Workforce Development Specialist - YUCCA VALLEY

**The Job** ----------- **\*\*\*THIS RECRUITMENT IS FOR THE YUCCA VALLEY LOCATION ONLY\*\*\******RECRUITMENT BONUS:*** *Bonus payments up to $1,500 in total compensation may be available for newly hired employees from this recruitment.\** ***REMOTE ASSIGNMENT BONUS:*** *Bonus payments up to $2,000 in total compensation may be available for qualified employees from this recruitment.\** * *According to the criteria in the* *Teamsters Memorandum of Understanding* The **Workforce Development Department** (WDD) is recruiting for a **Workforce Development Specialist** (WDS) to work directly with Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) program providing participants employment and training services while providing employers outreach and job development services. This position will include Business Services job duties. Duties may include but are not limited to:* Interview, screen, and counsel customers regarding employment * Enhance customers’ job search and interview skills * Facilitate motivational and employment\-related training workshops * Refer individuals for vocational assessment and counseling * Evaluate vocational interests, education, and experience for program placement * Accurately complete time sensitive data entry and reports * Form strong relationships with partners in order to better serve customers * Market WIOA services to employers such as recruitment assistance, candidate pre\-screening, and layoff aversion * Assist in meeting employer hiring demands * Attend business and community events to promote participation in the program For more detailed descriptions, refer to the Workforce Development Specialist and Business Services Specialist job descriptions. **The resulting eligible list will be used to fill an** **out\-station vacancy.** **This position will work out of the** **Transitional Assistance Department** **offic****e** **located at** **56357 Pima Trail, Yucca Valley, California 92284****.** **Regular** **travel to** **Needles and other Mojave desert locations** **is also required****. A county vehicle will be provided when traveling. Candidates must indicate in the supplemental questions willingness to work at this location and travel in order to be considered for this position.** **ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT** The San Bernardino County Workforce Development Department (WDD) operates programs under the guidance of the Workforce Development Board, funded by the Department of Labor’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The America’s Job Centers of California (AJCCs) are strategically located in the East Valley, West Valley and High Desert Regions of the County. WDD implements comprehensive strategies to meet the needs of local businesses for a skilled workforce, while creating opportunities for workers to prepare for and enter into well paid careers. To learn more, visit https://workforce.sbcounty.gov/ **EXCELLENT BENEFITS** View the Summary of Benefits View the Memoranda of Understa