Source: Denver LDS employment center 9/18/2014 – meljr
LDS Ward Employment Specialist: Checklist for Helping Job Seekers
- Get to know the Job Seeker
- Employment situation
- Education
- Goals: long term and short term
- Special circumstances
- Assist job seekers with registering on ldsjobs.org
- Fill out goals section
- Profile can be filled out later in the assistance process
- Participate with priesthood and Relief Society leaders in their creating of a Ward Assistance Plan (WAP) for each member in need. An effective plan, as a minimum, should include the following:
- Temporal circumstances and welfare needs
- Short and long term goals of the job seeker
- Training and educational needs
- Defined action steps with specific time frames for accomplishment
- Ward involvement
- Seek direction from and report back to priesthood and Relief Society leaders.
- Work with ward leaders to assign a suitable job coach
- Provide training per the established Ward Assistance Plan, including:
- Interviewing
- Resume writing
- Social Media
- Job search
- Seek inspiration. You have been called of God and set apart for this work!
- Seek Assistance as needed from the Stake Employment Specialist, the Regional Employment Resource Center (if available) and Community employment resources in accordance with the Ward Assistance Plan
- Assist members in completing their ldsjobs.org profile to 100% and making it visible to employers
- Help ward leaders and the job seeker maintain a record of progress and accomplishments on ldsjobs.org
