Employment Specialist - TOB NS

Bridges Of America; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 43,532,000 - 43,863,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridges of America in Orlando, FL is seeking an Employment Specialist to deliver re-entry skills and job placement/retention curricula to inmates, recruit potential employers, and assist with resumes and applications.

The role requires at least 1 year in criminal justice, preferably withexperience in human resources and public relations. A Bachelor's degree is preferred for this nonprofit, full-time position at the Orlando Bridge - Non Secure location.

Qualifications

• One year of experience in criminal justice field.
• Experience in Human Resources, Job Placement, and Public Relations desired.
• Bachelor Degree in related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop public relations to create new inmate job contacts.
• Oversee and audit inmate employment files.
• Update employment information in data entry weekly.
• Conduct Job Readiness and Job Coping classes.
• Coordinate inmate transportation schedules.
• Attend department head and clinical staff meetings.
• Monitor inmate work schedules, promotions, and salaries.
• Visit inmate employers on-site at least monthly.
• Monitor inmate job interviews and searches.
• Develop and maintain an accurate job bank.
• Verify inmate employment prior to on-site work.

Skills

Public relations

Job placement

Human resources

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job DetailsLevel: EntryJob Location: THE ORLANDO BRIDGE - ORLANDO, FL 32808Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: Bachelor's DegreeSalary Range: $15.25 - $15.25 HourlyTravel Percentage: NoneJob Shift: AnyJob Category: Human ResourcesProgress your career with Florida’s largest and fastest growing Community Re-Entry services provider. Bridges of America is the oldest and most successful private non-profit provider of re-entry services in the state of Florida, providing a continuum of care in Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Programs, Transition Centers, and Community Release Centers, for ex- offenders and probation populations. At Bridges of America we “Believe a Man Can Change. “Join us in changing lives at our Orlando Bridge - Non Secure location. We are looking for individuals with strong leadership skills and a passion for inspiring, helping and challenging people and we want you to be a part of our Clinical team as an Employment Specialist. Employment Specialist delivers Employment Re-Entry Skills and Job Placement/Retention/Advancement curriculum to inmates, recruits and orients potential employers, assist with job checks, assesses inmates skill for potential employment, assist inmates with completing resumes and job applications, provides employment counseling, delivers budgeting skill curriculum and assists inmates with their weekly budgeting skills.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Partial) include the following:

• Through public relations develop new job contacts for inmate employment.
• Oversee and audit inmate employment files.
• Update employment information to data entry on a weekly basis.
• Conduct Job Readiness and Job Coping classes, including ED Preview.
• Coordinate inmate transportation schedules.
• Attend department head meetings and clinical staff meetings.
• Monitor inmate work schedules, promotions, and salaries.
• Conduct on-site visits to inmate employers at least once per month.
• Monitor inmate job interviews and job searches.
• Develop and maintain an accurate and current job bank.
• Verify inmate employment prior to allowing inmate to work on site.

QualificationsEXPERIENCE: One year of experience in criminal justice field; experience in 1) Human Resources, 2) Job Placement, and 3) Public Relations desired.

EDUCATION: Bachelor Degree in related field preferred.