Field-Based Career Development Specialist

Oklahoma Department Of Human Services; Sallisaw (OK); On-site; USD 38,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Oklahoma Department Of Human Services in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, is seeking a Family Services Specialist III to provide career guidance and coordinate employment activities. This full-time position requires extensive travel and a valid driver's license with required car insurance.

Minimum qualifications include a master’s degree or a bachelor’s with one year of professional social work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, plus three years as a Family Services

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or a bachelor’s degree with 1 year of professional social work experience.
• Equivalent combination substituting 1 year of social work for each year of bachelor’s degree.
• Three years of experience as a Family Services Specialist.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual vocational guidance through assessment of participant interests, aptitudes, abilities, and personality characteristics for vocational/educational planning purposes.
• Conduct interviews with participants to assess employment/training status, provide program information and requirements, develop initial Career Plans, provide and explain all appropriate forms and documentation.
• Meet regularly with participants by office visit, phone, remote meetings and face to face home visits to update Career Plans and Schedules, provide career pathway coaching, make referrals to services, monitor progress, and assist with transportation if necessary.
• Meet with participants to address non-compliance with program requirements if needed.
• Update and maintain participants’ physical and digital files and correspondence; monitor and record progress and hours worked in compliance with work participation hours through regular contacts and detailed records in FACS.
• Act as liaison/coordinator of activities between TANF and other agencies.
• Provide regular support to participants who have obtained employment to foster job success and retention.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree + 1 year social work experience

Equivalent combination substituting one year of social work for each year of bachelor’s degree

Three years of experience as a Family Services Specialist

Job description

Oklahoma Department Of Human Services in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, is seeking a Family Services Specialist III to provide career guidance and coordinate employment activities. This full-time position requires extensive travel and a valid driver's license with required car insurance.

Minimum qualifications include a master’s degree or a bachelor’s with one year of professional social work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, plus three years as a Family Services