Ywcaworks
Employment Specialist: Basic Food, Employment, and Training (BFET)
Seattle, WA
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- On-site / unstated
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- 28 Oct 2026
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Why work with YWCA Seattle King Snohomish?
YWCA SKS is the region’s largest non-profit organization with a 120+ year legacy, focused on the needs of women, with programs serving 7,000 people each year. When you work with YWCA, you make a difference.
We’re women and BIPOC-led, family-centered, and supportive of employees. As a full-time YWCA employee (30+ hours), you’ll enjoy a benefits package including medical insurance, generous vacation, holiday, sick leave plans, and an outstanding retirement plan. Put your passion for racial equity and social justice to work – apply today!
What You'll Do
Help people turn their strengths into opportunities. This full-time position offers meaningful work supporting individuals as they build skills, explore career paths, and take their next steps toward employment.
Based in Seattle and serving King County, the BFET Employment Specialist uses coaching, relationship-building, and organizational skills to help participants identify their strengths, develop employment goals, and navigate job searches and training opportunities. You will provide individual guidance, facilitate workshops, and connect participants with resources that help them overcome barriers and move forward.
You will also build relationships with employers and community partners, coordinate referrals with the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), and maintain accurate records and reports that support effective program delivery.
This role is well suited to someone who enjoys connecting with people, recognizes that success looks different for each participant, and brings both encouragement and practical follow-through to their work. It is an opportunity to see the impact of your efforts while helping participants build greater economic stability.
This is a full-time position working 40 hours per week , with onsite work based in Seattle and services focused on King County . Occasional local travel is required to community partner locations, WorkSource offices, college campuses, housing programs, employer sites, job and resource fairs, and other YWCA locations in King and Snohomish counties.
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