Business Services Consultant

The posting, as Career Team wrote it

Career Team is a leading workforce development organization on a mission to transform lives. We blend cutting-edge technology with compassionate, high-touch services to drive real, measurable outcomes in the lives of job seekers across the country. At Career Team, we’re solving today’s unemployment challenges with smart software, world-class trainers, dedicated case managers, dynamic job developers, and innovative partners. If you're passionate about making a difference and believe in the power of technology to transform lives, you’ll feel right at home here.

TITLE: Business Services Consultant
REPORTS TO: Project Director
LOCATION: San Luis Obispo County, CA
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full-Time, Non-Exempt Employee

Career Team is looking to hire a Business Services Consultant who is responsible for cultivating strategic relationships with local businesses and community partners to proactively identify job opportunities and workforce needs, ultimately supporting the training, placement, and success of career seekers.

Your Impact on Career Team’s Success

• Serve as the primary liaison between employers, workforce partners, and the AJCC system for Rapid Response and Layoff Aversion activities
• Coordinate and deliver Rapid Response orientations and information sessions for impacted workers
• Engage employers proactively to identify potential layoffs and provide workforce solutions to prevent or minimize job loss
• Collaborate with Career Advisors to ensure seamless enrollment of affected workers into WIOA services
• Provide information on unemployment insurance, training opportunities, supportive services, and job placement assistance
• Maintain strong relationships with local employers, industry groups, labor representatives, and economic development partners
• Coordinate on-site and virtual Rapid Response events in partnership with SLO WDB and required partners
• Participate in assigned American Job Center activities
• Track and document all Rapid Response activities, employer contacts, and participant engagement in required systems
• Support dislocated workers in transitioning to new employment opportunities through referrals, workshops, and direct services
• Ensure all activities are compliant with WIOA, state, and local Rapid Response requirements
• Organize and participate in hiring events
• Assist with reporting, data collection, and documentation related to services
• Work with program staff to align efforts with business services, training opportunities, and sector strategies
• Maintain accurate and timely records of employer engagement and participant outcomes
• Approach each day and task with a solutions-oriented and responsive mindset
• Other duties and projects as needed

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at the listed location.

To Qualify for This Role, You Must Have

• Associate’s degree or higher or an equivalent combination of education and experien

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The Company collects Personal Information to use or disclose as appropriate to:

(1) Comply with all applicable laws and regulations; (2) Recruit and evaluate job applicants and candidates for employment; (3) Conduct background checks; (4) Manage your employment relationship with us, including for: (a) onboarding processes; (b) timekeeping, payroll, and expense report administration; (c) employee benefits administration; (d) employee training and development requirements; (d) the creation, maintenance, and security of your online employee accounts; (e) reaching your emergency contacts when needed, such as when you are not reachable or are injured or ill; (f) workers' compensation claims management; (g) employee job performance, including goals and performance reviews, promotions, discipline, and termination; and (h) other human resources purposes; (5) Manage and monitor employee access to company facilities, equipment, and systems; (6) Conduct internal audits and workplace investigations; (7) Investigate and enforce compliance with and potential breaches of Company policies and procedures; (8) Engage in corporate transactions requiring review of employee records, such as for evaluating potential mergers and acquisitions of the Company; (9) Maintain commercial insurance policies and coverages, including for workers' compensation and other liability insurance; (10) Perform workforce analytics, data analytics, and benchmarking; (11) Administer and maintain the Company's operations, including for safety purposes; (12) For client marketing purposes; (13) Exercise or defend the legal rights of the Company and its employees, and affiliates, customers, contractors, and agents; and (14) to comply with requirements of government grants, including, but not limited to, program and audit requirements.