Position Summary: (This position requires driving, weekend availability, and untraditional hours)

Provide employment related assistance to clients using a strengths-based approach. Utilize established protocols, curriculum and resources to help clients find and maintain employment that ensures a path to self -sufficiency.

Position Description:

• Complete intake screening, assessment, and documentation related to employment history, skills and abilities, vocational goals, and identifying strengths and barriers
• Facilitate interviewing skills development, assist clients with resume writing, job seeking plans and obtaining necessary identification
• Provide individual and group services based on established curriculum
• Provide vocational planning and training opportunities based on knowledge of local employment resources and client ability, needs and circumstances.
• May transport clients as necessary
• Efficiently operates personal computer to enter and/or retrieve data
• Accurately prepare required reports for referral sources, funder(s) and Agency
• Work to prevent and resolve client/employer problems as needed
• Collaborate with program staff to ensure client needs are met
• Conducts employment verifications, documents services delivered and conducts follow-up
• Coordinate and deliver presentations to internal and external audiences
• Visiting work sites

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of local employment market opportunities, barriers and trends
• Understanding of potential client circumstances that may impact employment opportunities
• Knowledge of educational and vocational appraisal techniques
• Accurate, timely recordkeeping and attention to detail
• Ability to resolve/deescalate/anticipate crises; use crisis intervention skills relating to clients
• Foster spirit of teamwork and positive work environment
• Comply with Code of Ethics, Conflict of Interest other and regulatory policies and procedures

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field or;
• Associate’s Degree and equivalent experience
• Valid driver’s license and auto insurance
• Administrative/Computer skills
• Exceptional customer service

Essential Functions/Physical Demands:

• Positional: Frequent standing, sitting and walking. Occasional driving in accordance with the job duties assigned.

• Gross Mobility: Rare climbing, crawling, crouching and kneeling. Infrequent balancing and stooping. Frequent to constant reaching, handling and fingering.
• Sensory: Rare tasting/smelling. Infrequent use of color vision. Occasional use of far and midrange visual acuity as well as depth perception. Rare use of color vision. Constant talking and listening.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or on the basis of disability.