What are the responsibilities and job description for the Youth Career & Training Specialist position at SkillSource Regional Workforce Board?
**SkillSource**
**Job Description**
**YOUTH CAREER & TRAINING SPECIALIST**
POSITION: Youth Career & Training Specialist
AREA: Grant and Adams Counties
OFFICE: 309 E Fifth Avenue, Moses Lake, WA, Washington
WAGE RANGE: $24.10 - $32.43 Per Hour
CLASSIFICATION: Full Time Non-Exempt Employment
REPORTS TO: Youth Career & Training Manager
Position Summary
SkillSource is a mission-driven nonprofit organization that helps people build new careers and businesses build strong teams through skills training, education, and employment opportunities. SkillSource partners with local employers to recruit, hire, and train strong teams through a variety of Business Services. The Career & Training Specialist will outreach and engage with a diverse range of business and career seekers within Grant and Adams Counties.
The ideal candidate for this position is connected to the community, understands youth needs, and is focused on building relationships. They have a dedicated interest in helping youth through training and developing the workforce. They have a genuine passion for mentoring youth, are skilled in performing outreach and engagement activities and are dedicated to helping youth overcome barriers to find meaningful career pathways.
The Youth Career & Training Specialist is responsible for providing a full range of personnel and training services to SkillSource youth and business customers. These services include, but are not limited to: building customer relationships, developing training positions with local businesses, assisting employers with employee skill assessments, planning training, coordinating project based learning, creating and instructing workshops/seminars, recruiting program customers, determining and verifying eligibility, assessing skills and barriers, conducting career/vocational counseling, and entering and maintaining customer records in management information systems. Additionally, the Youth Career & Training Specialist works with minimal supervision and self-direction to complete established goals and objectives.
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# ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Contacts and meets with employers to develop training sites and plans and to promote SkillSource services; Makes multimedia presentations.
Establishes and maintains working relationships with educational and training institutions, employers, ot
**Job Description**
**YOUTH CAREER & TRAINING SPECIALIST**
POSITION: Youth Career & Training Specialist
AREA: Grant and Adams Counties
OFFICE: 309 E Fifth Avenue, Moses Lake, WA, Washington
WAGE RANGE: $24.10 - $32.43 Per Hour
CLASSIFICATION: Full Time Non-Exempt Employment
REPORTS TO: Youth Career & Training Manager
Position Summary
SkillSource is a mission-driven nonprofit organization that helps people build new careers and businesses build strong teams through skills training, education, and employment opportunities. SkillSource partners with local employers to recruit, hire, and train strong teams through a variety of Business Services. The Career & Training Specialist will outreach and engage with a diverse range of business and career seekers within Grant and Adams Counties.
The ideal candidate for this position is connected to the community, understands youth needs, and is focused on building relationships. They have a dedicated interest in helping youth through training and developing the workforce. They have a genuine passion for mentoring youth, are skilled in performing outreach and engagement activities and are dedicated to helping youth overcome barriers to find meaningful career pathways.
The Youth Career & Training Specialist is responsible for providing a full range of personnel and training services to SkillSource youth and business customers. These services include, but are not limited to: building customer relationships, developing training positions with local businesses, assisting employers with employee skill assessments, planning training, coordinating project based learning, creating and instructing workshops/seminars, recruiting program customers, determining and verifying eligibility, assessing skills and barriers, conducting career/vocational counseling, and entering and maintaining customer records in management information systems. Additionally, the Youth Career & Training Specialist works with minimal supervision and self-direction to complete established goals and objectives.
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# ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Contacts and meets with employers to develop training sites and plans and to promote SkillSource services; Makes multimedia presentations.
Establishes and maintains working relationships with educational and training institutions, employers, ot
Salary : $24 - $32