Ohio Career Launch Youth Specialist

Ohio Career Launch Youth Specialist
 An opportunity to make a difference in the life of a youth or young adult while also impacting area employers by conducting business outreach and coordinating year-round youth work experience activities, assisting with youth payroll and assuring worksites are maintaining compliance with Ohio Minor Labor Laws. Monitoring the youth's progress and building workplace mentors. Work as a team member to provide career and job readiness activities, employment soft skills, tutoring assistant, job placement and follow up services. Assist as an active partner in the OhioMeansJobs center. Experience working with youth is a plus. Part of our Ohio Career Launch Youth Employment Program team through the OhioMeansJobs center and under our contract agreement with the County Lead Agency.
Duties:
•        Responsible for delivering WIOA and TANF elements and other youth services.
•        Provide case management, support and guidance to promote growth with youth to assist in meeting educational, personal goals as well as enhancing social and employability skills. Provide referral to community resources with appropriate releases, including mental health or substance abuse services when indicated.
•        Collaborate with the OhioMeansJobs program team and Lead Agency to assess participant needs and goals and tailor services accordingly.
•        Assist Lead Agency in the development of program materials and resources.
•        Provide or coordinate tutoring and study skills training with secondary schools, alternative schools, ASPIRE or equivalent services and post-secondary training institutions.
•        Provide group and/or individual instruction in financial literacy education, career development, entrepreneurial skills training, leadership & citizenship training, healthy behaviors, life skills and pre-employment skills.
•        Identify supportive service needs and coordinate assistance as appropriate.
•        Outreach to market the program to youth, referral partners and resources, potential worksites and area employers.
•        Work with area employers to explain the program and develop meaningful work-experience sites for subsidized and unsubsidized job placements.
•        Place youth at appropriate worksites with required paperwork and monitor sites for compliance with minor labor laws and funding requirements.
•        Maintain contact with youth and provide meaningful case notes at least every 30 days including during the 12-month follow-up period.
•        Comply with all applicable agency, local, regional, state, and federal program regulations and guidelines, including timely data entry in State client tracking and fiscal software.
•        Attend scheduled meetings, seek out online training and webinars and attend in-person training as authorized to stay up to date on programs.
•        Develop and maintain relationships with community partners, guest speakers, and volunteers to enhance program offerings.
•        Create a positive and inclusive learning environment that encourages active participation and collaboration among youth participants.
•        Other related duties assigned by Executive Director, supervisor, center manager or other designee to maintain OhioMeansJobs center services for all customers.
Experience:
An associate degree in education, human services, or a related field is preferred, along with three years of experience teaching, counseling, or working with youth and young adults ages 14–24. Other combinations of experience and training that meet the job requirements will be considered.
Skills & Abilities:
•        Able to engage at-risk youth & young adults.
•        Able to work with, and be sensitive to, the needs of low income and diverse populations non-judgmentally.
•        Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel, Internet searches, webinars, E-mail, texting & social media.
•        Able to work both independently, with considerable self-direction, and as a contributing team member.
•        Excellent time management and organizational skills.
•        Excellent oral and written communication skills.
•        Effective problem-solving and decision-making skills.
•        Ability & willingness to comply with agency and funding source(s) performance and standards and supervision.
•        Valid Ohio Driver's License with insurance coverage required.
Job Type: Full-time 
Benefits: Insurances, Paid time off, Optional Retirement Plan available

 Workforce Services Unlimited, Inc. is a 501(c)3 Private Nonprofit organization and an equal opportunity employer that evaluates compensation and benefits structures annually to ensure long-term operational sustainability and holds the right to restructure our voluntary offerings. We remain committed to supporting our workforce through competitive benefits packages.