Youth Career & Training Specialist

**SkillSource****Job Description****YOUTH CAREER & TRAINING SPECIALIST**POSITION: Youth Career & Training SpecialistAREA: Grant and Adams CountiesOFFICE: 309 E Fifth Avenue, Moses Lake, WA, WashingtonWAGE RANGE: $24.10 - $32.43 Per HourCLASSIFICATION: Full Time Non-Exempt EmploymentREPORTS TO: Youth Career & Training ManagerPosition SummarySkillSource is a mission-driven nonprofit organization that helps people build new careers and businesses build strong teams through skills training, education, and employment opportunities. SkillSource partners with local employers to recruit, hire, and train strong teams through a variety of Business Services. The Career & Training Specialist will outreach and engage with a diverse range of business and career seekers within Grant and Adams Counties.The ideal candidate for this position is connected to the community, understands youth needs, and is focused on building relationships. They have a dedicated interest in helping youth through training and developing the workforce. They have a genuine passion for mentoring youth, are skilled in performing outreach and engagement activities and are dedicated to helping youth overcome barriers to find meaningful career pathways.The Youth Career & Training Specialist is responsible for providing a full range of personnel and training services to SkillSource youth and business customers. These services include, but are not limited to: building customer relationships, developing training positions with local businesses, assisting employers with employee skill assessments, planning training, coordinating project based learning, creating and instructing workshops/seminars, recruiting program customers, determining and verifying eligibility, assessing skills and barriers, conducting career/vocational counseling, and entering and maintaining customer records in management information systems. Additionally, the Youth Career & Training Specialist works with minimal supervision and self-direction to complete established goals and objectives.________________________________________________________________# ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSContacts and meets with employers to develop training sites and plans and to promote SkillSource services; Makes multimedia presentations.Establishes and maintains working relationships with educational and training institutions, employers, ot