Job Placement and Education Specialist - East House : Job Details

Job Type Full-timeDescriptionThe Job Placement Specialist provides job development and placement services to individuals recovering from chemical dependency and/or mental illness. Partners with community employers to make appropriate job matches, offers incentives to employers, and attends community meetings to promote services. ResponsibilitiesIntakes for New Referrals are Completed within Funder Guidelines

• Appointments are scheduled with each new referral in a timely manner. Referral will filter from ACCES-VR, ACCES-VR Testing, and HCBS.
• Intake paperwork is competed after the initial meeting.
• A decision is made regarding the appropriateness of the admission.
• Outreach is done for clients who neglect to make appointments.
• Complete service plans and authorization for HCBS

Job Placements

• Assesses job readiness of clients, including
• ACCES-VR assessments through
• facilitating, evaluating, and reporting on testing, Teaches job seeking skills and helps develop a plan to secure employment.
• Consults with East House Career Counselors regarding their job development and placement services, and acts as an agency resource for information on community job openings and trends.
• Acts as a liaison to ACCES- VR, HCBS and other organizations for referrals of job placements, and clients.

Job Retention

• Provides job retention skills training and support to clients following their placement, including helping clients address on-the-job problems and other issues (i.e. transportation, child care) that may affect employment.
• Communicates with other providers and employers about the needs, progress and status of clients.

Participating Employers

• Contacts employers to advocate and support job placement for individual clients.
• Develops and maintains employer relationships to learn about employer needs and job opportunities; explains East House services; and regularly communicates information and profiles to clients who are job-ready and seeking employment.

Coordinates Job Placement in Department

• Informs team of job openings in the Rochester community and assists with related needs.

Documentation Standards Met

• Maintains client records to the standards defined by funders and East House policies and procedures.
• Establishes and maintains a database to track contracts and employment outcomes.

If you are ready to make a difference in the lives of our clients and contribute to a positive, supportive team environment, we encourage you to apply. Join us in our mission to empower individuals to achieve their goals and lead fulfilling lives. East House is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. East House is a proud RMAPI (Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative) Level Up Champion for our commitment to social justice and promoting economic mobility in our community .RequirementsMinimum Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in human service or related field with at least two years paid experience offering job readiness training, job placement, and/or career counseling to individuals.

Licensure/Certifications

• NYS motor vehicle license, safe driving record and availability of personal vehicle for work.
• Licensure or certification in human services field preferred.

Other Skills/Knowledge/Experience

• Demonstrated ability to assess job readiness, teach, coach and motivate clients to obtain and retain employment.
• Knowledge of the world of work to include general information about types of jobs and settings in which people perform those jobs.
• Basic Computer Literacy as evidenced by the ability to go online and conduct basic searches on the Internet, check his/her email account, create and send email with an attachment and use simple email features. Can open spreadsheets and word processing documents to read and make simple edits.
• Intermediate Microsoft Word skills as evidenced by the ability to perform all of the basic functions as well as create moderately complex documents containing tables and graphs, and ability to mail merge documents, apply page setup functions (margins, page numbers, footers, headers), create an index and/or table of contents, use search & replace, print labels and envelopes.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills as evidenced by the ability to perform all of the basic functions as well as the ability to use workbooks, link data, create and edit charts, change page orientation, add headers and footers, filter and sort lists, format data, insert rows, enter and sort data and produce graphs and charts.
• Basic experience using multiple database programs required.

Physical/Mental Demands:

• Job frequently requires sitting, handling objects and paperwork, work with a computer and communicating with others both verbally and in written format.
• Job involves occasional lifting of up to 30 lbs., walking, standing and reaching.
• Finger dexterity to a level that allows the ability to operate a telephone and computer keyboard.
• Hearing needed to a level that enables one to hear normal conversation.
• Visual requirements to the level of being able to read documents and a computer screen.
• Ability to read and interpret policies, procedures and various other information.
• Ability to maintain emotional control under stressful situations.

Working Conditions:

• Traditional office or household environment.
• Occasionally subjected to pressure due to time demands.
• Occasional travel to other East House facilities
• Transporting individuals in the community.

Salary Description $32,760.00-$41,587