Employment Specialist

Samaritan Daytop Village, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 49,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a respected non-profit organization as an Employment Specialist, aiding families in transitional housing to obtain employment. In this role, you'll conduct vocational assessments, provide counseling, record client progress, and collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure client success. This full-time position offers an engaging opportunity to make a difference in your neighborhood.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant work experience with the NYC Department of Homeless Services or similar.
• Experience working with diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial and ongoing vocational assessments for new clients.
• Provide ongoing individual/group counseling to clients aiming for employment.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary intensive case management team.

Skills

Computer literacy

Cultural sensitivity

Education

High School Diploma or equivalency

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

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Hourly Rate: $25.62

A nationally recognized comprehensive Health and Human Services Agency, with over 60 programs across New York City and the greater New York Area.

Overview

Employment Specialist

Help Put Your Neighborhood to Work!

Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

Hourly Rate: $25.62

A nationally recognized comprehensive Health and Human Services Agency, with over 60 programs across New York City and the greater New York Area.

Samaritan Daytop Village serves over 33,000 New Yorkers annually within your neighborhoods and communities so our success depends on those we employ.

The Role

Under the general direction of the Program Director, the Employment Specialist provides guidance to families in transitional housing with navigating NYC Human Resources Administration systems and assists with the enrollment of process NYC ACCESS. He/she will partner and network with Workforce One Job Centers and other employment centers to assist clients with obtaining employment. Additionally, the Employment Specialist will complete a vocational assessment, and monitor the client’s progress toward employment/vocational goals. The incumbent will further provide the client with job referrals and functions collaboratively as an integral member of a multi-disciplinary intensive case management team.This work is carried out in support of the mission and goals of Samaritan Daytop Village.

Responsibilities

What You Will Do

• Performs initial vocational assessments for new clients leading to services recommendations included in the Independent Living Plan.
• Performs ongoing comprehensive vocational assessments for clients with recommendations for training/employment goals to be included in the Independent Living Plan.
• Provides ongoing individual/group counseling to clients ultimately employment as part of the permanency plan.
• Records client progress/lack of progress specific to Independent Living Plan vocational goals in charts.
• Functions collaboratively as an integral member of the multi-disciplinary intensive case management team communicating information in case conferences/reviews.
• Deliver informational vocational seminars to clients weekly.
• Refer clients to potential employment options/companies.
• Performs other tasks as required.
  
  

Qualifications

Who You Will Be

• High School Diploma or equivalency and 2+ years of relevant work experience with the NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS) or other similar city-operated organization.
• Computer literacy including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Human Resources

• Industries

  Non-profit Organizations

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