Career Placement Specialist

Groundworks New Mexico; New Mexico; Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Groundworks New Mexico offers educational services to help enrollees aged 18-24 gain literacy and numeracy, earn credentials, and prepare for post-secondary career and education placements in a competitive job market. In collaboration with local employers, you will identify workforce needs, locate suitable candidates, and support job seekers with resumes, interview prep, and job-search assistance.

The role emphasizes proactive outreach to place clients in open vacancies, with requirements

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree with 3 years of related experience preferred, or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Two years of experience in workforce development or comparable services preferred.
• Must obtain an active Driver’s License and ability to travel locally as needed.
• Bilingual and cross-cultural competence preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work with companies to understand their workforce needs and assist in locating appropriate people.
• Provide support and assistance to those seeking employment, encompassing activities such as constructing resumes, preparing for interviews, and aiding with job searches.
• Aggressively seek open employment vacancies in alignment with their client’s skill and needs.

Skills

Excellent communication

Bilingual capability

Education

Associate's Degree

Experience/education equivalence

Job description

You willoffereducational services and related activities that will help enrollees from ages 18- 24 acquire literacy and numeracy gains, secondary education credentials, industry-recognized credentials, and preparation for post-secondary career and education placements and completion in attaining improved personal, employment, educational, and vocational outcomes within a competitive job market.

Additional Areas of Responsibility:

You will work in conjunction with companies to comprehend their workforce needs and assist in locating appropriate people.
You will providesupport and assistance to those seeking employment, encompassing activities such as constructing resumes, preparing for interviews, and aiding with job searches.
Yourprimary responsibility is to aggressively seek open employment vacancies in alignment with their client’s skill and needs.

Other Information/Requirements:

Associate's Degree with 3 years of related experience preferred or
An equivalent combination of experience, education or training which provides the ability to perform the job duties
Two years of experience in workforce development programs or comparable services preferred
Must obtain an active Driver’s License and ability to travel locally as needed
Bilingual and cross-cultural competence preferred
Excellent communication abilities are indispensable, encompassing both oral and written forms