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JOB TITLE: RESEA Manager/Employment Specialist PAY GRADE: EXEMPT

**Business hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The RESEA Manager works with all the Workforce Centers on claimants receiving unemployment benefits payments who are profiled in WorkInTexas.com and are assigned a score using the RESEA statistical model to indicate each claimants likelihood of exhausting his or her unemployment benefits. He/she is to provide intensive reemployment assistance to individuals who are receiving unemployment benefits and are determined likely to exhaust their benefits before becoming reemployed. He /she reports directly to the Director of Workforce Solutions.

EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED **

• RESEA Orientation, which includes information about and access to available Workforce Solution Office services
• Provision of support or assistance to the claimant to develop and implement an Individual Reemployment Plan
• Unemployment Benefits Eligibility Assessment, including a review of work search activities and referral to adjudication, as appropriate, if an issue or potential issues are identified
• Customized labor market information that addresses the claimants specific needs, and includes a comprehensive analysis of the claimants work history
• Case Managing the RESEA claimants in WorkInTexas.com
• Provide guidance and suggestions on how the claimant can enhance his or her job match parameters in WorkInTexas.com to ensure the best matches with job opportunities
• RESEA Manager makes sure all reporting in complete on the proper forms required

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS GUIDELINES:

Experience and Education:

Degree preferred or prior work experience in Business Services, labor statistics or in supervisory work experience. Thirty hours of college academic courses may be substituted for each year of direct experience or two years of related experience might be substituted for each year of direct work experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Ability to use personal computers for correspondence, reports, and database access. Should be proficient in MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel, and be able to make effective oral and written presentations; must be ale to manage and use, or learn to use, specialized data bases as required; must maintain professional appearance and maintain confidentiality; must be able to work cooperatively with all workforce center staff in a team effort designed to provide maximum access to all workforce customers.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Will require in-region and out-of region travel; will be required to attend workshops and training that will require overnight lodging and carpooling; must have current driver's license and proof of vehicle insurance for approved travel.

Job posting open until filled!!!

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