SkillSource

　　240 N. Mission Street

　　Wenatchee, WA 98801

　　*509-663-3091  *

　　WA Relay Service 711

　　POSITION:                               Career & Training Specialist

　　AREA:                                      Chelan and Douglas Counties

　　OFFICE:                                    Wenatchee, Washington

　　WAGE RANGE:                        $21.82 - $29.24 Per Hour

　　CLASSIFICATION:                     Full Time Non-Exempt Employment

　　NORMAL WORKING HRS:       40 hours per week.  Employee will follow SkillSource's employment guidelines and procedures.

　　IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR:      Training Manager

　　[POSITION SUMMARY]{.underline}[:]{.underline}

　　This position is responsible for providing a full range of personnel and training services to SkillSource business and career seeker customers, with a concentrated focus on the business customer. These services include, but are not limited to: building business customer relationships, designing employee training, providing hiring and training technical assistance to employers, developing training positions with local businesses, negotiating and writing training contracts, developing employer job descriptions and evaluations, assisting employers with employee skill assessments. Responsibilities may also include:  screening applicants to meet specific employer requests, creating and instructing workshops/seminars, recruiting program customers, determining and verifying eligibility, assessing skills and barriers, conducting career/vocational counseling, and entering and maintaining customer records in multiple management information systems.  Additionally, this position works with minimal supervision and self direction to complete established goals and objectives.

　　ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSRegularly contacts and meets with employers to develop training plans, promote SkillSource services, coordinate recruitment efforts, and local additional business services; Makes multimedia presentations.

　　Establishes and maintains working relationships with educational and training institutions, employers, other public agencies and community based organizations for recruitment and training purposes; Makes presentations and participates as a member of advisory committees, service clubs and related associations to promote and/or coordinate SkillSource services.

　　Packages custom education and job training activities that maximize each customer's competency achievement and employability development.

　　Develops training contracts when appropriate; negotiates and writes training contracts; facilitates supervisor, trainer, and customer orientation and communicates program activity rules and regulations.

　　Recruits customers and promotes SkillSource and WorkSource system services; facilitates orientation and communicates SkillSource service information in individual and/or group settings. Refers customers to other resources and services.   

　　Conducts intake interviews and applies appropriate federal, state and local guidelines to determine eligibility for program and/or type of services; gathers and compiles eligibility documentation and communicates eligibility determination outcomes to customers. Communicates information on local complaint resolution policy and equal opportunity to all cust