Employment Specialist

Job Details

Description

Reporting to the Program Manager, the Education Specialist will provide case management and supportive services for the Adolfo Transitional Housing program in order to help participants start, and continue their employment goals.

The Employment Specialist provides case management and supportive services to youth in the Youth Employment Training Program (YETP).

This position cultivates training and employment opportunities through the development and maintenance of ongoing relationships with the Sacramento Work America's Job Center of California.

The Employment Specialist collaborates with case managers and other partners to facilitate youth's success in the workplace and assists youth in development and implementation of career track advancement plans.

This position is committed to improving the quality of services provided by seeking input from participants, employees and stakeholders to ensure service delivery and accessibility is equitable to all persons served.

The Education Specialist is a full time, non-exempt position eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance; 403 (b) retirement plan;

paid holidays, Vacation and Sick time. This position is employed by Goodwill Industries of Sacramento Valley and Northern Nevada, Inc.

through Next Move Homeless Services.

Reporting to the Program Manager, the Education Specialist will provide case management and supportive services for the Adolfo Transitional Housing program in order to help participants start, and continue their employment goals.

The Employment Specialist provides case management and supportive services to youth in the Youth Employment Training Program (YETP).

This position cultivates training and employment opportunities through the development and maintenance of ongoing relationships with the Sacramento Work America's Job Center of California.

The Employment Specialist collaborates with case managers and other partners to facilitate youth's success in the workplace and assists youth in development and implementation of career track advancement plans.

This position is committed to improving the quality of services provided by seeking input from participants, employees and stakeholders to ensure service delivery and accessibility is equitable to all persons served.

The Education Specialist is a full time, non-exempt position eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance; 403 (b) retirement plan;

paid holidays, Vacation and Sick time. This position is employed by Goodwill Industries of Sacramento Valley and Northern Nevada, Inc.

through Next Move Homeless Services.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the minimum knowledge, skill and / or ability required.

Basic Qualifications of the Role :

• Experience working with the homeless population and knowledge of foster youth’s unique needs.
• Exhibit a high degree of professionalism.
• Must not present a direct threat to the safety and health of self, others or property.
• Must be able to perform essential functions of this job description with or without reasonable accommodation.
• A strong commitment to the program and the mission of the organization.
• Extensive experience with strengths-based case management.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions;

and effectively present information to management and / or public groups.

• Proven ability to represent the interests of the organization, interact effectively with a diverse population, and be comfortable building successful collaborative relationships with youth, staff and other stakeholders.
• High level of energy and good sense of humor with the capacity for extraordinary time and effort demands.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and insurable driving record.
• No record or disclosure of criminal conviction that indicates an ongoing tendency toward theft, violence, dishonesty, deceit, drug manufacture or sale, moral turpitude, or predatory behavior.
• Must provide proof of identification and eligibility to work in the United States of America.
• Must pass a drug and background screening.
30+ days ago