Placement Counselor - Harrisburg/Lebanon

JEVS Human Services Career Center; Lebanon (Lebanon County); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

JEVS Human Services Career Center is seeking a Placement Counselor to support the Program Director and Career Navigator with program operations and business engagement. You will help establish and nurture relationships with employers for work experience activities with youth participants and assist with career readiness activities.

The role emphasizes startup, implementation, and continuous improvement of the program, with a hybrid schedule requiring at least 3 days onsite per week.

Qualifications

• Maintain knowledge of TANF and PA Department of Public Welfare regulations.
• Prepare periodic written reports, both statistical and narrative.
• Participate in supervisory, team, and division meetings.
• Contribute to contract compliance and achievement of program goals.
• Assist in program start-up, implementation, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with staff to provide community service sites, job search, and job placement activities.
• Place clients in community service sites and jobs to meet contract goals.
• Use assessment results and software for job development, matching, and placement.
• Identify area employers with potential job openings.
• Arrange on-site employer presentations monthly and facilitate workshops as needed.
• Develop job leads and set up interviews with employers.
• Verify placements within two weeks of job start date.
• Market services to employers via phone and personal contacts.

Job description

At JEVS, we help the people we serve lead self-determined, connected, and hopeful lives that strengthen themselves, their families, and their communities. Our team is more than 1,000 strong, serving the community tirelessly for over 80 years. Our programs are designed to help individuals have a better quality of life. We serve those with disabilities and people facing tough socio-economic conditions. We believe everyone deserves fulfilling jobs, educational opportunities, and access to vital services.

Summary:The Placement Counselor will support the Program Director and Career Navigator with program operations and business engagement. This person assists with establishing, maintaining, and enhancing relationships with businesses that will engage in work experience activities with youth participants. The person will also support some classroom and participant career readiness activities required to maintain a high level of participant retention and successful achievement of participant and programmatic goals. Overall, the program will support youth and young adults by offering career readiness training, paid work experience activities, and case management. The Placement Counselor will support efforts for program start-up, implementation, and continuous improvement. This role is hybrid, at least 3 days onsite required weekly.

This role is hybrid, at least 3 days onsite required weekly. Note that depending on the needs of the program, the number of days could fluctuate from 3 to 5 days a week on site.

Location: Dauphin & Lebanon Counties

Responsibilities:

General:

• Maintain a working knowledge of TANF and the PA Department of Public Welfare regulations.
• Prepare periodic written reports, both statistical and narrative.
• Participate in supervisory meetings, team meetings and division meetings on an ongoing basis.
• Participate in contract compliance and achievement of program goals.
• Participate in additional programmatic and agency-wide activities as assigned.
• Participate in periodic Employment Services trainings.
• Participate in program and Workforce Initiatives Unit Total Quality Management Implementation.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of funder's goals
• Incorporate changes in daily operations as directed, based on regulator changes

Program Specific:

• Collaborate with staff to provide appropriate community service sites, job search, and job placement activities.
• Place clients in community service sites and jobs in order to meet contract goals.
• Use assessment results and software for customized job development, matching, and placement.
• Identify area employers with potential job openings.
• Arrange for a minimum of one on-site employer presentation each month.
• Facilitate employment and other related workshops as needed.
• Develop appropriate job leads for clients with area employers. Set up interviews with employers.
• Verify placements of job seekers within two weeks of job start date.
• Maintain working knowledge of industry and job trends.
• Market program services and participants to employers via phone and personal contacts.
• Explain any applicable tax credits and other benefits to employers.
• Develop on-going relationships with employers to ensure community service sites and job placements.
• Meet and develop relationships with program participants needing employment.
• Prepare and maintain database of leads, employers, jobs, and placements.
• Prepare clients for placements through mock interviews and job skills workshops.
• May be required to develop employer-generated training materials, improve existing workshop materials, and develop video of successful clients.
• Other related duties as assigned.