Job Placement Resource Specialist

Kinexus Group; Michigan; On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary & Benefits

Opportunities for Growth

Flexible & Open Work Environment

Job summary

Kinexus Group is seeking a Job Placement Resource Specialist to coordinate employment and social support services for Offender Success participants in Michigan. You will analyze labor markets, build employer relationships, and guide participants through job readiness, planning, and placement.

The role requires a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and proficiency in Excel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of training and/or experience or related field.
• Understand the challenges of those individuals seeking services who are returning into society after incarceration.
• Microsoft Excel knowledge is preferred for data tracking and reporting.
• Disciplined analytical thinking and decision making are required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate employment and social support services for Offender Success participants.
• Analyze labor market conditions and establish rapport with regional employers.
• Assist participants with job readiness, job placement, and career planning.
• Conduct assessments to identify financial assistance needs and educational goals.
• Work with parole agents and partners to verify employment and future suitability.
• Maintain and manage participant files, reports, and budget for training and materials.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Decision making

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Coverage for Kalamazoo & St. Joseph Counties, MI

OUR ORGANIZATION:

Kinexus Group, recently recognized as one of Nonprofit Times 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2026 Best Nonprofits to Work For, is a cutting-edge community development organization with growing initiatives to create an economically thriving Michigan. We are change agents who create solutions for business, workforce, and community challenges to promote economic vitality.

OUR TEAM:

Our team, providing services in all of Region 8, is committed to reducing crime and recidivism, which requires working with partners on the many layers of support, education, and services necessary to guide at-risk or previously incarcerated individuals. We focus on transitioning these individuals back into the workforce so that they can seamlessly return to independence within their communities.

WHAT WE EXPECT FROM YOU:

The Job Placement Resource Specialist is responsible for coordinating employment and social support services for Offender Success participants. Through the Offender Success Program, the Specialist will provide participants with tools and resources to enter suitable, meaningful and long-term employment. The Specialist will analyze the labor market and establish rapport with regional businesses, becoming knowledgeable about employer hiring practices. The Specialist will assist participants with career management services including job readiness, job placement, career planning and social supports.

Responsibilities and duties:

• Work with participants as well as parole agents, community coordinator, and others to assist with successful job placement and other work-related services and supportive services for participants.
• Administer assessments, producing assignments and action plans for participants regarding long-term Economic Stability
• Utilize assessments to identify financial assistance needs, educational goals, and employment strengths to establish an action plan for working through barriers and achieving goals.
• Routinely work with businesses to verify employment, address any concerns, and determine future suitability for participants.
• Understand labor market and in-demand industries for participants being served
• Engage and connect with business alliance groups to support and understand employer needs
• Partner with Region 8 workforce boards Business Services Team for employer outreach and education
• Link participants to training opportunities with local workforce boards, community colleges, training partners and providers
• Receive referral from the parole office and conduct all required reporting on the mandated MDOC spreadsheet with each participant’s services, amount spent and overall totals
• Create and maintain files with updated case notes marking progress of participant and services utilized
• Manage and execute an individually dispersed budget containing training funds and work-related supplies for participants
• Purchase state ID's, Driver's Licenses, Birth Certificate and other vital documents for participants
• Purchase and track bus tokens and passes
• Manage and issue food and hygiene kits for participants.
• Issue, track and reconcile clothing vouchers issued for participants.
• Maintain ongoing communication with participants and awareness of community resources

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of training and/or experience OR relativefield work or experience in criminal justice, counseling, social work, sociology or related field
• Understand the challenges of those individuals’ seeking services who are returning into society after incarceration
• Microsoft spreadsheet knowledge
• Disciplined analytical thinking/ decision making
• Knowledge or experience related to Criminal Justice or Corrections preferred
• Knowledge and experience related to workforce employment and training programs preferred

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Regular and ongoing travel within the Region 8 service area
• Flexible & Open
• Competitive Salary & Benefits
• Opportunities for Growth

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US:

• A robust onboarding experience to integrate you into our team.
• Team of Teams training in support of the organizational strategies.
• Job training and development to ensure you are established and growing in your role.
• Cross Operational Meetings with your peers.
• Be a part of transformational change in Michigan.

We have unique culture that requires individuals to be BOLD, INSPIRATIONAL, ENTREPRENEURIAL and INCLUSIVE. We spend more waking hours with each other than we do with family or friends, so finding someone that adds to our culture is extremely important.

Kinexus Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary aids, reasonable accommodations and/or services are available upon request for individuals with disabilities. Michigan Relay Center: 711 Voice and TDD. Kinexus is a partner of American Job Centers.

As set forth in Kinexus Group's Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection. As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measure the effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categories is as follows:

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