Workforce Development Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Ready to support both job seekers and employers in building stronger workforce connections? San Bernardino County Workforce Development Department is recruiting a Workforce Development Specialist to provide WIOA employment and training services while also delivering business services, including employer outreach, job development, candidate pre-screening, workshops, vocational referrals, placement support, and program promotion. This role helps strengthen local hiring pipelines by connecting qualified job seekers with employer needs and expanding access to workforce resources.

This recruitment is for the Yucca Valley location ONLY, serving a high-need High Desert community.

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

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

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