EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST

Keeton Corrections, Inc; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Keeton Corrections, Inc. is seeking a role focused on developing employment resources for the offender population, aiding with searches, providing job leads and counseling on interview skills, appearance, and résumé development.

The position involves maintaining liaisons with current and prospective employers and ensuring compliant employment verifications. The role emphasizes outreach to employers, counseling offenders on job search techniques, and collaboration with agencies to expand training

Qualifications

• One year of work experience in guidance, counseling, or job placement.
• Ability to liaison with employers, research employment prospects, and counsel offenders in job search skills.
• Valid Driver’s License with acceptable driving record.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accountability of offenders on job search via telephonic and/or on-site verification.
• Audit employment search verification forms and contact employers to verify presence and interview skills counseling.
• Assist planning of job search locations, transportation, and sign in/out times.
• Ensure verifications are completed within guidelines.
• Maintain monthly telephonic contact with offenders and supervisors; log each contact.
• Counsel offenders in appearance, presentation, and speaking skills for interviews.
• Assist with compiling and composing résumés.
• Develop employment resources with employers, other agencies, trainings, and education opportunities.
• Assist offenders with identifying data compliant with I-9 requirements.
• Monitor job search efforts and ensure full-time employment within 30 days of arrival.
• Distribute updated employment resources to all offenders; build relationships with organizations and communities.
• Assist with other duties as needed by the Director.

Skills

Guidance

Counseling

Job placement

Employer liaison

Interview coaching

Education

Specialized degree or certification in guidance/counseling/career development

Job description

Description

Primary responsibility is to develop employment resources for the offender population, assist with employment searches, provide job leads, and provide counseling relative to interview skills, appearance, and résumé development. Develop and maintain liaisons with current and prospective employers.

Qualifications:

• One year of work experience in guidance, counseling, or job placement. Work experience may be substituted with a specialized degree or certification in the field of guidance, counseling, or career development.
• Ability to liaison with employers, research and develop employment prospects, and counsel offenders in job search skills.
• Valid Driver’s License with acceptable driving record.

Requirements

• Maintain accountability of offenders on job search by telephonic and/or on-site verification.
• Audit employment search verification forms and randomly contact employers listed to verify presence and to inquire as to offender interview skills so that counseling may be provided when lacking.
• Assist with planning of job search locations, method of transportation, and sign in/out time allowed for employment.
• Ensure that employment verifications and on-site verifications are completed within the guidelines of the KCI Technical Proposal.
• Ensure that monthly telephonic contact with offenders and supervisors is completed and each contact is logged in offender chronological file.
• Counsel offenders in appearance, presentation, and speaking skills relative to employment interviews.
• Assist with compiling and composing résumés.
• Develop employment resources with employers, other agency’s personnel, job training opportunities, and educational/vocational training.
• Assist offenders with procurement of identifying data that is in compliance with federal I-9 immigration employment requirements.
• Monitor the job search efforts of offenders who are unemployed or under employed.
• Monitor compliance of the requirement that states an offender will have full time employment within 30 calendar days of arrival.
• Assure offender accountability by proper sign in/out procedures.
• Develop employment resources in the interest of offenders, and distribute updated data to all offenders.
• Develop, utilize, and maintain relationships with organizations, groups, individuals, and community sources.
• Assist with other duties as deemed necessary by the Director.