Project Coordinator

Provides direct services and support for participants in the California Violence Intervention & Prevention Project (CalVIP). Liaises with case managers, educational partners, and employers to support education-to-employment pathways for individuals with former criminal-justice involvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide trauma-informed, participant-centered case management of CalVIP participants.
• Cultivate relationships with project participants to build trust and support from enrollment through program completion.
• Guide participants through available services including vocational training, work readiness training, and advocacy for needed services.
• Maintain active and regular contact with participants to gather data about their needs and performance outcomes.
• Provide training to reduce barriers to program completion.
• Support participants in overcoming historical barriers to employment, such as acquiring educational credentials, transportation, work-related clothing/tools, record expungement, physical/health issues, technological challenges, and child support payments.
• Collaboratively construct personal development plans, identify needed resources, and make appropriate referrals.
• Monitor participants’ progress toward goals, address challenges, and provide ongoing support.
• Liaise with existing case managers or referral partners to ensure a warm hand-off into the CalVIP project.
• Coordinate with CalVIP Finance Specialist or Project Director to ensure eligibility, fund availability, or fund utilization.
• Liaise with External Evaluator to maintain or acquire data points, coordinate interviews, or assess project satisfaction.
• Develop relationships with potential employer organizations within the Los Angeles community that may hire certified Amity Works students and graduates.
• Coordinate intake, eligibility, and aptitude/interest assessment of prospective CalVIP participants.
• Provide job readiness services, including mock interviewing and coaching on appropriate disclosure of criminal justice involvement or parole status.
• Prepare, review, and update individual service plans (ISP) for participants assigned to caseload.
• Monitor participants’ progress relative to their ISP through all phases of the program.
• Document all progress and services provided in case files, including relevant employment data.
• Maintain collaborative relationships with Project Director, BSCC liaisons, education, and employer partners.
• Provide employment services including resume writing, mock interviews, time management, workplace relationship coaching, and instruction-following.
• Demonstrate cultural competency, community advocacy, and professionalism in representing the Amity Foundation and its project.
• Respond positively to changing demands and priorities within a team-oriented framework.
• Participate in training provided by BCSS and/or the External Evaluation team.
• Participate in in-service training on the background, purpose, and policies of the CalVIP Project.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences or a high school diploma or equivalent and two (2) years of experience as a job developer or similar position.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in a job development or similar position (preferred).
• Basic knowledge and experience with the criminal record expungement process (preferred).
• Lived experience with incarceration, addiction, poverty, foster care, or other systems involvement (considered an asset).

Skills

• Ability to effectively and persuasively represent the Amity Foundation and CalVIP project to diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to integrate, disseminate, and implement information or procedural changes as required.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team and participants.
• Excellent public speaking, facilitation, and one-on-one communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal, written communication, and typing skills.
• Ability to change direction as priorities shift and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Ability to professionally handle pressure and work with difficult or temperamental individuals.
• Ability to manage mental and emotional stress related to the position.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Frequently sit and/or stand for extended periods.
• Frequently sit and type for extended periods.
• Occasionally reach, walk, climb, pull, push, grasp, stretch, or stoop.
• Frequently communicate verbally and in writing.
• Frequently use all types of vision (close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception) to complete daily tasks.
• Wear comfortable and office-appropriate clothing.

Work Environment

• Generally works in an indoor office setting.
• Noise level is moderate but can be loud.
• Temperature is usually moderate to cool but can vary.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends when necessary.
• Ability to travel locally as needed.

Pay

$70,000 - $75,000 a year