Employment Training Specialist

Berea ISD•Berea, KY

About The Position

Coordinate and implement job development and placement programs; assist individual and special education students develop job plans related to assessment and training opportunities; consult area businesses for placement possibilities; provide extended assessments, job evaluations, training and placement for special education students in preparation for post-graduate employment.

Requirements

KNOWLEDGE OF: Applicable State and federal laws and requirements.
Principles and techniques of vocational training and employee selection.
Sources and methods of labor market research, data analysis and job search techniques.
Oral and written communication skills.
Laws, rules and regulations related to assigned activities.
Technical aspects of field of specialty.
ABILITY TO: Promote and develop private and public employment opportunities for students and graduates.
Encourage and recruit prospective employers.
Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
Compile and verify data and prepare reports.
Prioritize and schedule work.
Maintain current knowledge of program rules, regulations, requirements and restrictions.
Work independently with little direction.
Any combination equivalent to: bachelor's degree in public administration, business administration, personnel or closely related field and two years increasingly responsible experience in job placement, employment development, personnel administration or related field.
Valid Kentucky driver's license.
Certification Requirement Possession of certification as required by Kentucky law.
Condition of Employment Insurability by the District's liability insurance carrier.
FOR THIS TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT, STATE LAW REQUIRES A NATIONAL AND STATE CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK AND A LETTER, PROVIDED BY THE INDIVIDUAL, FROM THE CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES STATING THE APPLICANT HAS NO ADMINISTRATIVE FINDINGS OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT FOUND THROUGH A BACKGROUND CHECK OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT RECORDS MAINTAINED BY THE CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and implement job development and placement programs; assist individual and special education students develop job plans related to assessment and training opportunities; consult area businesses for placement possibilities.
Consult areas employers of job development program.
Analyze skills needed to complete job responsibilities; assist instructors in teaching these skills to students.
Facilitate vocational assessment process for students.
Develop individual student employment plans with individual students.
Provide on-going contact with student from placement through retention component.
Provide small group training in social and employability skills necessary for retaining employment and consideration for advancement.
Complete necessary reports and submit to appropriate supervisor.
Assist project team in coordinating services to participants.
Perform related duties as assigned.