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　　Applications due by January 26, 2024Position DescriptionPay: $21 per hourThis position is eligible for Daily Pay! Work today, get paid today!We've partnered with DailyPay, a voluntary benefit to offer employeesaccess to their pay on their own schedule.Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:30pmThis Full Time job is eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision,Retirement, Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Life andAccidental Death and Dismemberment, Flexible Spending Accounts and severalvoluntary supplemental benefit offerings. In addition, this position iseligible for paid time off in the form of vacation, sick, holiday,floating holiday, jury duty and bereavement leave.Location: 2420 W 26th Ave. Suite 400, Denver, CO 80211OBJECTIVE:The Employment Specialist/Job Developer will assist in the Community WorkExperience Program (CWEP) non-profit sites, Alternative Work ExperienceProgram (AWEP) for profit sites, subsidized, and unsubsidizedemployment placement and oversight of Colorado Works program participantsentering work experience programs in order that program participants gainemployment experience. To monitor the delivery of services and the progressof the participant through the program. To develop work program sites andmaintain them to provide optimal employment experience opportunities in variedjob fields that will benefit participants. The Liaison/Job Developer willassist clients one on one with resume building and mock interviewing and workwith case managers and the TANF Instructor to provide tailored job leads tocliQUALIFICATIONS:Minimum Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent. Minimum twoyears work experience in the same or related field. Must have significantexperience working in a social work atmosphere, understand the culture ofpoverty, and successfully navigating community, government and corporateprograms with complex rules and regulations.* Must have excellent written, digital, and verbal communication skills.* Must be able to communicate respectfully, effectively both one-on-one andable to create materials to be understood by and appeal to a wide audience.* Must have demonstrated success maintaining relationships with key contactsand groups for the purpose of referrals to programs, knowledge sharing aboutopportunities available through those relationships to gain inside informationabout best practices for navigating various bureaucracies.* Must have the ability to work independently, cooperatively and exerciseeffective planning while remaining flexible and deal with the pressure ofdeadlines effectively* Organizational skills required* Experience maintaining positive relationships with key internal stakeholdersand identifying key success criteria in conjunction with leadership andstakeholders, implementation of initiatives and maintaining tracking ofstatistical information to demonstrate success of program.* Demonstrated success in the provision of customer delight through activelistening, expectation setting and timely, consistent follow up.* Must have demonstrated experience with successfully maintainconfidentiality.* The incumbent must have current experience working 1 on 1 with persons facedwith disadvantages such as: TANF, Food Assistance, Medicaid,Medicare, Disabilities (diagnosed and undiagnosed), justiceinvolved, Mental Health homelessness, and food insecurity.* The incumbent must have business networking experience within the city ofDenver and outlying areas The incumbent must be personable, present self ina business professional manner and have the ability to interact with diversecustomers (participants, employees, referral sources and business tobusiness) in order to build sound working relationships.* The incumbent must also develop amicable and productive relationship withreferred families and a variety of CWEP participant sites, the Department ofHu an Services and Goodwill staff* The incumbent must be a self-starter, demonstrating the ability to stayfocused and disciplined while being flexible to the demands of the job* The Job Developer must have experience speaking effectively to various smallgroups in a presenting/informative role* The incumbent will be expected to maintain confidentiality regarding agencyand client records and information.A valid Colorado driver's license without a history of violations is alsorequired. Overtime and/or weekend hours may be required when necessary aswell as some travel to attend meetings and required training.KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS:Site Development/Maintenance* The Job Developer will assist in developing and managing a variety ofnot-for-profit and for-profit work sites for participants to complete theirrequired work hours and gain employment experience.* The incumbent will work cross functionally with transitional jobs and otherwork programs to develop and evolve stable and suitable sites for all workprograms for TANF participants.* In addition, the incumbent will complete and maintain all paperwork forsites and monitor clients' progress/attendance to provide data andfeedback to Case Managers on a timely basis.* Will meet all deadlines of data submissionClient/Program Tracking and Reporting* The Job Developer will maintain complete and accurate records andstatistical data as required, will monitor individual clientparticipation, and keep all workers informed of their clients' progress aswell as any changes.* The incumbent will keep complete and accurate records and statistics on allparticipants for outcomes to be completed monthly.* The incumbent will keep up to date on all Federal State rules andregulations for work programs, County policies and procedures,directives, systems, forms, and available professional materialpertaining to and applicable to this position.* The incumbent will also compile and report statistical and various outcomesto the Manager, maintain operational proficiency on automated data