Youth Career Specialist

State of Missouri; Columbia Township (MO); On-site; USD 52,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Missouri is recruiting for a role within the Department focused on workforce development with CPS collaboration. The position emphasizes teamwork, accountability, and work-life balance while helping to build the workforce of the future in Missouri.

Applicants should be prepared to engage with students, educators, and partners to connect education with employment opportunities, career pathways, and support services that enable self-sufficiency and sustaining wages across the state's

Qualifications

• Beneficial education and/or work-related experience includes technical or professional experience in business, personnel, public administration or closely related area, including military service.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and approve eligibility and enrollment for COTY, Wagner/Peyser and Quest funded programs.
• Case manage all participants in the COTY/Wagner/Peyser programs.
• Establish soft skills training to participants.
• Provide access to information regarding career pathways.
• Assist CPS students, teachers, counselors, and others with understanding Missouri workforce and Missouri's workforce system.
• Facilitate student access to related education, employment, training, and support services.
• Coordinate outreach and engagement activities.
• Engage with area employers, education entities and community organizations to support CPS student workforce needs.

Job description

You will be joining a Department committed to a culture of TEAMWORK to accomplish our goals together, where we deliver excellence through COLLABORATION with partners and stakeholders, embody ACCOUNTABILITY through trust and professionalism, and embrace WORK-LIFE BALANCE by prioritizing respect, boundaries, and time. While working at DHEWD you will be helping to develop the workforce of the future! Join us as we pursue our vision of "Every Missourian empowered with the skills and education needed for success."

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Responsible for evaluating and approving eligibility and enrollment for COTY, Wagner/Peyser and Quest funded programs.
• Case management of all participants in the COTY/Wagner/Peyser programs.
• Establish soft skills training to the participants.
• Provide access to information regarding career pathways.
• Assist students, teachers, counselors, and other Columbia Public Schools (CPS) with understanding of Missouri workforce and Missouri's workforce system.
• Facilitate student access to related education, employment, training, and support services needed to succeed in Missouri's workforce.
• Understand and communicate employment and training programs that provide CPS students with the skills and credentials necessary to secure and advance in employment that leads to self-sufficiency and sustaining wages.
• Serve as a liaison between Office of Workforce Development (OWD) and CPS.
• Collaborate with leadership to engage students and staff regarding employment and training services.
• Ensure students are aware of and engage with vocational classroom training opportunities, work-based learning programs, traditional education pathways, and community-based support programs and services.
• Assist as needed in other applicable individualized employment and training assistance.
• Coordinate outreach and engagement activities.
• Engage with area employers, education entities, community organizations and the state's public workforce system on behalf of CPS student workforce needs.
• Collaborate with educators, students, and family members to help ensure student success.
• Possess high-level leadership and decision-making skill coupled with the ability to communicate information clearly and effectively to stakeholders and OWD senior leadership.
• Perform other related work as assigned.
• Demonstrate regular and reliable attendance.

Beneficial education and/or work-related experience includes technical or professional experience in business, personnel, public administration or closely related area, including military service.

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here.

The State of Missouri is an equal opportunity employer.

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