Employment Specialist
Samaritan Daytop Village, Inc. · Brooklyn, NY · Yesterday
Human Resources$27.33/hrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Performs initial vocational assessments for new clients leading to services recommendations included in the Independent Living Plan.
- Performs ongoing comprehensive vocational assessments for clients with recommendations for training/employment goals to be included in the Independent Living Plan.
- Provides ongoing individual/group counseling to clients ultimately employment as part of the permanency plan.
- Records client progress/lack of progress specific to Independent Living Plan vocational goals in charts.
- Functions collaboratively as an integral member of the multi-disciplinary intensive case management team communicating information in case conferences/reviews.
- Delivers informational vocational seminars to clients weekly.
- Refers clients to potential employment options/companies.
Qualifications
- A High School Diploma or equivalency and 2+ years of relevant work experience with the NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS) or other similar city-operated organization.
- Computer literacy including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.