Employment Training Specialist

Community Work Services; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Work Services in Boston is seeking an Employment Training Specialist to help program participants prepare for interviews and sustain employment through a one-year placement. You will guide clients in resume writing, job applications, and identifying opportunities, applying your counseling skills to support successful outcomes.

You will manage a substantial caseload, provide proactive coaching throughout the job search process, and collaborate with staff to connect participants with

Qualifications

• Uses superb counseling skills to coach participants through the job search process.
• Assists participants in writing effective resumes and preparing applications that lead to interviews.
• Manages a substantial caseload to support one-year placements and employment retention.

Responsibilities

• Prepare program participants for interviews and job retention.
• Coach participants through the entire job search process.
• Assist participants in resumes and applications leading to interviews.
• Manage a substantial caseload to support one-year employment placements.

Skills

Counseling skills

Resume coaching

Interview coaching

Job description

Community Work Services was founded in 1877 as the Cooperative Society of Visitors Among the Poor of Boston to provide services to the poor in Boston and address the roots of poverty through employment, education, and housing improvements. Our founder, Annie Fields, was a transitional figure in the development of a professional social-service network by applying business principles and efficiency to benevolent activities and charity work. Today, our mission is to help people who face employment barriers to obtain work and achieve self-sufficiency through innovative job training, placement, and support services.

ABOUT THE POSITION

As an Employment Training Specialist in social work, you're responsible for preparing our program participants for interviews and job retention. You assist participants in writing effective resumes, finding job opportunities, and preparing applications that lead to interviews. Using your superb counseling skills, you coach participants through the entire job search process. By effectively managing a substantial caseload, you support clients through proactive coaching to help them retain employment for a one-year placement.