Reentry Job Coach/Employment Specialist

OpenDoors of Rhode Island; Pawtucket (RI); Vor Ort; USD 30.000 - 33.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

401(k)

401(k) matching

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Zusammenfassung

OpenDoors of Rhode Island is seeking a full-time Job Coach/Employment Specialist to support justice-involved individuals and those experiencing homelessness. The role is based at the Resource Center in Silverlake, with regular visits to shelters in Pawtucket and Woonsocket to connect people with employment opportunities and essential services.

The selected candidate will help participants develop resumes, access benefits, and navigate job portals, while documenting progress and collaborating

Qualifikationen

• Experience delivering social services to similar populations.
• Ability to quickly create a resume.
• Excellent customer service and communication in challenging environments.
• Spanish language proficiency preferred.

Aufgaben

• Assess participant skills and needs for SNAP E&T program serving justice-involved people.
• Meet at least monthly in a one-on-one with each participant.
• Complete weekly case notes for each client.
• Assist participant in obtaining benefits and connecting with community resources.
• Help participants learn to build a resume and search for job opportunities.
• Prepare participants for job interviews and discuss criminal record history.
• Assist participants with online job applications and employer connections.
• Network with community partners to develop opportunities and OpenDoors employer network.
• Provide bus passes to qualifying participants.
• Connect clients to non-OpenDoors programs for employment support.
• Coordinate with probation/parole as needed.
• Track progress, status, and outcomes for SNAP E&T participants.

Kenntnisse

Spanish preferred

Social services exp

Resume creation

Customer service

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description: Reentry Job Coach / Employment Specialist

OpenDoors is dedicated to providing support, advocacy, and practical resources to people who have been impacted by incarceration, have criminal records, or are experiencing homelessness. Through housing, employment, and supportive services, OpenDoors works to help individuals build stability and move forward with dignity.

OpenDoors is currently seeking a Job Coach to support individuals with criminal records and those who are unhoused in finding and maintaining employment, based out of our Resource Center in Silverlake. This position will also be responsible for going to our shelters in Pawtucket and Woonsocket.

OpenDoors prioritizes applicants who bring lived experience with incarceration, homelessness, or addiction recovery. To learn more about our mission and programs, visit opendoorsri.org.

The Job Coach will be responsible for the following

Duties Include:

• Assess participant skills and needs for SNAP Employment and Training program serving justice-involved people
• Meet at least monthly in a one-on-one with each participant
• Complete weekly case notes for each client.
• Assist participant in obtaining benefits, accessing services, and connecting with community resources to meet basic needs
• Assist participant in learning to build a resume and use computers and cell phones to look for job opportunities
• Support participant as they encounter barriers to employment success and seek to overcome them
• Help prepare participants for job interviews, in particular talking about their criminal record history.
• Help individuals apply for jobs, including through online portals, and connect them to the OpenDoors network of employers.
• Network and build relationships with community partners like nonprofits, state agencies, and employers to develop opportunities and advocate for the needs of program participants and build the OpenDoors employer network.
• Manage providing bus passes to qualifying participants
• Connect clients to non-OpenDoors programs that can provide them assistance with employment, training and education, probation and parole supervision, court issues, financial planning, transportation, addiction and mental health issues, and family and social support issues.
• For individuals on probation and parole, connect with probation and parole officers as necessary.
• Responsible for tracking progress, status, and outcomes for all SNAP E&T participants

Qualifications:

• Proficiency speaking Spanish is preferred
• Experience providing social services to a similar population of people
• Ability to quickly and easily make a resume is required
• Customer service skills and the ability to communicate effectively in challenging environments

Equal Opportunity Employer

OpenDoors is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Recovery Friendly Workplace

OpenDoors is committed to creating a healthy, safe, and stigma-free work environment for those employees impacted by addiction and is a proud participant in RI Governor’s Recovery Friendly Workplace Initiative. https://recoveryfriendlyri.com/about/

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $22.00 - $24.00 per hour

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply