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Career Employment Specialist

County of Santa Barbara · Lompoc, CA · 1 mo ago
Human Resources$64k–$77k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The description includes description paragraph at top: "Passionate about helping families achieve self-sufficiency..." That's prose. Then salary info: we have salary ranges for two classifications. Should we include Pay section? The posting states salary ranges. So we should include a Pay section with that info. Also bilingual allowance note. Locations & Vacancies: location info. Should we include a Schedule? Not given. Benefits: mention generous benefits and link. Also mention retirement reciprocity etc. Should we include Benefits section with that info. Also maybe Requirements: education and experience. Also Responsibilities: duties list. Also Qualifications? Might combine. We need headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections with real content. We have About the role: the introductory paragraph. Responsibilities: list of duties (the "THE POSITION" bullet list and "Examples of Duties"). Requirements: education and experience (Supplemental Information) plus additional requirements (driver's license, civil defense, etc.) plus knowledge/abilities. Qualifications: maybe bilingual requirement? Could be separate but we can include under Requirements. Skills: knowledge and abilities list. Benefits: The County offers generous benefits, link, retirement reciprocity etc. Pay: salary ranges plus bilingual allowance. Schedule: not mentioned, so omit. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, reasonable accommodation, application instructions, deadline, etc. Remove those. We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Must keep details like salary numbers, locations, vacancies, bilingual allowance, etc. We need to use

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    for prose. We must not emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text. Ensure each section has content. Let's craft. First, About the role: paragraph(s) from description: "Passionate about helping families achieve self-sufficiency and supporting individuals in their career journeys? Join us in empowering communities through comprehensive employment services that shape futures." That's one sentence. Could also include the note about Career Employment Specialist I and Senior? That's more about classification; maybe include in About the role? Could be part of Responsibilities? But we can include a brief overview. We'll put that as

    . Then Pay:

    Pay

    Salary range for Career Employment Specialist I: $64,201.28 – $76,564.80 annually. Salary range for Career Employment Specialist - Senior: $71,325.28 – $85,248.80 annually. Plus bilingual allowance when applicable.

    Locations & Vacancies: maybe under About the role or a separate section? Could be "Locations" but not in prescribed headings. Could incorporate into About the role as prose. But we have no heading for Locations. Could add a section "Locations" but not in list; better to fold into About the role paragraph. We'll include location info in About the role paragraph. Responsibilities: list of duties from THE POSITION and Examples of Duties. We'll combine into a
      . Requirements: education and experience (Supplemental Information) plus additional requirements (driver's license, civil defense, etc.) plus knowledge/abilities? Actually knowledge and abilities could be Skills. We'll separate. Requirements: education and experience, driver's license, civil defense, abuse reporting statements. Skills: knowledge and abilities list. Benefits: generous benefits link, retirement reciprocity, time and service credit towards advanced vacation accrual rate. We must not include reasonable accommodation, application deadline, etc. Let's extract details. From text: Supplemental Information: Completion of 12 semester units, 18 quarter units, or 12 continuing education credits in business administration, economics, behavioral sciences, or related field (such as sociology, counseling, social work, psychology, or vocational guidance), or other field related to the provision of employment services, AND two years of experience conducting interviews, handling a caseload, providing counseling, or direct public contact experience dealing with employment-related issues; OR, Completion of the education described above AND two years of experience equivalent to an Eligibility Worker with Santa Barbara County; OR, A combination of training, education (as described above), and experience that is equivalent to the employment standards listed above and that provides the required knowledge and abilities. Additional Requirements: Possession of a valid California Class C Driver's License may be required. Incumbents may be required to perform civil defense duties and work outside normal business hours. Working conditions may involve exposure to communicable diseases such as tuberculosis. As a condition of employment, selectees must sign statements agreeing to comply with Section 1166 of the California Penal Code relating to child abuse reporting and Section 15630 of the California Penal Code relating to elder abuse reporting. Knowledge of: list (general goals..., techniques..., arithmetic skills..., general office practices..., techniques for communicating..., employment interviewing and assessment methods..., standard English usage..., basic computer applications...). Ability to: list (learn laws..., read, apply..., learn community..., understand and apply..., learn to identify..., gather..., draw..., communicate..., organize..., maintain..., prepare...). Also Bilingual requirement: Speaking Required for Some Positions: ability to converse fluently in English and Spanish required for some positions. Must self-certify. We could include bilingual under Skills or Requirements. Probably under Skills. Now craft HTML. We'll have:

      About the role

      Passionate about helping families achieve self-sufficiency and supporting individuals in their career journeys? Join us in empowering communities through comprehensive employment services that shape futures. The County of Santa Barbara is hiring for two full‑time Career Employment Specialist positions (one in Lompoc, one in Santa Barbara) within the CalWORKs Program, with the possibility of appointment at the Senior level for qualified candidates.

