$18.15 - $29.04 Hourly

$37,752 - $60,403 Annually

This position is a Pay Band 60

This job posting may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

This job posting will be used to conduct ongoing recruitment and will remain open until all positions have been filled.

THIS POSTING WILL BE USED FOR ONGOING RECRUITMENT AND MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME. APPLICANT LISTS MAY BE SCREENED MORE THAN ONCE.

Employment, Recruitment & Placement Specialist -Advanced, New Mexico Works (NMW) Career Development Specialist (CDS) will:

• Assist Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) customers who have long term barriers prohibiting them from meeting TANF work program requirements;
• Assist customers improve their housing, mental health, and medical issues,
• Assist customers applying for Social Security Disability funding;
• Assist customers to identify their barriers, help alleviate those barriers enabling the customer to be able to find permanent employment enabling them to leave TANF.

Employment, Recruitment & Placement Specialist -Advanced, New Mexico Works (NMW) Career Development Specialist (CDS) is responsible for:

• Providing comprehensive case management to participants referred to the NMW Program;
• Discussing support services available, referrals to support services, referrals to appropriate activities after conducting assessments;
• Advocating for the participant to be successful in their career development, by monitoring, evaluating and documenting the participant progress in order to assist the participant to obtain the skills and support needed to become self sufficient;
• Ensuring data entry is completed correctly and timely for all TANF limited participation customers into ASPEN and WorkPath;
• Making recommendations for modifications to a participant IRP and/or WPA in accordance with HSD policy, assessment results, and customer conversations;
• Meeting periodically with customers with the goal of getting the customer to a place of self sufficiency;
• Regularly updating the TANF Manager of events impacting customers receiving support and services;
• Meeting expected outcomes or let supervisor know of any needed direction, support or resources to ensure attainment of expected outcomes;
• Participating fully, positively and productively in team meetings to assist in achieving the desired outcomes of the meeting;
• Informing program staff of import information that will assist in providing quality supports to the department.

• TANF Limited Participation Customers

The Ideal Candidate has experience:

• As a current or previous employee of Creative Work Solutions who has direct experience working with the TANF limited population;
• Embracing diversity and difficult personal circumstances in serving customers and colleagues of varied backgrounds and learning styles;
• Working with ASPEN and WorkPath;
• Providing excellent listening, written and strong verbal communication skills with ability to work independently;
• Independently judging, analyzing and evaluation complex cases;
• Providing attention to detail, accuracy, strong work ethic and ability to prioritize multiple tasks and follow through in a timely manner.

These combinations of education and experience qualify you for the position:

• Education and years of experience must be related to the purpose of the position.
  

• If Minimum Qualification requires a specific number of "semester hours" in a field (e.g. 6 semester hours in Accounting), applicants MUST have those semester hours in order to meet the minimum qualifications. No substitutions apply for semester hours.

• Must possess and maintain a valid Drivers License;
• Defensive Driving Certificate;

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Agency Contact Information: Jolene Jaffa, (505) 690-9920.

For information on Statutory Requirements for this position, click the Classification Description link on the job advertisement.