Development Specialist II (Career Coach) - Bilingual

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The Riverside County Department of Housing & Workforce Solutions (HWS), Workforce Development Division, is seeking a Development Specialist II who will be assigned to the Career Services Team in Indio.

The incumbent will perform various tasks related to career coaching, including assisting with interviewing skills and resume writing.

Additionally, the incumbent will assist with interviews, orientations, workshops, and determining Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) eligibility, including program suitability by aiding in finding a training program.

This position will require driving throughout Riverside County's desert region for various meetings, workshops, and info sessions.

The most competitive candidates will have experience with Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) program eligibility, career counseling, and conducting workshops/info sessions.

This position requires candidates to be bilingual in Spanish.

All applicants are required to take a Spanish bilingual assessment.

Meet the Team!

The Housing and Workforce Solutions Department (HWS) is comprised of 6 Divisions: Community Action Agency, Continuum of Care, Riverside County Housing Authority, Grants & Community Development, Workforce Development, and HWS Administration.

The mission of HWS is to enhance the economic position of the county and its residents, improve the quality of life, encourage business growth, build a positive business climate, develop a trained workforce, improve existing communities, offer a variety of housing opportunities, and maintain the environment.

Riverside County Workforce Development (WD) is a Division of the County of Riverside Department of Housing and Workforce Solutions (HWS).

The Riverside County Workforce Development Board (WDB)provides oversight for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) programs in the county.

The WDB acts as a catalyst to provide seamless services among various workforce programs, and provides community leadership around workforce issues.• Collect, organize and analyze program or project data.

• Conduct needs assessment and determine program priorities.

• Identify areas of economic, housing and community development, workforce development, and aviation needs; analyze the effectiveness of existing programs in these areas.

• Ensure implementation of programmatic, organizational, administrative, budgetary, financial, and personnel elements of a variety of economic, housing and community development, workforce development, and aviation programs funded by outside and governmental agencies.

• Assist in the preparation, modification, administration, and evaluation of funding requests from contractors, citizens, private agencies, and local, County and state officials for loan, grant funds or rebate incentive programs; analyze and review routine financial loan applications and proposed contracts for adherence...