What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vocational Coordinator position at Outreach Development Corp.?
Position: Vocational Coordinator
The Vocational Coordinator is responsible for coordinate of all vocational/educational, supportive and enhanced services. These services include but are not limited to, computer skills training, and oversight of vocational assessment/counseling, case management, educational resting and referral for collateral services.
This position is based at Outreach House 2 for Adolescents located at 400 Crooked Hill Road, Brentwood, NY
Essential Duties:
- Insure ongoing vocational assessments are completed and accurate for all clients enrolled in program. Facilitate TABE testing for all clients enrolled.
- Provide training and coordinate support services for clients enrolled in program.
- Provide leadership and direction to ensure compliance with regard to tracking, reporting and outcome objectives, including ongoing internal review of service delivery.
- Assist with coordination, training and support staff.
- Represent the program at agency and county levels as directed by the site director.
- Implement vocational services and promote utilization of staff that serves to enhance program utilization, service delivery and workforce development for clients.
- Ensure ongoing communication and engage in problem solving activities with site director and program coordinators.
- Initiate specialized projects, outreach, to promote access and utilization of vocational services.
- Provide support and direction to vocational/educational staff to increase clients’ potential for employment.
- Participate in program and staff meetings.
- Provide vocational/educational case management services for clients.
- Provide crisis intervention and group work services and back up coverage as needed.
Minimum Requirements:
- CRC/LMHC preferred.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Interact with staff, clients, students and visitors in a courteous, professional and respectful manner that is consistent with the agency’s mission and values.
- Produce accurate, neat and thorough work.
- Prioritize and plan work time efficiently; effectively managing competing demands and dealing with changes, delays and unexpected events.
- Understands and complies with agency policy and procedures.
- Support a positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating in a manner that allows the employee to get along with clients, students, coworkers and supervisors.
- Communicate clearly and concisely.
- Maintain appropriate boundaries, ethics and professionalism; complying with agency, OASAS and other professional code(s) of ethics; seeking supervision when challenges arise.
Monday - 9:00am - 5:00pm
Tuesday - 9:00am - 5:00pm
Wednesday - Friday - 2:00pm - 10:00pm
Rotating Saturday
Salary : $65,000 - $80,000