Summary: The Bi-Lingual Employment Specialist provides individualized job placement assistance to individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment and helps them obtain competitive employment. Career Connections is a free walk-in employment center providing job placement services to members of the public and assisting local businesses find motivated and qualified employees. Services are offered to job seekers and local employers at no charge. Applicant must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, patience, diplomacy, and high level of customer service skills required. A minimum two years of demonstrated experience in employment counseling, career counseling, job development and placement. Experience working with persons who have barriers to employment from various socio-economic, professional and ethnic backgrounds preferred. Barriers to employment may include having low income, limited language skills, limited education and felonies. Bachelors of Arts degree in a related field preferred. Excellent cross-cultural communication skills and ability/willingness to work with economically and culturally diverse clientele required, ability to work independently and in a team with ability to work well in a fast-paced environment; excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and outstanding follow-up skills required, familiarity with Las Vegas valley labor market, business community, human services, and a working knowledge of disability-related issues, excellent oral and written presentation skills, excellent time management skills and ability to work under pressure, solid computer skills, working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, Email and Internet. For more information and to submit an application, visit: http://freevegasareainfo.googlepages.com/living-working (Non-Profit Openings/Goodwill) (Please do not reply to this ad) Location: Las Vegas Compensation: $16.00 This is at a non-profit organization. Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster. Please, no phone calls about this job! Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests. nevada