Class Code:9632
REFUGEE JOB DEVELOPER
NATURE OF WORK
This
is professional work in the County’s refugee employment program which provides
employment and career development related services to clients with limited
English proficiency. Work involves job development
or job finding and/or working with local employers to create job opportunities
for program clients, including regular employment clients, hard-to-serve
clients, and career laddering clients, based on client skills, abilities, and
background.
Work involves establishing and maintaining contacts with major employers in the
community in order to develop or find employment opportunities for clients in
the County’s refugee employment program/s. Also conducts periodic surveys of
local employment market conditions, develops and maintains client population
profiles, and participates in community groups to promote the program and
expand employer participation. Works with other professional, para-professional, and administrative support staff
assigned to the program to help assess program client employment needs and to
provide guidance for clients in making contacts with employers. Also
responsible for placement of career laddering clients and will assist other
program staff with placement, follow-up, and case management for employed
career laddering clients.
Work
is performed under general supervision from an administrative or professional
superior who assigns work and assists with unusual problems. Work is evaluated
for effectiveness of results and adherence to Federal, State and local
requirements through conferences and written reports.
ILLUSTRATIVE TASKS
Establishes
and builds relationships with business, commercial, industrial, and other
private and public sector employers to obtain information about job openings in
occupational areas that correspond to the occupational training, education, or
experience of program clients. Contact may be made by site-visit or by
telephone.
Gathers data regarding labor and employment trends in
the community to determine occupations available using surveys or other data
collection methods.
Analyzes job content for major occupational
categories, developing data on employers, identifying prevailing wages, and
other information needed for the program or as requested.
Prepares
a job market survey report and provides and updates the information to
Vocational Counselors/Refugee Case Workers.
Prepares program and other reports, using basic
computer based office software applications.
Creates
and maintains a database of current and potential employers.
Organizes
and/or attends job fairs, conferences and meetings in the business community.
Develops
and maintains client population profiles with the purpose of identifying
general job skills and professions among the refugee/entrant population.
Performs related work as required.
KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES AND SKILLS
Knowledge
of appropriate techniques and methods used to research and identify job
openings.
Knowledge of local labor market trends and conditions
impacting the refugee/entrant population.
Knowledge of employer locations, government
organizations and job openings in
Some knowledge of the local immigrant community.
Ability to advocate and negotiate on behalf of
clients.
Ability to network with professional and community
groups to enhance job development.
Ability
to prepare records and reports using computer based office applications.
Ability to use a personal computer.
Ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in
writing.
Ability to serve the public and fellow employees with
honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of
Ability
to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general
public, co-workers, elected and appointed officials and members of diverse
cultural and linguistic backgrounds, regardless of race, color, ethnicity,
religion, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, or
political affiliation.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING
Bachelor’s
degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a
field closely related to this assignment; two (2) years of experience in job
development for skilled and/or professional clients, public relations, or
commercial sales; or any equivalent combination of relevant training and
experience.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT
Must
have a valid
GENERAL INFORMATION
Bargaining Unit: Government
Supervisors Association
(Professional Unit)
FLSA Status: Exempt
Code of Ethics
Certification: No
Work Locations: Human
Services Department, Family Success Administration
Class Spec.
Established: E
10/2004 R2/05