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Join us as we pursue our vision of “Every Missourian empowered with the skills and education needed for success.”\n$1,500/annual salary increase once employee has completed the required apprenticeship program\nResponsibilities - What you’ll do\nTRAVEL REQUIREMENT: Based upon job center outreach requirements, an employee may travel a minimum of 10% within the assigned service counties to conduct outreach to community-based organizations. This will generally consist of day travel with occasional overnight travel. Must have a valid Missouri Driver’s license.\nTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.\nPromote Job Center services opportunities, and benefits and features of such, to customers and prospective customers based on customer needs, goals, and services eligibility requirements\nConduct regional outreach activities to locate job seekers and employers through contacts with local resource providers, as needed\nProactively coordinate with partners to provide comprehensive services to job seekers and employers\nProvide programmatically specific services such as: Trade Act, Unemployment Insurance, Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) and other re-employment programs, as needed\nAccept and record job orders from employers\nPre-screen applicants meeting the employer order specifications and make appropriate referrals to employers\nMay facilitate workshops, WorkKeys, Talify, etc. for job seekers\nAssist job seekers in automated job searches\nClassify all job orders and applicants qualifications using skill codes\nContact employers, identify their labor needs and problems, develop a plan of service, promote State initiatives, etc. as needed\nInform employers and community organizations of Job Center services; attend and conduct Job Fairs\nDevelop job opportunities with employers for qualified job seekers\nProvide basic vocational and career guidance to job seekers regarding job choice, job change, or job adjustment and retention, as well as, resume writing and interviewing techniques\nAssist applicants in evaluating their vocational needs and formulate a vocational plan to achieve desired outcomes\nComplete apprenticeship program\nPerform other related work as assigned\nDemonstrate regular and reliable attendance\nQualifications - All you need for success\nBeneficial education and/or work-related experience includes technical or professional experience in business, personnel or public administration or closely related area, including military service\nJob Details - More reasons to love this position\nThe State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here.\nContact Details - If you have questions or require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process please contact:\nDHEWDHR@dhewd.mo.gov\nThe State of Missouri is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to developing and maintaining a talented workforce.","company":"State of Missouri","rawCompany":"stateofmissour","city":"Branson","state":"MO","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-13T15:20:40.230Z","occupations":[{"code":"21-1093.00","title":"Social and Human Service Assistants","slug":"social-and-human-service-assistants"},{"code":"43-4061.00","title":"Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs","slug":"eligibility-interviewers-government-programs"},{"code":"13-1141.00","title":"Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists","slug":"compensation-benefits-and-job-analysis-specialists"}],"industries":[{"code":"923130","title":"Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs)","slug":"administration-of-human-resource-programs-except-education-public-health-and-veterans-affairs-programs"},{"code":"926110","title":"Administration of General Economic Programs","slug":"administration-of-general-economic-programs"},{"code":"624190","title":"Other Individual and Family Services","slug":"other-individual-and-family-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Benefit Program Associate","description":"Job Summary - Why you’ll love this position\nYou will be joining a Department committed to a culture of TEAMWORK to accomplish our goals together, where we deliver excellence through COLLABORATION with partners and stakeholders, embody ACCOUNTABILITY through trust and professionalism, and embrace WORK-LIFE BALANCE by prioritizing respect, boundaries, and time. 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