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To be considered for this position, please complete an application at https://www.eriecounty.oh.gov/EmploymentOpportunities.aspx or in-person at the Human Resources Office, 2900 Columbus Avenue Suite 210, Sandusky, OH 44870. Applications accepted until position is filled.

Description of the Job:

Under general supervision, performs one or more of the following duties at an OhioMeansJobs Center location as a representative of the Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) as a partner agency. Position is funded by grant dollars. If in the future the grant is abolished, so is the position.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Conducts Workshop Sessions when RESEA participants are present: plans (i.e., establishes frequency and length of workshop; sets up training room; identifies presentation style {small groups, classroom, conference, U-shapes}; identifies communication style; prepares workshop schedule and agenda); develops and compiles workshop hand-outs and materials using personal computer and applicable software (e.g., word processing; spreadsheet; presentation software); identifies and notifies participants and/or guest speakers; distributes workshop notifications; tracks participant attendance; tracks evaluation process and training outcomes; coordinates with other OhioMeansJobs Center partners to create goals and strategies for workshop delivery; facilitates training to meet customer needs; evaluates workshop effectiveness and identifies trends in learning and workshop improvement opportunities; distributes and ensures needs assessment is completed by job seeker, if appropriate; collects data on training needs of participants and suggested workshop topics.
• Delivery of Program Services: Reemployment Service and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) program services: (e.g., sends letters to applicants; schedules and records attendance and/or supplemental activities in Ohio Workforce Case Management System (OWCMS); assists applicant in development of an individual employment plan to identify barriers to employment; refers applicant to support services [e.g., community and/or OhioMeansJobs Center partner services]); follows-up to ensure subscribed supplemental activities are completed.
• Services RESEA Job Seeker Accounts: using personal computer, registers new applicants or updates previous applications for employment using OWCMS; interviews job seeker to determine personal and work history to assess skills, aptitude, physical limitations, job interest and readiness, develops mutually agreed upon employability plan to access employment/training opportunities and to address barriers which may negatively impact successful job search outcomes; instructs and informs job seekers on labor market information and how to access employment opportunities; using OhioMeansJobs.com match job seeker and employers based on needs and requirements; contacts job seekers via telephone and/or electronic mail regarding job referrals to employment opportunities; responds to job seeker concerns regarding appropriateness, quality and number of job referrals; contacts job seeker direct or use other means to track and enter appropriate placement information in OWCMS; records and maintains on-going account of service activities provided to job seeker on appropriate screens in OWCMS (e.g., case management); identifies post-employment training opportunities; provide guidance to customers: (e.g., registration to OhioMeansJobs.com; create, post and/or upload resumes; completes Career profile assessment in the system).
• Provides General Orientation to RESEA customers: acts as initial greeter to RESEA customers and provides general information and reference materials regarding OhioMeansJobs Center partner services; schedules customers for group orientation sessions and/or refers to Resource Room and/or refers to OhioMeansJobs Center partner for services; assists in-group presentation to orient RESEA customers to OhioMeansJobs partner services.

Minimum Knowledge of:

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to apply principles to solve practical, everyday problems dealing with a variety of variables.
• Knowledge of budgeting, public relations, office practices and procedures, interviewing, income maintenance programs, agency practices and regulations.
• Ability to deal with a large number of variables and determine specific courses of action on basis of need.
• Ability to gather collate and classify information about data, people, things.
• Knowledge of treatment team concepts.
• Ability to establish goals and objectives.
• Ability to carry out written and/or oral instructions.
• Ability to prepare routine business letters and/or forms reflecting standard procedure.
• Ability to develop good rapport with co-workers and clients.
• Ability to accurately copy material from one record to another.
• Ability to answer routine inquiries from the public.
• Ability to handle sensitive face-to-face contacts and telephone inquiries with public and government officials.
• Ability to arrange items in numerical or alphabetical order.
• Ability to calculate fractions, decimals and percentages,
• Ability to work alone on most tasks or cooperate with co-workers.
• High school graduate or equivalent. Valid driver's license.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be a high school graduate or equivalent.
• Post high school education desired.
• Must have valid Ohio driver’s license and operable vehicle.
• Erie County resident preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Alternate frequently between sitting/standing/walking throughout an eight (8) hour workday.
• Lift/carry a minimum of eight (8) pounds.
• Push/pull with twenty (20) pounds of initial force.
• Climb onto stepladder (2 steps).
• Bend/squat/crouch/kneel.

Qualified applicants apply at the Department of Human Resources, 2900 Columbus Avenue, Suite 210, Sandusky, Ohio OR visit Erie County’s website, www.eriecounty.oh.gov, where employment applications and current job postings are available for viewing and/or downloading. Applications are also available and accepted at OhioMeansJobs at Erie County Job and Family Services, 221 West Parish Street, Sandusky (operating hours 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday).

PLEASE NOTE: A completed Erie County application must be received in the Human Resources Department. Applications accepted until position is filled. EOE/AA/ADA

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $20.16 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: One location

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