Human Learning Systems Hiring for Career Placement Coordinator (Workforce Specialist) at Minot, ND Full Time

The Career Placement Coordinator (Workforce Specialist) position provides support for a U.S Department of Labor Job Corps contractor. The Job Corps program is a federally-funded residential training program. The mission of Job Corps is to provide career-ready technical and basic skills (academic) training and job placement assistance to program eligible youth ages 16-24.

Summary of Duties:

The Workforce Specialist represents Job Corps on community councils and workforce development boards; advocates on behalf of the program to local elected officials and congressional staff; drafts press releases, media advisories, blogs, and student success stories to share with media outlets; and networks with employers and the local community to develop work-based learning sites and employer pipelines for students

Key Areas of Responsibilities:

• Develops partnerships with private and public local and national employers and community leaders to secure work-based learning opportunities and employment.
• Maintains meeting minutes for Community Relations and Workforce Council meetings.
• Maintain Center’s biography by documenting milestones, center events/functions and other important Center history using photographs and written articles.
• Serves as a liaison between the Center and the surrounding communities.
• Coordinates Center’s participation in projects that benefit the community, provides a positive public image, and expands employer relationships.
• Promotes Job Corps awareness through Center tours, community linkages, and representation at public events.
• Develops relationships with organizations, agencies, employers, media, general public, and eligible youth.
• Initiates, plans and coordinates student involvement in community service activities.
• Maintains accurate records of all student’s community service hours and Center’s volunteer activities.
• Recruits, interviews and orients community volunteers for the center.
• Monitors all work-based learning sites to ensure that student employees are receiving quality training in a safe environment.
• Prepares student employees for transition back into their communities with the ability to obtain employment.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors Degree in Public Relations, Marketing, Journalism, Social Science, Criminal Justice, or a related field preferred.
• Three years of experience in a similar setting preferred.
• High computer proficiency, excellent presentation and communication skills, as well as marketing skills are preferred.

Equal Opportunity Statement: Human Learning Systems and Quentin Burdick Job Corps provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, marital status, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. HLS and Quentin Burdick Job Corps also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws.