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Workforce Development Specialist
Southern New Hampshire Services (SNHS) is a private non-profit organization dedicated to helping people help themselves since 1965. Services are provided to Hillsborough and Rockingham counties and the agency employs over 450 employees.
You are looking for the opportunity to make a difference, find your purpose and love your career. As a part of our team at Southern New Hampshire Services, you’ll be making a direct impact on your community, taking the weight off of the shoulders of your neighbors and creating roadmaps through tough places for those in need. You will be part of real change, seeing lives transformed daily. Find your place with us!
OUR CULTURE & VALUES
BENEFITS & PERKS
All eligible employees receive a comprehensive benefits package including:
The Workforce Development Specialist will play a key role in the success of New Hampshire’s newly established workforce program, NH Vibrant, Inclusive and Prosperous (VIP). A team of Workforce Development Specialists will be conducting an aggressive outreach campaign to help increase project visibility, employment outcomes, and WIOA Adult program enrollments. Within an assigned territory or embedded within the day to day operations of an identified partner organization(s), the Workforce Development Specialist will work in close coordination with the local WIOA Career Navigator to ensure strategic communication is continuously maintained, policies are followed, and adequate levels of technical assistance is provided in a way that will allow the program to achieve established goals. Remain intently focused on capacity building and relationship development with agencies and/or organizations working with historically marginalized populations or those that have been systemically excluded. These populations include, but are not limited to: communities of color, immigrant and refugees, caregivers to children, the disabled, individuals that are 55 years of age or older, women, LGBTQ+ community, homeless individuals, single parents, and Veterans. The Outreach Specialists primary objective is to work closely with these organizations and prospective applicants to better understand the services that are available in the VIP and WIOA Adult programs. Program applicants will receive a high degree of technical assistance while completing the online application; support with obtaining all necessary forms of documentation, and actively working with each individuals until enrollment has been completed. Workforce Development Specialists will also be working with NH business, to assess their immediate and future workforce needs, promote the menu of services that are available through BEA, the WIOA Adult program, and the local NH Works offices.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor’s degree in Human Services, Education, Business Administration or Marketing, and 3 years of employment counseling and case management experience and 3 years of experience in recruiting candidate, marketing to employers, job development with demonstrated placement success. Experience in job task analysis and sales work a plus. Demonstrated experience working in a collaborative team setting required. Ability to travel statewide is required. An equivalent combination of education and experience demonstrating the skills, knowledge, and ability required for this position may substitute for degree.
Apply online at www.snhs.org/careers
Manchester
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