Development Specialist II (Career Coach)

The County of Riverside's Housing and Workforce Solutions (HWS) Department, Workforce Development Division, is seeking to fill a Development Specialist II (Career Coach) position assigned to the Day Reporting Center in Riverside.

The Development Specialist II (Career Coach) will work with justice-involved individuals.

The incumbent will provide career coaching services, including interviewing participants, conducting intake assessments, developing case plans, assessing job readiness, and assisting with job searches.

Additionally, the Development Specialist II (Career Coach) will conduct community outreach, maintain partnerships with partner agencies and employers, develop and sustain a large employer network within their assigned region, and assist customers with job placement, job retention, and follow-up support.

The incumbent will also conduct work readiness workshops and prepare monthly reports on customer progress and outcomes.

This position requires travel throughout the county to other Day Reporting Centers and community events as needed.

The selected incumbent must obtain Contract Background Clearance through the Riverside County Probation Department.

Qualified candidates will have previous experience working with the justice-involved population.

The most competitive candidates will have prior experience working at a County of Riverside Housing and Workforce Solutions (HWS) Department Day Reporting Center, preferably for at least six months to one year.

The department is seeking candidates with familiarity with California state laws and regulations that support this population, as well as prior experience conducting work readiness workshops, including helping individuals develop the skills needed to succeed in the workplace.• 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 to program guidelines and policies.

• Project and analyze sources and expenditures of grant and other financing funds.

• Assist in implementing public financing bonds, grants and programs.

• Cooperate with and advise cities, chambers of commerce and local non-profit organizations on developing and implementing workforce, econom...