Employment Specialist

Join our Team at Portland Community College
Portland Community College is the largest post-secondary institution in Oregon and 19th largest in the nation, serving approximately 80,000 full- and part-time students. PCC, which is roughly the size of Rhode Island, has four comprehensive campuses, five workforce training and education centers, and 200 community locations in the Portland metropolitan area. Wherever you're coming from and wherever you're going in life, Portland Community College has the classes and programs to get you there.

Our unique role is to make high-quality education accessible to everyone, creating opportunities for our students and contributing to the economic development of our community.
Portland Community College embraces equity and inclusion as a priority. We are committed to building a community with a variety of backgrounds, skills, views, and life experiences. The more we value equity and inclusion, the more we will add value to the work we do and how we serve our students, engage with each other, and the Oregon Community that we serve.

Creating a culture that honors equity and inclusion is our objective and the smart path forward.
Portland Community College will ensure that applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for the hiring process are provided for. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the PCC Talent Acquisition Team at pccjobs.
Please Note: PCC currently limits employment to individuals residing in Oregon and Washington. Employment offers are contingent upon the ability to establish residence in Oregon or Washington.
What You’ll Do And Who We Are Looking For
Position Summary
The Employment Specialist is responsible for providing specialized employment services in support of an assigned program(s) whose ultimate goal is to provide training and support to clients of various backgrounds and skill levels. Incumbents in this classification are typically assigned to an area of specialization within a total employment services program. Specialization may include training clients in workforce skills, job development, job referral, job placement, or employee retention.

Incumbents have independent decision making authority and work with little or no supervision. This position is grant-funded, continuation of this role is dependent upon funding. The Employment Specialist is an in-person position, 5 days a week at the PCC Opportunity Center at 42nd, 4299 NE Killingsworth Street.
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Success Criteria
These qualifications, skills and abilities are critical for success in this position. Throughout the screening process, you will be evaluated based on the demonstration of these qualifications:

• Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact with a diverse population, including clients, colleagues, employers, and community partners.
• Proven ability to conduct effective outreach, provide active case management, develop service plans, track client progress, and coordinate multiple community services.
• Competence in maintaining detailed case files and tracking services in multiple databases; experience working in programs with complex policies and procedures; producing program/grant reports.
• Proven ability to develop and facilitate engaging and effective workshops, including information sessions, job search groups, and workshops aimed at developing job seeking skills and soft skills.
• Comprehensive understanding of workforce development principles and community resources available for clients and the ability to effectively connect clients with these resources.
• Demonstrated awareness of one’s own cultural background and how it influences their perception, values and practices, and how these perceptions, values and practices influence their work and interactions with others.

• Bachelor’s…