Development Specialist II - Blythe

The Riverside County Housing and Workforce Solutions (HWS) Department, Workforce Development Division, is seeking a Development Specialist II to join their team in Blythe, CA.

Incumbents will evaluate economic, housing, and community development initiatives, alongside workforce, job development, and employment training programs tailored to the Blythe region.

The incumbent will conduct routine research and job training for the Workforce Development program.

Additionally, the incumbent will be responsible for executing a wide range of professional duties within the assigned division, with opportunities for training and close supervision of client cases within employment and work training programs.

Candidate will be processing eligibility, conducting assessments and determining suitability.
The most competitive candidates will have knowledge of and experience with government funded employment programs; intermediate to advanced levels of MS Office Suite programs; great communication and organizational skills; report writing; critical thinking, analytical, and meeting facilitation skills; experience with job training, interview preparation, and job placement.

Candidates with working experience with CalJOBS and Spanish Bilingual are highly encouraged to apply.

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.

jfc: 13107100• 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, pri...