Workforce Development Specialist

SALARY RANGE

WORK ASSIGNMENT DETAILS

Help businesses and job seeker support organizations navigate resources, collaborate, and thrive.

About the role

Join the Department of Parks and Land Use - Workforce Development Division to energize job seeker and employer services across the Waukesha Ozaukee and Washington County (WOW) region. You'll be the connector - building strong relationships amongst partner efforts, coordinating industry-specific needs, and supporting a regional workforce system that helps both employers and job seekers succeed. You'll facilitate meetings, support sector strategies, coordinate events, and use data to strengthen services and complete reports. If you enjoy working with partners, organizing projects, and helping systems run smoothly, this role offers variety, purpose, and impact.

What you'll do

• Build and sustain relationships with employers, workforce partners, and community organizations
• Plan and support meetings, roundtables, and trainings
• Create clear, friendly outreach content for web, email, and events
• Gather employer and partner insights to inform workforce strategies and align services with regional labor demand
• Pitch in on special events and assist with keeping our American Job Center running smoothly
• Participate in continuous improvement project cycles for services impacting job seekers and businesses

What you bring

• Strong relationship-building and communication skills with the ability to work effectively across diverse organizations and communities
• Experience coordinating projects, meetings, or events and keeping multiple tasks organized
• Comfort interpreting guidelines, summarizing information, and supporting partners with accurate, helpful responses
• A team-first mindset-flexible, organized, professional, committed to high-quality outcomes, and customer-focused

Prior to hiring, the successful candidate will be subject to work/education/certification reference(s) verification and a criminal background and driver's license check.

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This position is grant-funded and continued employment is dependent on ongoing grant funding.

The Workforce Development Board is an equal opportunity service provider and a proud partner of the American Job Center Network.

CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION

To view the full classification specification for Workforce Development Specialist click here.

To view the 2026 Benefit Summary, click here.

Minimum Training & Experience Requirements

High School Diploma or GED. and six (6) years of post-high school work experience in workforce development; career or business counseling, analysis, development, or planning; economic assistance; business administration; human resources; or related work experience.

• An associate's degree from a recognized college or university may substitute for two (2) years of the required work experience.

• A bachelor's degree from a recognized college or university may substitute for four (4) years of the required work experience.

Waukesha County provides a comprehensive compensation and benefits package including excellent health/dental/vision, life insurance, generous paid time off (vacation, 10 holidays, 3 floating holidays, ample accrued sick time that rolls over each year), an exceptional pension plan with employer match and lifetime retirement payment plus an optional tax advantaged 457 retirement savings plan. Amongst many other benefits, employees are recognized and valued through a pay for performance system. Successful candidates will be eligible for performance-based merit increases and non-base performance awards.

Employee well-being is promoted through a balanced work-life culture and through an exceptional employee wellness program that offers a variety of programs and tools to help promote an employee's wellness and health, including an on-site health & wellness clinic.

About Us:
Waukesha County prides itself on operating in a business-like manner and is recognized as a leader delivering high quality services with competence and skill. With our vision of "Leading the Way", we value teamwork and collaboration, ethics and diversity, communication, efficiency and cost savings, innovation, and the wellbeing of our staff and the citizens we serve. Employees are provided professional development opportunities and encouragement to learn and practice continuous improvement and LEAN principles as we regularly ask ourselves "Is there a better way?"

Location:
Located in the City of Waukesha, our campus offers an on-site cafe and fitness center, free parking, and easy access to interstate highway systems. Waukesha County offers a perfect blend of urban and rural living where one can enjoy the benefits of quiet rural lake communities or opt for nearby attractions that the greater Milwaukee area offers including vast beach and park systems, public markets, performing arts, music festivals, and sports including the Milwaukee Admirals, Brewers, Bucks, Wave, Marquette University Golden Eagles and the UW-Milwaukee Panthers Basketball programs.

EEO:

Waukesha County is committed to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination in employment and adheres to all Federal, State and County Equal Employment Opportunity laws, policies, plans, rules, regulations and ordinances. The County recognizes and accepts its important leadership role in providing for equal employment/service opportunities. It is the express policy of Waukesha County to promote equal employment opportunity among all who are employed by Waukesha County and who seek employment with Waukesha County.

For further information visit:https://www.waukeshacounty.gov

The County does not sponsor applicants for work visas. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.