Vocational Services Coordinator

Essential Responsibilities

• Facilitate connection of prospective clients to vocational programming and employment/internship opportunities.
• Manage the triaging and prioritization of vocational referrals.
• Meet regularly with primary case management teams and other stakeholders to ensure continuity, provide solution-focused feedback to address obstacles, and identify potential supports to facilitate positive outcomes.
• Manage the utilization of the Vocational Skills Center including class scheduling, partner coordination, and monitoring facility needs.
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with vocational partners. Establishing responsive communication pathways, being attentive to partner concerns, and collaborating to identify workable solutions.
• Keep accurate records and submit data in a timely manner aligned with organizational standards.
• Collaborate with colleagues to collect, track, and organize data reflecting key performance indicators and assist with completion and submission of performance reporting for relevant grants and contracts.
• Lead project implementation for vocational programming at the Skills Center and in other areas. Continuously monitor and evaluate program effectiveness; collaborating with stakeholders to identify and implement quality improvement.
• Collaborate with leadership to ensure financial management of program expenses and alignment of those expenses with the program budget.
• Create and maintain program manuals, program agreements, and other vocational documentation.
• Collaborate with internal TOOF service providers to identify and break down barriers to vocational goals.
• Communicate barriers, challenges and successes with external and internal stakeholders and help to identify and deploy solutions to vocational programming implementation and success.

Supervisor

Program Manager

Employment Status and Schedule

Full-Time, 40 hours/week

Monday – Friday 8am – 8pm (8 hour shift between these hours. Occasional evening to accommodate Skills Center training). Occasional weekends may be needed. Shift differential of 10% compensation for hours worked between 7pm-7am weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays

Location

Hybrid

Onsite: Esperanza Community, 760 Bastrop Hwy SB, Austin, TX 78741

Benefits offered to Full-Time Employees

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Group Term Life (employer paid), Life Insurance Buy Up, Short and Long Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accidental
• Flexible Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Time Off Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid training and professional development opportunities
• 401K Plan

TOOF is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to embracing diversity. The essential functions are the basic job duties that an employee must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation. Our organization is a fair chance hiring employer. Once a conditional offer of employment has been made to an applicant, the applicant will be subject to a background check/investigation in accordance with the federal, state, or local compliance.

Minimum Qualifications and Skills

• 1 year of experience in social work, social services, community services, vocational training, or similar
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Valid Driver’s License and ability to be insured by our carrier
• Must be available to work evenings and weekends occasionally

Preferred Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field
• Experience with data entry systems such as Apricot or HMIS
• Experience with vocational evidence-based practices such as Individualized Placement Support

Join us in building a community where our clients, staff, and supporters find common ground and grow together.

The Other Ones Foundation (TOOF) is a nonprofit that offers safe and dignified shelter, paired with vocational training, to create reliable pathways to housing and independence for our unhoused neighbors. TOOF represents a community where no one lives in the margins; where all people are inherently valued. Website: Nonprofit Offering Aid To People Experiencing Homelessness

Job Summary

The Vocational Services Coordinator is responsible for overseeing, facilitating, and coordinating vocational programming. This role is responsible for coordinating with community partners and vocational stakeholders, entering data to monitor outcomes and deliverables, and facilitating daily operations for the Vocational Skills Center at the Esperanza Community. Additionally, this position will play a key role in the continued development, implementation, and refinement of program services and operations in collaboration with the vocational development services team.