Workforce Development Specialist

GCE - Global Connections to Employment; Pensacola (FL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Opportunity Employer

Drug Free Workplace

Job summary

Global Connections to Employment (GCE) is a nationwide organization dedicated to placing people with significant disabilities, including veterans, into meaningful roles across multiple business lines.

The Workforce Development Specialist (WDS) supports program participants by assessing needs, delivering tailored on-site coaching, and coordinating with partners to promote independence and long-term employment success.

Qualifications

• Experience in vocational rehabilitation, job placement, or related work supporting adults with disabilities.
• Knowledge of workforce development and disability employment practices.
• Ability to assess needs, provide individualized training, and document services.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders and maintain confidentiality.
• Must pass organization screening requirements including background checks.

Responsibilities

• Assist team members with disabilities in maintaining employment and pursuing career advancement.
• Evaluate each member’s employment needs and determine appropriate support and accommodations.
• Deliver on-site retention services that promote performance, independence, and long-term workplace success.
• Collaborate with team members, supervisors, and external stakeholders to reduce employment barriers and support training.
• Facilitate placement or transition services when team members seek employment growth opportunities.

Skills

Workforce development

Disability employment

Job coaching

Workplace accommodations

Employment retention

Education

Related degree fields

HS diploma + 4 yrs exp

Associate degree +2 yrs

Bachelor’s degree +1 yr

Master’s degree +6 mos

Job description

Overview

Global Connections to Employment (GCE) is a nationwide team providing jobs for people with significant disabilities, including our war-wounded veterans. Since its establishment in 1986, GCE has helped match team members to fulfilling careers, from custodial services to facilities maintenance and food services, plus other business lines in between. Working with customers from the U.S. military, commercial business and community partners - as well as federal, state and local governments, GCE is one of the country's largest private employers of persons with disabilities. Learn more at GCE.org.

The Workforce Development Specialist (WDS) assists GCE team members with disabilities in maintaining employment, building job-related skills, and pursuing career advancement. This position evaluates each team member's employment needs, determines appropriate support and accommodations, and delivers on-site retention services that promote performance, independence, and long-term workplace success. The WDS collaborates with team members, supervisors, and internal and/or external stakeholders to reduce employment barriers, support effective training, and help facilitate placement or transition services when team members seek employment growth opportunities.

Role Requirements

• Related Degree Fields: Rehabilitation, Counseling, Social work, Psychology, Education, Human Resources, or Business Administration
• Required Experience: Experience in vocational rehabilitation, job placement, job coaching, counseling, or related work supporting with adults with disabilities.
• High school diploma or equivalent and four years' employment experience as described above.
• OR, Associate's degree in a related degree field from an accredited college or university and two years' employment experience as described above.
• OR, Bachelor's degree in a related degree field from an accredited college or university and one year employment experience as described above.
• OR, Master's degree in a related degree field from an accredited college or university and six months' experience as described above.
• Knowledge of workforce development, disability employment, job coaching, workplace accommodations, and employment retention practices.
• Skill in assessing individual employment needs, providing individualized training and support, communicating with diverse stakeholders, documenting services, and resolving workplace barriers.
• Ability to build effective relationships, advocate appropriately, maintain confidentiality, exercise sound judgment, and promote team member independence, performance, and long-term employment success.
• Must be able to pass organization screening requirements, including state and/or federal background screenings as appropriate.

Physical Requirements

May travel to and from various locations and buildings throughout the year and in various weather conditions. Most work will take place indoors. May work with cleaning chemicals. Will be required to follow the Emergency Operations Work Assignment per customer requirements. Schedules are subject to change. May require working early morning, mid-morning, afternoon, and/or evening hours as well as weekends and holidays.

While performing this job's duties, the team member is regularly required to bend, crouch, walk, climb stairs and ladders, reach above head, sit (to drive), and lift up to 40 pounds. Will occasionally be required to lift or move up to 50 pounds. May be required to remove snow from sidewalks, driveways, and parking areas, using snow shovels or snowplows.

The mental demands, physical demands, and environmental factors described here are representative of those that a team member must meet to perform the essential functions of the job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Global Connections to Employment, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. Individuals with Disabilities and Veterans are encouraged to apply. Drug Free Workplace Employer, DRUG TESTING REQUIRED