Interview applicants for special employment and training programs to determine income, employment status, education, experience, interests, and other factors relevant to program eligibility; maintain client contacts to assess progress, provide motivational counseling and make appropriate resource referrals; provide information regarding available employment and training programs to individuals and community organizations. - Complete or assist applicants in completing application, referral or registration forms; inform applicants of other employment and training opportunities and resources in the community. - Determine applicant eligibility from registration forms, interviews and supporting documentation provided by the applicant; explain eligibility determinations, program provisions and the participant's rights. - Assess suitability of clients for program referral; identify and refer applicants to appropriate service resources. - Conduct routine testing and assessment; recommend training options and develop client employment and training plans. - Ensure client computer files and case records are updated and reviewed in a timely manner; compile statistical reports on intake and related activities as needed; compile data and prepare routine statistical and narrative reports and correspondences. - Maintain contact with local community-based organizations, schools, work experience coordinators, and program operators to obtain client progress assessments and stay abreast of job and training opportunities for client referral; serve as a liaison between the County's job training programs and the local community. - Provide technical assistance to individuals, groups and employers regarding job and training opportunities, eligibility determination, intake procedures, and business support services. - Stay abreast of regulations governing program eligibility and enrollment procedures through attendance at staff meetings and review of periodic revisions to applicable regulations; interpret state guidelines and develop recommended guidelines for approval. - Use approved guidelines to evaluate the recommendations of clients for the procurement of specific products and services to determine the amount of supportive services to be rendered. - Monitor the expenditures and encumbrances of supportive services funds. - Research and maintain files on local available resources of acceptable low-cost product outlets and service providers; present supportive services information to individuals and groups. - Review publications and government guidelines and regulations affecting federally funded training and employment programs or program operator's contracts. - Summarize information for review and analysis by the division supervisor. - Develop or revise forms, checklists and questionnaires as needed; assist in developing, revising and distributing applications and proposal forms and tracks status. - Provide technical support and assistance to administrative agencies, staff members, current and potential program operators, schools, and community organizations. - Review applications, proposals and routine contracts for completeness and accuracy; write routine narratives for limited scope contracts; review and revise contract documents. - Conduct on-site visits to ensure program operators' contract and regulation compliance. - Assist the business community by providing site location information, and by planning and coordinating project review and permit processing arrangements; cooperate with, and advise, cities, chambers of commerce and local non-profit development corporations on developing and implementing economic, workforce and community development programs for workforce, commercial, industrial, tourist, and recreational attraction programs. - Collect, organize and analyze basic economic and industrial development data; assist in the preparation, modification, administration, and evaluation of funding requests from contractors, citizens, private agencies, and local, County and state officials for loan and grant funds. - Project and analyze sources and expenditures of grant and other financing funds; assist in implementing public financing bonds, grants and programs. - Conduct on-site visits to engage with employers and provide information about County resources and programs. - Assist in arranging facilities for the staging of various special events, conferences and meetings to publicize County developments and opportunities. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in business or public administration, behavioral science, social science, political science, aviation, public policy, urban studies, education, marketing, economics, environmental sciences, geography, or a job-related field similar to that utilized within the County of Riverside Office of Economic Development, Department of Housing & Workforce Solutions, Facilities Management Department, or Aviation within the Transportation & Land Management Agency. (Professional, technical or senior clerical experience in a job-related field similar to that utilized within the County of Riverside Office of Economic Development, Department of Housing & Workforce Solutions, Facilities Management Department, or Aviation within the Transportation & Land Management Agency may substitute for the required education on the basis of one year of qualifying full-time experience equaling 30 semester or 45 quarter units of education.)EXAMPLES OF BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES/ HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS, FACILITIES MANAGEMENT, AVIATION FIELDS: Economic development; housing and community development; aviation; commercial development; real estate; facilities management; community services (e.g., parks, community centers or lighting, water and utilities programs); workforce development (e.g., employment programs or job training programs); eligibility or social programs; finance; contract monitoring/management; environmental or sustainability programs; foreign trade; public relations; marketing; fundraising; film; human resources; museums; libraries. Knowledge of: Principles and practices of data collection and analysis; principles of organization, management and public and business administration; principles and practices of interviewing; effects of socio-economic, environmental and cultural factors on disadvantaged persons' behavior and relationship to employment; basic principles and practices utilized in governmental, business and financial administration; basic employment problems of economically disadvantaged persons; basic statistical applications used in analyzing labor market, economic and demographic data. Ability to: Learn and apply laws, regulations and policies pertaining to assigned programs; learn basic structures and functions of local, state and federal governments, and community human services resources and organizations; learn and apply basic principles and practices of economic, industrial, housing, and community development; learn and apply basic principles and practices of public relations and job training; learn and apply methods and techniques used in performing land use planning; learn economic and industrial development resources used to assist businesses to locate or relocate in the County; learn composition of the business community involved with economic, industrial and community development; learn purpose and structure of publicly funded training programs; learn and apply laws and regulations governing the funding and operations of publicly funded training programs; learn local employment practices, conditions and needs; learn and apply the gathering and analysis of basic program data; learn and apply the planning and preparation of materials to be used in promotional materials; learn and apply the provision of technical assistance regarding grant-funded programs; learn and apply the planning and coordination of effective citizen participation groups; learn to understand, interpret and apply the provisions of basic government regulations, policies and program operator contracts; reason logically, draw valid conclusions, generate and evaluate alternatives; establish and maintain effective relationships with clients, private and public employers, other community service agencies and civic groups, the general public, and fellow staff members; communicate effectively in oral and written form to individuals and groups of various organizational and socio-economic levels.