Anti-Trafficking Career&Vocational Specialist

ANTI-TRAFFICKING CAREER AND VOCATIONAL SPECIALIST

JOB IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION

Department:            Anti-Trafficking

Direct Supervisor:     Anti-Trafficking Team Supervisor

Hiring Manager(s):    Director of Anti-Trafficking

Hiring Approver         Executive Director of Anti-Trafficking

Classification:             Full-Time

FLSA Status:                Non-Exempt

JOB SUMMARY

The Career/Vocational Specialist will collaborate with Anti Trafficking Mobile Teams to ensure that the survivor’s career and educational goals are fully met. The Anti-Trafficking Career and Vocational Specialist works with each individual survivor to determine career and educational opportunities.  The Anti-Trafficking Career and Vocational Specialist recognizes and affirms the survivor’s strengths, resulting in exposure to a broad range of career options, establishing realistic career pathways, and building the confidence necessary to overcome challenges. This includes developing job opportunities and educational possibilities for clients and providing information and planning services to help clients meet their goals.  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS

• Developing and implementing effective coaching strategies to help participants overcome employment and vocational-related challenges by affirming strengths, centering survivors’ interests, and providing agency and choice. 
• Provide age-appropriate educational and vocational assessment and counseling; identify survivor’s strengths and assessing and increasing a survivor’s knowledge of their own skills. 
• Deliver information on suitable career paths based on survivor's skills, qualifications, interests, and experience, and prepare individualized career plans for program participants. 
• Provide career exploration and counseling programs that include basic job readiness trainings that focus on developing “soft” or practical skills such as teamwork, critical thinking, professionalism, conflict resolution, digital literacy, and communication training. 
• Provide workshops on basic computer skills and opportunities to obtain industry-recognized certifications such as Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification, resume building, application submissions and interviewing skills, workplace ethics and behaviors, networking, and effective communication skills. 
• Implement skill-building and work readiness to include experiences such as volunteer work, internships, job shadowing and apprenticeship and community leadership opportunities in teamwork with the Vocational Specialist. 
• Increase self-efficacy and belief in personal future success, self-navigation abilities, and increase awareness, access, and utilization of available services 
• Assists survivors during employment assignments to improve soft skills as well as build vocational skills; provides feedback and guidance to ensure employment is successful. 
• Serve as support for implementing and facilitating remedial education, English to Speakers of Other Languages services, tutoring and GED prep. 
• Monitors on-site job coaching and works with supervisors at partner job sites to ensure that any issues are addressed as quickly as possible. 
• Monitor and document participants progress toward meeting education and career/vocational goals. 
• Develop a strong knowledge base and stay current on job-related issues and research for employment trends, interviews, resumes, career planning and other projects as assigned. 
• Complete documentation as required by funding entities, courts, and referral sources. 
• Other VOCA allowable duties related to crime victims’ services as identified and required.  

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• N/A

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• At least two years of experience in workforce development, public vocational rehabilitation, career coaching and workshop development and delivery, job placement, job coaching, or other related experiences, as well as working with diverse populations, exploited persons, and/or marginalized ethnic groups. Experience with career and personality testing is desirable. 
• Bilingual preferred with the ability to write and speak fluently in English and Spanish.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field such as rehabilitation, social work, psychology, education, human resources business, or administration.   

COMPENTENCIES

• Present oneself, both at and outside of work, in a manner keeping with One More Child’s Core Values of Humble, Hungry, Wise, and Called. 
• Be energetic, passionate, and adaptable with a deep commitment to working with exploited persons, vulnerable and victimized individuals, who have experienced trauma from a strengths-based perspective.   
• Be appreciative for people of other cultures, races, and socioeconomic backgrounds. 
• Demonstrate compassion towards and understanding of unique needs of immigrant survivors of exploitation. 
• Comprehensive understanding and experience in providing coordinated services to trauma victims specific to CSEC and CSE young adults that is victim centered, trauma-informed and culturally sensitive. 
• Demonstrated success working and communicating effectively in a multi-cultural environment. 
• Perform under strong demands in fast-paced, diverse, sometimes ambiguous environments. 
• Demonstrate a solid understanding of child welfare issues to include trauma-informed care best practices and its implementation to include the use of Motivational Interviewing.   
• Ability to build effective professional working relationships internally and externally. 
• Effective communication skills, both oral and written; attention to detail, and ability to multi–task and stay organized under tight deadlines. 
• Presents him or herself outside the agency in a manner in keeping with the agency’s core values and guiding principles. 
• Ability to protect the confidentiality of sensitive information and maintain professional boundaries. 
• Perform at a high level of autonomy, with general supervision and work flexible hours and days as needed. 
• Computer and systems skills including experience with Microsoft Office. 
• Ability to travel to clients within the community to provide services, including in clients home. 

SPIRITUAL QUALIFICATIONS

• It is the mission of One More Child to provide Christ centered services to vulnerable children and struggling families. As stated in the Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, One More Child provides these services in a Christian context consistent with The Baptist Faith and Message (2000). Employees of One More Child commit to live in a manner that is not contrary to this foundational statement of faith.
• Have had a personal conversion experience with Jesus Christ and been scripturally baptized.
• Possess a sense of commitment to ministry through vocation.
• Hold a sincere desire to seek God and His kingdom.
• Demonstrate personal and devotional habits and practices such as Bible study, prayer, and daily meditation.
• Be a member of a New Testament, evangelical Church in the local community and attend regularly.
• Engage in witness activities as a normal part of life.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

These physical requirements are not exhaustive, and One More Child may add additional job-related physical demands to these if the need arises. Corrective devices may be used to meet these physical requirements.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to walk and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. 

This job requires the ability to work in stressful conditions from time to time and remain focused for extended periods of time. The ability to lift up to 30 pounds (boxes, documents, and/or equipment).

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment describes the conditions that an employee may encounter when performing their job duties, including but not limited to, the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodation may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these duties. 

 Job functions are performed in both normal office environments and in the community. Employee is not exposed to adverse environmental conditions.

DISCLAIMER

This job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the requirements of this position, but to describe the general nature of the job and provide a reasonable representation of its activities. Additional related work may be identified and assigned by the organization and included as an area of responsibility while assessing performance.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

One More Child is committed to a workplace environment that encourages growth and respect for all current and prospective employees based upon job-related factors such as their educational background, work experience, and ability to perform the essential functions of a particular job. It is the policy and practice of One More Child to prohibit any form of discrimination or harassment based on statuses protected under federal, state, or local laws which are applicable to the organization. As a religious organization, One More Child provides services in a Christian context consistent with The Baptist Faith and Message (2000). Employees of One More Child commit to live in a manner that is not contrary to this foundational statement of faith.