OUTREACH SPECIALIST-MIGRANT SEASONAL FARM WORKER – 63414

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OUTREACH SPECIALIST – MIGRANT SEASONAL FARM WORKER

Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Workforce Services

Memphis, TN

Salary: $4,517.00 – $6,758.00 monthly

Closing Date: 12/09/2024

For more information, visit the link below:

https://www.tn.gov/workforce/careers.html 

This position is designated as Hybrid (3 Days In Office and 2 days Work from Home)

Who we are and what we do:

The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development is a state agency established to promote workforce development and improve workplace safety and health throughout the state.

How you make a difference in this role:

Seeking Bilingual candidate to communicate with the significant proportion of the state Migrant Farm Worker population which is Latino.

Job Overview:

Conduct outreach for the Advocacy System on behalf of Migrant Seasonal Farmworkers (MFSW) in a specified region on the state and service areas. The system aims to provide support to U.S. agricultural workers and employers by ensuring fair access to essential employment benefits and services.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Locate and contact MSFWs who are not being reached by the normal intake activities conducted by the American Job Center (AJC). 
2. Communicate and deliver the full range of workforce development employment services tailored to the special needs of MSFWs. Conduct field visits to locate MSFWs in their working, living, or gathering areas, who are not being reached through normal activities conducted by staff. 
3. Explain services available at the local AJC (which includes the availability of referrals to training, supportive services, and career services, as well as specific employment opportunities), and other related services; Information on the employment services and employment-related Law Complaint System; Information on the other organization servicing MFSW in the area; and a basic summary of farmworker rights, including farmworker rights with respect to the terms and conditions of employment. 
4. Monitor how services are rendered and advocate for improved services in the structure of and delivery of services to MSFWs through the state’s workforce development system to better address the employment and skill needs of workers, jobseekers, and employers so farmworkers may improve their living and working conditions. 
5. Be prepared to provide on-site assistance with jobs4tn database including the benefits of, registration, navigation and applying for job vacancies; employment services and programs that offer a variety of support and career services with the MFSWs. 
6. Provide an overview of the AJC Network Partner Programs and make referral appointments and arrange service-related transportation, if needed; discuss the partner referral process on a regular basis using the format developed by ETA guidelines and submit reports and in-depth analysis, to be discussed in detail. 
7. Conduct thorough outreach efforts with extensive follow-up activities with most of the time being in the field. 
8. Assistance in the preparation of either employment services or employment-related law complaints; Refer complaints to the Complaint System Representative or AJC Office Manager. 
9. Be alert and observe the working and living conditions of MSFWs that violate Federal or State employment law including sexual harassment, sexual coercion, assault, and human trafficking.

Minimum Qualifications:

Preferrable graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree

Required Experience:

Bilingual, to communicate with the significant proportion of the state MSFW population which is Latino From a MSFW Background; or Have a substantial work experience in farmworker activities. Considerable oral and written communication skills.

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee’s Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State’s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person’s race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.

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