Job Developer

Montefiore Hudson Valley Collaborative; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 54,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance benefits

Voluntary benefits access

Job summary

Montefiore Medical Center is seeking a Job Developer to build and sustain employer partnerships and facilitate competitive job placements for individuals in SUD recovery. You will work with vocational counselors and community partners to connect Bronx residents to meaningful, sustainable employment within Montefiore's OASAS-funded program.

Responsibilities include cultivating employer relationships, coordinating referrals, tracking outcomes, and providing post-placement support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required; Master's preferred in related field.
• Experience in vocational or substance use programs with patients who have SUD is desirable.
• Knowledge of workforce incentives (WOTC) and fair chance hiring is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify, cultivate, and maintain employer relationships across healthcare, hospitality, construction, green jobs, and logistics.
• Coordinate with counselors to align participant plans with employer opportunities.
• Track placement activities and outcomes in the program data system; provide post-placement support for 90 days.
• Conduct employer education sessions on fair chance hiring and recovery-friendly practices.
• Provide resume, job search, and interview coaching to participants.

Skills

Employer engagement

Relationship management

Data tracking

Organizational skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree preferred

CRC credential (preferred)

CASAC/LMSW/LMHC/LCSW preferred

Tools

None

Job description

City/State: Bronx, New York

Grant Funded: Yes

Department: DOSA - Wellness Center Waters Place

Work Shift: Day

Work Days: MON-FRI

Scheduled Hours: Hours Vary

Scheduled Daily Hours: 7.5 HOURS

Pay Range: $54,400.00-$68,000.00

The Job Developer is responsible for building and sustaining employer partnerships, facilitating competitive job placements, and providing post-placement retention support for individuals in substance use disorder (SUD) recovery. Operating within Montefiore's OASAS-funded vocational services program, the Job Developer works in close collaboration with vocational rehabilitation counselors, community partner agencies, and the NYS OASAS Job Development and Technical Assistance Liaison. This position serves both Montefiore patients and individuals referred from across the borough's SUD treatment network, with the overarching goal of connecting Bronx residents in recovery with meaningful, sustainable employment.

Responsibilities

Identify, cultivate, and maintain relationships with local businesses and employers, with emphasis on healthcare, hospitality, construction trades, green jobs, and logistics sectors within Bronx economic development zones. Conduct employer education sessions addressing fair chance hiring, recovery-friendly workplace practices, and available incentives such as the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC). Represent Montefiore at community board meetings, workforce development board meetings, and Bronx Council on Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders Provider Network meetings to expand the employer partner network. Coordinate with OASAS SUD Statewide Job Development and Technical Assistance Services contract awardee to leverage regional employer relationships and access curated job leads. Collaborate with counselors to review participants' individualized employment plans and match job-ready individuals with appropriate employer opportunities. Facilitate referrals and warm handoffs between participants and employer partners, ensuring alignment with participants' skills, recovery needs, and career goals. Track and document all placement activities, employment outcomes, and referral statuses in the program's data system in a timely and accurate manner. Maintain contact with placed participants for a minimum of 90 days post-employment, with bi-weekly check-ins during the first 30 days and monthly contact thereafter. Address workplace challenges, conflict resolution, benefits impact, and schedule adjustments needed to support continued treatment participation. Provide early intervention when job retention is at risk, coordinating with counselors and supervisors as appropriate. Assist patients with identifying job related interests, skills, barriers to ascertain readiness for work and to match patients to potential employment opportunities. Instruct patients on resume writing, job search, and interviewing skills. Facilitate groups (i.e., Job Club, skills acquisition groups) to motivate patients for work, provide an environment for employed patients to share experiences and information and trouble shoot issues that may affect employment. Assist with applications for jobs, training programs, educational programs, etc for patients. Assist patients with criminal records in applying for Certificates of Relief to increase the number of jobs for which they are eligible. Must be able to work alternative DOSA locations and shifts based on operational need.

The schedule for this position- Mon, Wed and Thursday 8:30AM - 4:30PM Tues and Friday 7AM - 3PM

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree required, Master's Degree preferred a related human services field preferred Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) credential with a master’s degree (M.S. or M.Ed.) in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling preferred CASAC; LMSW; LMHC; LCSW preferred Two years experience working in vocational or substance use program with patients who have Substance Use Disorders Employer engagement and relationship management Cultural humility and person centered, recovery-informed practice Data tracking, documentation, and outcomes reporting Knowledge of workforce incentives (WOTC) and fair chance/second chance hiring Strong organizational, time management, and case coordination skills

Montefiore Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Since its inception in 1884, Montefiore’s mission has been to heal, to teach, to discover and advance the health of the communities we serve.

Montefiore's state-of-the-art facilities include the internationally-recognized Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and our Notable Centers of Excellence - Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care, Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Einstein Center for Transplantation. Combined with a growing number of locations for primary and specialty care throughout the Bronx and Westchester County, Montefiore is the ideal organization to apply and hone your expertise.

An assortment of insurance products and discount programs through Voluntary Benefits.

To heal, to teach, to discover and to advance the health of the communities we serve. To be a premier academic medical center that transforms health and enriches lives.

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