Employment Placement Specialist

Join Dismas and work for one of the nation's largest not-for-profit providers specializing in community-based adult re-entry programs. Dismas Charities provides quality, cost-effective community-based residential and non-residential supervision and treatment services. Enjoy meaningful work, indoor work, competitive pay, and benefits while positively impacting your community by assisting individuals to heal so they can once again be productive and responsible citizens.

About the role

Responsible for developing, coordinating, and enhancing the facility's employment assistance/placement program by ongoing and documented efforts to assist each program resident in securing and maintaining gainful employment.

Responsibilities

• Comply with all agency policies and applicable procedures.
• Perform initial assessment of resident employment status, needs, aptitudes, and resources, including testing.
• Coordinate and implement job preparation strategies as needed, including counseling and referrals.
• Verify resident employment continuously, both on-site and by phone.
• Complete and document all residence-related tasks, including home confinement and/or electronic monitoring, on-site.
• Ensure timely subsistence collection and documentation.
• If serving as vocational counselor to female residents:
  • Assist each program resident in obtaining gainful employment and/or appropriate educational/vocational training.
  • Meet with each resident individually at least once each week to discuss vocational plans and assess progress.
  • Assist female residents in developing a weekly schedule and meeting the outlined obligations; approve and monitor the schedule.
  • Help residents develop and use a monthly budget; monitor the budget alongside the resident.
• Coordinate and maintain accurate client records, reports, statistics, and schedules.
• Use and maintain timely recordkeeping in the FreshStart Case Management System.
• Attend and participate in all required meetings.
• Actively develop and maintain local private sector and public agency resources for job development, training, and related services.
• Maintain close and effective working communication with other program staff, supervising authorities, other agencies, and community groups, especially regarding employment matters.
• Communicate all relevant information to supervisory staff regarding residents, facility, and agency.
• Provide Staff Duty Coverage as scheduled; work all hours necessary to staff the center in the event of a work stoppage.
• Perform all other work duties as assigned.

Requirements

• One year of academic studies at an accredited college or university.
• Experience in job development and knowledge of the local area, area employers, and community resources.
• Personal computer (PC) work experience using current versions of the Windows operating system.
• Work experience with Microsoft Office Suite, focusing on Word and Excel applications.
• Understanding of basic PC concepts (files, file paths, copying and pasting, deleting, and moving files) and operation of common office machinery.
• Good typing, spelling, grammar, organizational, and phone skills.

Pay

$26.91 per hour

Schedule

• Full-time, 40 hours per week.
• Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
• Must be able to work one evening shift from 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM.