Diversion and Re-Entry Instructor

Hirebridge; Norristown (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

JEVS Human Services in Montgomery County is seeking a Diversion and Reentry Instructor to support unemployed and underemployed individuals through job readiness training and VIP workshops in Montco and Philadelphia.

You will deliver soft skills curriculum, assess client progress, document attendance, and collaborate with probation and parole officers and partner agencies to plan interventions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain knowledge of SAS/Montco/Philly/TCY policy and procedures
• Facilitate monthly SAS VIP workshops in Philly and Montco
• Teach job readiness and administer assessments TCY Philly/Montco
• Communicate effectively with JEVS staff and collaborate
• Attend program, supervisory, unit, and division meetings regularly
• Structure and facilitate VIP workshops
• Provide Soft Skills and Job readiness instruction to VIP program clients including non-English speakers
• Deliver interactive activities using the 21st Century Skills Soft Skills curriculum
• Use group dynamics and facilitation techniques
• Ensure résumés and applications are completed timely and accurately
• Promote client participation and provide rewards/recognition
• Document client contacts and attendance in ECM database
• Meet with the team to plan activities and evaluate interventions
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Job description

At JEVS Human Services, we believe in giving people possibilities—opportunities to be self-sufficient and satisfied. Each year we touch nearly 25,000 lives, focusing on individuals with physical, developmental, and emotional challenges as well as those facing adverse socio-economic conditions including unemployment and underemployment.

Are you looking to make a difference in the lives of those who are unemployed and underemployed?

TCY Montco has an exciting opportunity as a Diversion and Reentry Instructor.

General Responsibilities:

• Maintain a working knowledge of SAS/Montco/Philly/ TCY policy and procedures.
• Facilitate monthly SAS VIP workshops in Philly and Montco.
• Teach job readiness, administer assessments TCY Philly/Montco
• Effectively communicate with other JEVS Human Services staff, exhibiting teamwork, and collaboration.
• Participate in program meetings, supervisory meetings, unit meetings and division meetings on an ongoing basis

Program Specific:

• Structure and Facilitate SAS Philly/Montco VIP monthly VIP workshops
• Provide Soft Skills and Job readiness instruction to TCY Philly/Montco clients (including clients with Limited English Proficiency and/or whose primary language is not English) of an VIP program.
• Through the utilization of the JEVS 21st Century Skills Soft Skills curriculum design, deliver and manage interactive experiential learning activities in a classroom environment.
• Utilize knowledge of group dynamics and facilitation techniques including ice breakers, individual exercises, and break-out designs
• Ensure résumés and applications are completed timely and accurately.
• Promote clients’ active participation in all classroom activities; provide client reward and recognition.
• Document all contacts with clients and maintain accurate and timely records of attendance and other pertinent program data. Input data into JEVS ECM database
• Meet regularly with the team (including collaborative partners, research organization, probation and parole officers) to plan activities, discuss client progress, and evaluate program intervention at key intervals.
• Other related duties as assigned