• Employment Svcs Spec 1

    State of Georgia (Baldwin, GA)


    Employment Svcs Spec 1

    • Georgia - Baldwin - Milledgeville (https://careers.georgia.gov/jobs/67814/other-jobs-matching/location-only)

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    Social Services (https://careers.georgia.gov/landingpages/social-services-opportunities-at-team-georgia-7)

     

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    Oconee Center

     

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    May 02, 2025 Post Date

     

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    Summary of Duties

     

    The Employment Specialist d irect 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.

     

    Additional Information

     

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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: [email protected]

    + Posting End Date: Jun 16, 2025