Workforce Development Specialist
Role Overview
Provides Employer Services under the Wagner-Peyser Act to job seekers and employers in a Workforce Solutions Office.
Works with businesses and job seekers across North Central Texas to support hiring, placement, and workforce development.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Provides Employer Services under the Wagner-Peyser Act to job seekers and employers in a Workforce Solutions Office.
Works with businesses and job seekers across North Central Texas to support hiring, placement, and workforce development.
Employer services and placement
- Build relationships with local businesses through outreach aligned with labor-market and in-demand industry needs.
- Help employers use WorkInTexas.com to post jobs and recruit, screen, and refer qualified job seekers.
- Plan recruiting and hiring events and present employment opportunities and labor market information in person and virtually.
- Refer employers to develop transitional and permanent job agreements, including on-the-job training and subsidized work experience.
- Follow up with employers to assess service quality and referrals.
- Inform farmworkers about terms and conditions in intrastate and interstate clearance orders.
Job seeker support and program tracking
- Match job seekers with work-based learning opportunities alongside center management and program staff.
- Refer job seekers to workshops, orientations, literacy services, and community resources to address barriers and improve placement.
- Provide career planning and advisement for placement, advancement, and retention; review plans and connect customers with resources.
- Document services and case notes in WorkInTexas.com and file required documentation accurately and on time.
- Track participation, placements, employer partnerships, self-found work, and services supporting placement and retention.
- Protect customer identity data and follow priority-of-service, nondiscrimination, and complaint procedures.
Qualifications
- High school diploma and at least two years of full-time experience in direct human-resource recruiting, social work, case management, business consulting, or workforce development.
- Strong knowledge of workforce solutions, job placement strategies, and employer engagement.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills; ability to analyze data, identify trends, and recommend improvements.
- Familiarity with labor market trends, employment laws, and business regulations.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and CRM software.
- Able to work independently and collaboratively, manage multiple projects, and adapt to changing priorities.
- Strong organization, attention to detail, listening, problem-solving, and multitasking skills; commitment to client satisfaction.
- Valid driver's license.
Additional skills and knowledge
- Bilingual or multilingual ability is listed as an additional skill.
- Training in trauma-informed care, evidence-based practice, and/or whole-family services is listed as an additional skill.
Workplace and travel
- Job site is onsite in North Central Texas.
- Travel is 25% within and outside the designated worksite.
Compensation and benefits
- Pay range is $45,000–$55,000 annually.
- Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, 401(k) after 90 days, paid time off, and paid holidays.
About Career TEAM
Career TEAM is a workforce development organization founded in 1996 that combines technology and employment services.
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