EMPLOYMENT SVCS SPEC 1 Position Available In Banks, Georgia

Employment Svcs Spec 1
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Georgia – Baldwin – Milledgeville
NEW
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Social Services
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Oconee Center
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1 day ago
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Sign Up for Job Alerts Summary of Duties The Employment Specialist direct and manage the career services as it assists all clients/consumers, and employer clients in the development of career education, career identification and search, and pursuit of employment opportunities commensurate with formal academic pursuits. Continually expand the client/user base and scope of services to ensure provision of the widest array of services possible to the broadest mix of academic and corporate clients. Responsibilities

• Facilitates/completes the career planning process with consumer’s/client’s using a customer-driven approach.
• Maintains all appropriate records of documentation of consumers/clients placed in employment and compliance with standards.
• Facilitates and markets employment services of clients to local and community businesses.
• Maintains a thorough knowledge of therapeutic techniques, policies and procedures.
• Secures job placement for consumers/clients in the community.
• Negotiates with employers to develop suitable job(s) for consumers/clients
• Assists in developing a program based on the use of work experience to effect a positive change in consumer’s/client’s work behaviors.
• Assists consumers/clients in identifying behaviors that inhibit the development of desirable work habits and skills and develops a plan to overcome or significantly reduce the behaviors
• Provides counseling and support services as needed to achieve and maintain employment.
• Participates in team staffing along with other members of the consumer’s/client’s team
• Educate consumer/clients about resume building, interview process, job expectation and professionalism.
• Maintain regular contacts with companies for new job opportunities.
• Provide job placement assistance to consumer/clients according to Oconee policies, and federal and state regulations.
• Hold seminars on interview skills and job search strategies.
• Organize job fairs, career programs, and other consumer/client activities.
• Conduct research to analyze employment trends both locally and nationally.
• Develop strong relationship with potential employers to build job placement opportunities for consumer/clients.
• Maintain a database of available job opportunities for consumer/clients.
• Interview consumer/clients to understand their career goals and accordingly provide career guidance.
• Work effectively and collaboratively to achieve consumer/client placement goals.
• Monitor and track job order status until they are closed.
• Generate reports to Oconee center’s management on consumer/client employment progress when requested.

High school diploma/GED and two (2) years of job-related experience.

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Requisition ID:

SOC0EXZ

Number of Openings:

2

Advertised Salary:

Salary based on Edu & Exp

Shift:

Day Job

Internal Contact Name:

John Angell Cheatham

Internal Contact Email:

jcheatham@oconeecenter.com

Posting End Date:

Jun 16, 2025