Business and Employment Specialist (BES2) – Temporary Position Available in Seaside WorkSource Office

Initial posting date: 08/13/2026 • Application deadline: 08/24/2026

About the Role

As a Business and Employment Specialist, you will provide high-quality services to job seekers and employers in the Seaside WorkSource Office. This is a temporary assignment expected to end on March 21, 2027, with a maximum of 1,040 hours in a calendar year. Any hours worked as a temporary employee for another State of Oregon agency will be applied toward this limit. The position is represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

Responsibilities

• Interview a high volume of job seekers to identify goals, needs, transferable skills, and interests.
• Provide job seekers referrals for job listings, guidance for the application process, document writing, and interviewing techniques.
• Advise claimants of potential eligibility problems or issues with their claim.
• Provide progressive assessments to job seekers, as needed, to inform provision of services on an ongoing basis with other WorkSource staff.
• Occasionally travel throughout the state.

Requirements

• Two years of experience providing customer service, which included requesting and reviewing information, documentation, and deciding an action based on the information. Examples of qualifying experience include:
  • Eligibility interviewer
  • Application examiner
  • Unemployment insurance
  • Examination proctor
  • Information clerk
  • Insurance aide
  • Public counter intake person
  • Employment and claims aide
  • Employment services
  • Job placement
  • Recruiter
  • Vocational guidance
  • Retail industry (if it involved the above stated experience)
• Two years of education or experience; 45-quarter (30-semester) college-level credits in Human Resources, Vocational or Career Counseling, Social Services, Psychology, Education, Business or Public Administration, Communication, or a related field substitute for one year of experience.

Desired Attributes

• Commitment to valuing diversity and promoting inclusion.
• Customer service through team collaboration: coaching customers toward self-sufficiency and job-readiness using a collaborative team approach.
• Flexibility and adaptability: openness to change and new information; adaptability to behavior or work methods in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles, and effectively dealing with ambiguity.
• Effective interviewing skills to obtain information used to determine qualifications for employment.
• Ability to work independently and interdependently as a collaborative member of a team in the interest of a common goal.

Benefits

• Work/life balance with 11 paid holidays a year.
• Competitive benefits package.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity.
• Access to Oregon’s easy-to-use carpool matching tool and trip planner (Get There).
• A workplace that balances productivity with enjoyment and encourages learning and mentoring.
• Rewarding work in a dynamic and creative environment with colleagues passionate about public service.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $4,519 – $6,276 per month. The listed range is the non-PERS qualifying salary. If the successful candidate is PERS-qualifying, the salary range will reflect an additional 6.95%. Salary placement is determined through an equal pay assessment based on the information in your Workday profile.

Work Location

This position will report to the Seaside WorkSource Office and is not suitable for remote or hybrid remote work.

Additional Information

• This recruitment may be used to fill current and future permanent, limited duration, job rotation, and temporary vacancies as they occur.
• Eligible veterans and Oregon National Guard servicemembers (current and former) who meet the qualifications of the position will be awarded candidate preference.
• The Oregon Employment Department does not offer visa sponsorship. All applicants must complete the US Department of Homeland Security’s Form I-9 within three days of hire, confirming authorization to work in the United States.
• The successful candidate will be subject to a criminal background check, which may include a fingerprint-based check as a condition of employment.