Achievement Retention Specialist - Beaver Pond

Bowery Residents Committee (BRC); New York (NY); In loco; USD 30.000 - 43.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Health insurance

Paid time off and holidays

403(b) retirement plan

Tuition assistance

Flexible spending accounts

Descrizione del lavoro

Bowery Residents Committee (BRC) seeks an Achievement Retention Specialist to support the Horizons program, focusing on data collection for reporting and evaluation, and to oversee monthly retention events. You will engage residents, coordinate workshops, and collaborate with service providers to help participants reach employment and educational goals.

The role involves working with a treatment team to address housing retention and skills, providing CPR if needed, and contributing to a

Competenze

• BA preferred.
• Prior experience in addiction, mental illness or homelessness.
• Career counseling and workshop development experience preferred.
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills.
• Computer proficiency required.

Mansioni

• Collect data on client employment and retention for reporting and evaluation.
• Manage retention programming and coordinate monthly retention events.
• Assist outreach and intake of residents into Horizons program.
• Collaborate with external providers, employers, and educational programs to help participants reach goals.
• Facilitate employment-related workshops and provide career assessment and employment preservation services.
• Coordinate with treatment team to address living skills and housing placements.

Conoscenze

Communication skills

Computer proficiency

CPR training

Formazione

BA preferred

Descrizione del lavoro

Achievement Retention Specialist - Beaver Pond

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Job Description

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Primary responsibility for the collection of data regarding client employment and retention for the purposes of reporting, assessment and evaluation. Primary responsibility for managing the retention programming for Horizons; including overseeing and scheduling monthly retention events and semi-annual participant retention celebrations. Perform along with other team members the outreach and intake of all facility residents into the Horizons program. Assist in the collaboration with other service providers, employers, educational/vocational programs to assist participants to continue to reach their employment and educational goals. Facilitate employment related workshops as scheduled. Assist in providing career assessment and employment preservation services to job seekers of the program. Work closely with all components of the treatment team to address independent living concerns and assist with housing placements and retention. Provide emergency first aid/CPR assistance when needed. Related duties as assigned.

HOURS:

Full-time 37.5 hours per week

QUALIFICATIONS: BA preferred. Prior experience required in the fields of addiction, mental illness or homelessness. Career counseling, vocational training, workshop development and facilitation experience preferred. Must possess excellent writing and oral communication skills. Computer proficiency required . Must be able to work in a high-stress, high-volume environment, while maintaining positive open communications with other components of the treatment team. CPR training certification or willingness to take training class in CPR.

*Vaccination preferred but not required.

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BENEFITS

BRC takes the health, safety, and wellbeing of our employees seriously. Employees are eligible for health insurance and paid sick time benefits immediately upon starting work. In addition, full‑time employees receive a generous benefits package, including:

• Competitive health and dental plans, with coverage is available for your spouse, domestic partner, and dependents.
• A minimum of 3 weeks paid vacation, 12 paid holidays, and additional paid sick and personal time. A 403(b) pension plan with a matching benefit paid by BRC.
• Tuition assistance and many training opportunities for career development.
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) are available so employees can set aside pre-tax dollars for healthcare, transit and childcare.

Pay Rate

$26.46

Schedule

Experience Level

Entry Level

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