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Aftercare and Employment Specialist, Brooklyn Justice Corps
Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES)
Description
Job title: Aftercare and Employment Specialist, Brooklyn Justice Corps
Reports to: Director of Employment Services, Youth Programs
Overview: New York City Justice Corps is a project to reconnect previously court-involved young people, 18-24, with their community through case management, education, community benefit projects, internships, and other activities during a six-month intensive services period, followed by six months of aftercare. The goal of the program is to provide with the skills, motivation, and connections they need to meet their long-term education and career goals and avoid future justice system involvement. The Aftercare and Employment Specialist supports this goal by providing in-program skill development and linkages to employers and job training providers. This position is located in Brooklyn, New York.
Responsibilities:
• Administer vocational and interest assessments to gauge participants’ employment interests and preferences, and develop opportunities accordingly;
• Provide group and individualized employment counseling that includes developing specific employment-related goals and realistic plans to achieve those goals;
• Create relevant curricula based on needs of current participants and teach classes on job search strategies, resume development/cover letters, and other topics;
• Work as part of a service team that includes case coordinators, teachers, and worksite supervisors to reinforce common themes, best practices, and standards in the fields of workforce development and positive youth development;
• Collaborate with service team members to help participants set and meet goals, overcome barriers to engagement or success, and access appropriate supports;
• Maintain accurate and timely records of classes, referrals, and individual appointments, documenting work through appointment verification, regular progress notes, and databases;
• Develop relationships with businesses and organizations that could provide internship opportunities, job training, or employment to participants and graduates, or serve as guest speakers to employment classes, serve as mock interviewers, or provide job shadowing opportunities for participants;
• Work closely with the Assistant Director of Justice Corps and other employment staff to develop and share resources, and with Youth Represent staff attorneys to refer participants to with legal barriers or questions about employment or licensing;
• Refer Justice Corps participants and graduates to jobs and training programs;
• Maintain contact with participants to ensure they have support and guidance to retain jobs and complete training programs; and
• Meet weekly with Assistant Director of Justice Corps and worksite supervisors to coordinate aftercare, vocational and employment, assessments, referrals and services.
Qualifications
• BA/BS degree;
• At least 2 years experience placing people in unsubsidized employment;
• Experience working with disconnected youth/young adults;
• Understanding of and commitment to youth development principles;
• Experience of or strong commitment to learning to use motivational interviewing techniques to help job-seekers discover and persist in goal attainment;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Experience developing curricula for and/or leading workshops to increase employability strongly preferred;
• Demonstrated experience engaging community partners and developing relationships with employers and other employment resources on behalf of clients with limited job experience;
• Commitment to the program goals, including a strength-based approach to providing services to previously court-involved young adults; and
• Knowledge of justice system impact on employment issues preferred.
Contact
How to apply: E-mail cover letter and resume in Word or PDF format to [email protected]. Please list the title of the position you are applying for in the subject line. No phone calls please. Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.
Posted on 09/29/14; CVMHA ID #8199
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