Talent Development Specialist

Equus•Racine, WI

16h

About The Position

The Talent Development Specialist builds professional one-on-one working relationships with clients to address challenges that hinder obtaining and retaining employment. The role provides assessment, individualized attention, coordination, consistent case management, and follow-up while maintaining accurate participant records and ensuring compliance with funding-agency contract requirements. The specialist manages career center job-preparation workshops, ensuring their curriculum is business-driven and that presentations, participation, messaging about next steps, and participant outputs meet program expectations. The specialist also collaborates with the business services team to understand available jobs and qualifications and to align workshops and training with employers’ needs. The position includes participation in training and professional development, collaboration with leadership on operational challenges and process improvements, and operational and compliance support as needed. Other duties reasonably related to the role may be assigned.

Requirements

Ability to adapt to changing contract requirements and evolving business needs.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Google Workspace applications.
Strong organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize tasks and maintain accurate documentation of client interactions and site visits.
Excellent telephone, computer, written, and verbal communication skills.
Leadership capabilities and the ability to work successfully in dynamic environments with multiple stakeholders, changing priorities, and diverse objectives.
Broad understanding of career pathways, occupational trends, and workforce development opportunities.
A minimum of two years of experience in career advising and workforce development, workshop facilitation, curriculum development, public speaking, or related areas is preferred.

Nice To Haves

A bachelor’s degree in education, Social Services, Healthcare, Communications, or a related field is preferred; equivalent experience may be substituted.
A minimum of two years of experience in career advising and workforce development, workshop facilitation, curriculum development, public speaking, or related areas is preferred.

Responsibilities

Build professional one-on-one working relationships with clients to help address barriers to obtaining and retaining employment through assessment, individualized attention, and coordination.
Provide consistent and comprehensive case management and follow-up.
Ensure appropriate documentation is completed and received, and maintain an organized client database with detailed records of client contacts.
Ensure participants follow through with planned activities outlined in the funding-agency contract.
Assess participants’ work-related needs and provide referrals to appropriate community or social service agencies when needed.
Complete required eligibility and participation documentation accurately.
Record participant contacts and activities in case notes and ensure post-placement contacts are made as required by contract.
Develop solutions to participant attendance problems.
Manage career center job-preparation workshops, including business-driven curriculum, presentation quality, participation, clear communication of next steps, and tangible outputs.
Collaborate with the business services team to identify available jobs and qualifications and determine appropriate workshops and training for jobseekers.
Participate in training, capacity-building activities, and professional development.
Work with leadership to identify operational challenges and design and implement process improvements.
Provide operational support and coverage as needed, including support for compliance-driven standards.
Perform other tasks and duties reasonably related to the job responsibilities.