Job Description

Only applicants who meet the Minimum Qualification Requirements and meet all selective requirements (listed below) will be placed on the eligible list.

Do you enjoy meeting people and helping them reach their potential? IowaWORKS has an exciting opportunity to work as a Migrant Seasonal Farm Worker (MSFW) Outreach Specialist. This position is eligible for a $1500 bonus!

Position may be located in Sioux City, Fort Dodge, Spencer, or Denison Iowa depending on the hired candidate’s closest location.

Applicants must be bilingual (English/Spanish) and customer focused to provide critical services to agricultural workers and employers in Iowa. In this important role, you will provide outreach to MSFWs where they live, work, and gather to ensure they receive equitable access to important workforce related services and referrals. As an Outreach Specialist, you will have the opportunity to:

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  Communicate in both English and Spanish to promote agency and partner programs and services to farm workers and agriculture employers.
• Provide the full range of individualized and career services to IowaWORKS customers in both English and Spanish including, but not limited to identifying farm worker employment and/or training goals and providing a basic summary of farmworker rights.
• Provide career and/or employment guidance and training information; refer customers to job search, training providers and/or support service resources.
• Network and build strong relationships with other service providers and entities that also serve migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
• Assist agricultural employers in meeting their hiring needs.
• Provide information to farm workers and employers about complaint/concern processes.
• Travel throughout a designated area to conduct outreach activities. State vehicle or mileage reimbursements provided.

A successful candidate will have a passion for people and advocating on behalf of the farm works in Iowa.

In addition to completing your application for this position, please email a copy of your resume to randall.mcqueeney@iwd.iowa.gov

No applicant for employment with the Iowa Department of Workforce Development can have a current, ongoing overpayment balance with Iowa Workforce Development without a payment plan in place.

Selectives

863 Spanish Language (Customer Service)
The ability to understand, speak, read, and write Spanish to provide service to Spanish speaking customers

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university;

an equivalent combination of education and experience substituting one year of full-time public contact work obtaining, analyzing and evaluating data such as job/claims interviewing, testing, referral and/or placement, sales representative, credit investigation, or related public contact work dealing with job applicants and employers in a variety of supportive clerical and outreach functions for one year of the required education with a maximum substitution of four years; employees with current continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes experience equal to twelve months of full-time work as a Workforce Associate.

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Additional Qualification Requirements

Travel may be required for positions in this class. Employees must arrange transportation to and from assigned work areas.

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