      Then Pay. Then Responsibilities:
      • ... many items.
      We need to ensure we don't miss any duty details. Let's extract from THE POSITION bullet list (the paragraph after "THE POSITION Under supervision, provides some or all of the following:"). It lists: direct or indirect client services in the areas of employment counseling, client needs assessment, vocational evaluation, employment preparation, training, and program development & management; referral to community resources and support services, program eligibility, and/or job development/placement; and performs related duties as required. Then "Candidates May Be Expected To" list: - responsible for determining eligibility, appraisal, and assessment for employment and training services. - Provide employment and training services to eligible participants. - Maintain a caseload that enables participants to achieve self-sufficiency through employment and/or training while working with participants on barrier removal, crisis intervention, and stabilization services. - Be a compassionate worker with cultural competency in working with a diverse population and the ability to relate to, understand, and develop good rapport with program participants. - Deliver a range of employment and training services, including job search assistance, skills training, and career counseling. - Help participants overcome barriers to employment, such as lack of childcare or transportation, by connecting them with supportive services. - Develop ongoing professional partnerships with the business community, community partner agencies, schools, colleges, and universities. - Conduct individual or group program orientations, administer vocational assessment testing, facilitate job club workshops, and provide computer assistance to program participants. - Identify new and potential job placement sites in public and for-profit agencies and businesses; educate and train participating employers and site supervisors; represent the program at job fairs and employer events. - Maintain accurate and up-to-date client records and program documentation. - Ensure participant eligibility, service delivery, case documentation, and follow-up activities comply with applicable federal, State, County, and program requirements. Then "Examples of Duties" list many items. We'll combine them into a comprehensive list, but we must not invent or summarize away detail; we can list each bullet as separate
    • . Might be long but okay. We'll need to capture each bullet from Examples of Duties. Let's extract them: - Interviews, advises, and guides a diverse population of clients to ascertain employability; interprets and explains regulations, rules, policies, and procedures to clients; may determine client eligibility for services; apprises clients of their rights, benefits, responsibilities, and obligations under program participation; ensures that applications and other forms are completed accurately and thoroughly. - Works in a team environment developing workforce projects implemented by contractors or partners; assists in the preparation of grant applications for funding of new workforce projects; performs program monitoring of sub-contractors; collects data and reports to the State or Federal government on program or project accomplishments; participates in the development of funding solicitations; may perform business outreach and services on behalf of the countywide workforce development system. - Assesses client's education, work experience, skills, abilities, qualifications, and job interest; assesses client readiness for job referral, classroom training, on-the-job training, and/or support services; attempts to match clients with available employment, training, or other opportunities/services. - Identifies problems/barriers that hinder employability; assists clients in resolving and mitigating barriers to employment by identifying the need for other services and benefits; counsels clients regarding recommended solutions and suggested supportive services; makes appropriate referrals to department, County, and other community resources, including ESL courses, high school diploma or equivalency education, homeless mitigation, child care, substance abuse treatment/counseling, family crisis/domestic violence intervention, and health care or mental health services. - Analyzes information obtained from interviews, tests, and other sources to develop short- and long-term client goals; develops and implements individual employment plans; ensures client conformance with program rules and regulations, department policies, and employment plans. - Contacts public and private employers to develop on-the-job training and/or direct job placement sites for clients; maintains cooperative relationships with employers, academic and vocational training institutions, and support service and community resource agencies; identifies appropriate job placement/training opportunities; may arrange for employment interviews; attends job fairs, and conducts workshops, presentations, group orientations, or other training and outreach activities. - Monitors and evaluates client's progress through program components; monitors service providers through reports and site visits; resolves problems or provides guidance and counseling; may make phone calls or conduct field visits to investigate clients' progress in various programs. - Inputs necessary information into automated system(s); organizes cases; maintains and updates records on client employment, training, and follow-up activities; takes required action(s) established by regulations and/or department policy; prepares reports on client and program activities; participates in training, pilot, and other special projects, committees, and studies. We'll include those as
    • . Now Requirements section: education and experience, driver's license, civil defense, abuse reporting. We'll make
        . Education and experience: we can combine the three options into a single
      • describing the OR conditions. Let's write: "Completion of 12 semester units, 18 quarter units, or 12 continuing education credits in business administration, economics, behavioral sciences, or related field (e.g., sociology, counseling, social work, psychology, vocational guidance) or other field related to employment services, AND two years of experience conducting interviews, handling a caseload, providing counseling, or direct public contact experience dealing with employment‑related issues; OR completion of the same education AND two years of experience equivalent to an Eligibility Worker with Santa Barbara County; OR a combination of training, education, and experience equivalent to the above standards." Then additional requirements: driver's license may be required; civil defense duties and work outside normal business hours; exposure to communicable diseases such as tuberculosis; must sign statements agreeing to comply with child abuse reporting (Penal Code §1166) and elder abuse reporting (Penal Code §15630). Now Skills: knowledge and abilities list plus bilingual. Knowledge of: list items. Ability to: list items. Bilingual: ability to converse fluently in English and Spanish required for some positions; must self-certify; may be tested. We

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