Career Advisor - RESEA (800017)

Company Description

We help job seekers and career changers prepare for and advance in careers with a focus on sustainable, high-growth, high-demand industries. Our committed and well-trained workforce professionals deliver comprehensive workforce solutions at integrated career centers, sector-focused centers and community, and partner sites.

Job Description

Looking for a rewarding career where you can make a difference without burning out? Wishing you could find a way to use your skills and talents to support a growing team without it interrupting your weekend plans? Equus Workforce Solutions is that team! Join us as we help people develop the skills they need to find their next great job. 

General Summary: 

-The Talent Development Specialist operates within the Ohio Means Jobs Center Columbus-Franklin County to deliver the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) program to program participants. 

-The RESEA program is a federally- funded program that provides intensive reemployment assistance to job seekers who are receiving unemployment benefits and are determined likely to exhaust their benefits before becoming reemployed. 

-The goal of the RESEA program is to provide job seekers with a wide array of resources that support reemployment as quickly as possible and connects job seekers to reemployment services, including co-enrollment in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) dislocated worker program or other program services, as appropriate. 

What you’ll do: 

-Manage a caseload of RESEA program participants and provide reemployment services. 

-Deliver the RESEA program by meeting with program participants for their initial and subsequent appointments. 

-Assess participant competencies, work history, educational attainment, skills, and abilities. 

-Identify challenges to finding employment and assist participants in finding solutions. 

-Complete an individualized overview of available services and work with the participant to create a reemployment plan. 

-Maintain information about area resources and employers. 

-Provide information to participants on available training and/or employment opportunities. 

-Prepare, organize, and maintain accurate, updated information in electronic participant files. 

-Operate within a team of RESEA program advisors that deliver the RESEA program. 

-Additional duties as assigned. 

Qualifications

-Related associate’s degree from an accredited university or college, or equivalent work experience. 

-Related work experience. 

-Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 

-Demonstrated customer service skills. 

-Familiarity with the communities being served, with knowledge and understanding of local needs and resources. 

-One to three years’ experience in workforce development or related programs preferred. 

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Equus Workforce Solutions is a leading provider of workforce development services in North America. With a dedicated and passionate team, Equus puts the industry’s best practices to work by focusing on the development, design, and delivery of demand-driven workforce solutions.

When you join Equus, you can expect extensive learning opportunities and networking programs. But most of all you can expect to make a lasting impact on the lives of others.

At Equus we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. Equus Workforce Solutions is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, religion, national origin, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or reprisal or any other characteristic protected under state, federal, or local law.