Young Adult Workforce Specialist

Our Young Adult Services team is looking to add a Young Adult Workforce Specialist our Agency. Using your interpersonal skills and job market knowledge, you will assist young adults (ages 16-24) in preparing for career readiness and job placement connecting them with community partners, employers, and educational institutions. Using your education and experience, you will accomplish this by: 

• Providing one-on-one and group job readiness training, including resume writing, interview preparation, and professional etiquette;
• Conducting career assessments to identify strengths, interests, and employment goals;
• Developing and maintaining relationships with local employers, training providers, and community organizations;
• Coordinating job fairs, recruitment events, and networking opportunities; and
• Advocating for, designing, and implementing workforce development programs and initiatives tailored to young adults.

Westmoreland Community Action is a non-profit organization that works to connect individuals and families to opportunities and resources throughout the community to improve their quality of life and help to reduce poverty in the community. This is accomplished through housing, counseling, support, education, intervention, collaborations, partnerships, information, referrals, and networking.

Investing in the future of our community starts with empowering our youth. Our youth programs aim to provide comprehensive support and opportunities for young people to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. Our Young Adult Services Department provides Re-entry and a variety of housing options.

• Bachelor's degree in social work, education, human services, workforce development, or a related field.
• Experience working with young adults, particularly in career development, case management, or job placement.
• Knowledge of workforce development programs, labor market trends, and career pathways.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage and motivate young adults.
• Ability to build relationships with employers and community partners.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and case management software.
• Passion for youth development and commitment to fostering economic opportunities for young adults.
• Experience with grant-funded programs, workforce initiatives, or vocational training, preferred.
• Familiarity with barriers young adults face in employment (e.g., housing instability, justice system involvement, or educational challenges), preferred.
• Bilingual (Spanish or other languages) is a plus but not required.
• Must be willing to travel throughout Westmoreland County.
• Must possess a valid PA driver’s license, auto insurance, and a reasonably clean driving record.
• Must be able to provide or able to obtain child abuse, state police, fingerprint-based criminal background check, and sex offender registry clearances.
• Must be able to successfully complete and maintain Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse training.

Rate based on experience: $23.64 – $28.82 per hour.

Benefits:

• 100% Employer paid dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability polices,
• ICHRA health plans – Using an allowance, choose the best plan for you,
• 16 paid holidays,
• 10 days of vacation in first year of employment,
• Sick time,
• 8% retirement match after 1 year and 1000 hours of service,
• Mileage reimbursement,
• Time and a half for holidays worked.

Westmoreland Community Action (WCA) is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects our community and those that we seek to serve. If you, in good faith, believe that you are qualified to succeed in this position, we encourage you to apply. Please include a cover letter to tell us about your unique qualifications for the position. Our hiring manager will review your application and, if interested, will contact you regarding next steps.

REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY TO SAFELY PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION OF YOUNG ADULT WORKFORCE SPECIALIST:

Strength requirements - Push/pull, lift/move up to 25 pounds.

Manual dexterity - Perform moderately difficult manipulation - typing, writing, filing.

Coordination - Perform tasks which require foot and/or hand/eye coordination - driving a car, computer data entry.

Mobility - Walk, stand, sit for prolonged periods of time, drive.

Speech - Articulate with extreme accuracy – employee/participant relations, phone contact.

Vision - Read small print, drive a car.

Hearing - Able to receive verbal information with some background noise.

Concentration - Able to concentrate on moderate to fine detail with constant interruption.

Memory - Able to remember multiple verbal and written task-assignments given at beginning of a period extending over long period of time.

Environment Conditions – Indoor/outdoor work.