Meet the Team!

The Housing and Workforce Solutions Department (HWS) is comprised of 6 Divisions: Community Action Agency Continuum of Care Riverside County Housing Authority Grants & Community Development Workforce Development and HWS Administration. The mission of HWS is to enhance the economic position of the county and its residents improve the quality of life encourage business growth build a positive business climate develop a trained workforce improve existing communities offer a variety of housing opportunities and maintain the environment.

Riverside County Workforce Development (WD)is a Division of the County of Riverside Department of Housing and Workforce Solutions (HWS). The Riverside County Workforce Development Board (WDB)provides oversight for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) programs in the county. The WDB acts as a catalyst to provide seamless services among various workforce programs and provides community leadership around workforce issues.

Collect organize and analyze program or project data.

Conduct needs assessment and determine program priorities.

Identify areas of economic housing and community development workforce development and aviation needs; analyze the effectiveness of existing programs in these areas.

Ensure implementation of programmatic organizational administrative budgetary financial and personnel elements of a variety of economic housing and community development workforce development and aviation programs funded by outside and governmental agencies.

Assist in the preparation modification administration and evaluation of funding requests from contractors citizens private agencies and local County and state officials for loan grant funds or rebate incentive programs; analyze and review routine financial loan applications and proposed contracts for adherence to program guidelines and policies.

Project and analyze sources and expenditures of grant and other financing funds.

Assist in implementing public financing bonds grants and programs.

Cooperate with and advise cities chambers of commerce and local non-profit organizations on developing and implementing workforce economic and community development programs for workforce commercial industrial tourist and recreational attraction programs.

Arrange facilities for the staging of various special events conferences and meetings to publicize County developments and opportunities.

Review routine property and equipment lease agreements subcontracts change orders and contract extensions for departments or divisions; submit grant-funded program contracts to County state and federal agencies for approval.

Monitor the budgetary and financial management of community and economic development public facilities and improvement projects; make periodic on-site visits to monitor grant-funded projects.

Participate in coordinating and meeting with agencies technical consultants County personnel and other involved persons to negotiate contract terms work schedules and budgets.

Employment and Training Programs: Assist with the promotion of training programs to gain program support and participation of employers and educators; represent the department at meetings and conferences.

Negotiate routine contracts.

Interview counsel and maintain client cases.

Prepare materials and conduct instructional client workshops.

Serve as liaison between clients and program operators.

Provide technical assistance to individuals groups and employers regarding job and training opportunities eligibility determination intake procedures and business support services.

Conduct on-site visits to engage with employers and provide information about County resources and programs.

Review allocation and encumbrances of project or program operations budgets; monitor program contract compliance; assess and recommend procedure changes; evaluate program performance.

Answer program inquiries.

Perform research or analytical duties in the development of plans projections evaluations recommendations and statistical and narrative reports.

OPTION I

Experience: One year as a Development Specialist I with the County of Riverside.

OPTION II

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a masters degree in business or public administration behavioral science social science political science aviation public policy urban studies education marketing economics environmental sciences geography or a job-related field similar to that utilized within the County of Riverside Office of Economic Development Department of Housing & Workforce Solutions Facilities Management Department or Aviation within the Transportation & Land Management Agency.

OPTION III

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelors degree in public or business administration behavioral science social science political science aviation urban studies education marketing economics environmental sciences geography or a job-related field similar to that utilized within the County of Riverside Office of Economic Development Department of Housing & Workforce Solutions Facilities Management Department or Aviation within the Transportation & Land Management Agency. (Additional professional technical or senior clerical experience in a job-related field similar to that utilized within the County of Riverside Office of Economic Development Department of Housing & Workforce Solutions Facilities Management Department or Aviation within the Transportation & Land Management Agency may substitute for the required education on the basis of one year of qualifying full-time experience equaling 30 semester or 45 quarter units of education.)

Experience: One year of professional experience in a job-related field similar to that utilized within the County of Riverside Office of Economic Development Department of Housing & Workforce Solutions Facilities Management Department or Aviation within the Transportation & Land Management Agency.

EXAMPLES OF BUSINESS & COMMUNITY SERVICES/HOUSING HOMESLESSNESS PREVENTION AND WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AVIATION FIELDS: Economic development; housing and community development; aviation; commercial development; real estate; facilities management; community services (e.g. parks community centers or lighting water and utilities programs); workforce development (e.g. employment programs or job training programs); eligibility or social programs; finance; contract monitoring/management; environmental or sustainability programs; foreign trade; public relations; marketing; fundraising; film; human resources; museums; libraries.

ALL OPTIONS

Knowledge of: Basic laws regulations and policies pertaining to assigned programs; basic structures and functions of local state and federal governments and community human services resources and organizations; basic principles and practices of economic industrial housing and community development; basic principles and practices of public relations and job training; basic principles and practices utilized in governmental business and financial administration; methods and techniques used in performing land use planning; economic and industrial development resources used to assist businesses to locate or relocate in the County; composition of the business community involved with economic industrial and community development; purpose and structure of publicly funded training programs; laws and regulations governing the funding and operations of publicly funded training programs; employment problems of economically disadvantaged persons; local employment practices conditions and needs; statistical applications used in analyzing labor market economic and demographic data.

Ability to: Gather and analyze basic program data reason logically draw valid conclusions generate and evaluate alternatives; plan and prepare materials to be used in promotional materials; provide technical assistance regarding grant-funded programs; plan and coordinate effective citizen participation groups; establish and maintain effective relations with clients private and public employers other community service agencies and civic groups the general public and fellow staff members; communicate effectively in oral and written form to individuals and groups of various organizational and socio-economic levels; understand interpret and apply the provisions of basic government regulations policies and program operator contracts.

Whats Next

Open to all applicants

This recruitment is open to all applicants.

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Veterans Preference
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If your education was completed outside of the United States you will need to provide a copy of your Foreign Education Equivalency evaluation from a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Association of International Credential Evaluators Inc. (AICE).

Work Authorization Requirement
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application. The County of Riverside does not participate in visa sponsorship programs including H1-B visas and will not provide sponsorship for any employment-based visas.

Equal Opportunity Employer
The County of Riverside is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the County of Riverside to provide equal employment opportunities for all qualified persons. All applicants will be considered without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression marital status ancestry medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics) genetic information or denial of medical and family care leave or any other non-job-related factors.

Pre-Employment
All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of pre-employment requirements including a criminal background investigation which involves fingerprinting. (A felony or misdemeanor conviction may disqualify the applicant from County employment). A pre-employment physical examination and background check may be required.

Probationary Period
As an Approved Local Merit System all County of Riverside employees except those serving At Will are subject to the probationary period provisions as specified in the applicable Memorandum of Understanding County Resolution or Salary Ordinance. Temporary and Per Diem employees serve at the pleasure of the agency/department head.

General Information
Current County of Riverside and/or current employees of the hiring department may receive priority consideration. Qualified candidates may be considered for future County vacancies.

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