Description BASIC FUNCTION: Responsible for navigating program participants through various county human services programs by conducting group orientations and individual assessment/evaluation sessions. Schedules, assesses, and assigns referred program participants based on assessment sessions, to appropriate activities and programs. Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred. WORK PERFORMED: • Conducts regularly scheduled group orientations and individual detailed assessment sessions. • Oversees and ensures proper completion of orientation and assessment paperwork. • Schedules and conducts one-on-one assignment appointments for employability plans and assessment reports and assigns individuals to appropriate work activities. • Verifies and documents all program participant activity in appropriate databases and paper files, including but not limited to attendance, participation, and future needs and goals. • Provides ongoing counseling, advocacy, and liaison services to program participants. • Completes all assignment paperwork and documentation for timely submission. • Orients new program participants to placement program rules, regulations, and policies. • Confers with program staff and the program participant to determine appropriate vocational goals. • Conducts project presentations to potential local employment partners. • Meets regularly with program participants to provide them with employment leads to assist with their own job search efforts. • Coordinates and conducts Job Readiness Training groups. • Completes all required documentation and expenditure reports and employment verification/follow-up in a timely manner. • Partners with project staff to ensure the needs of all program participants assigned to Career Systems Development for services are met. • Performs all other duties as required. Requirements MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (a) EQUIVALENT EDUCATION LEVEL REQUIRED • Bachelor’s Degree. (b) EXPERIENCE REQUIRED • One year of experience in personnel, guidance, industrial, sales, or social work. Master’s degree in above-mentioned areas will be accepted in lieu of experience. (c) KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED • Social awareness, cooperation with a team, record keeping, community job market, computer literacy, oral and written communication skills, presentation/public speaking, and employment preparation skills.