Work Readiness Training Facilitator

About the role

The Work Readiness Facilitator facilitates life skills, work readiness, and financial empowerment training to WeCARE participants and coordinates with other VRS staff to ensure job-ready participants are referred to positions that match their skills and abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop life skills, financial empowerment, and work readiness training curriculum and individual lessons.
• Create lesson plans based on principles of Fedcap’s Power of Possible curriculum with continuous updates reflecting changes to the economic and workforce environment.
• Research and stay current on the New York job market and growth sectors in employment.
• Facilitate in-person and virtual work readiness groups of up to 25 participants to motivate and prepare them for employment.
• Educate participants on cash assistance benefits, budgeting, and transitioning from public assistance to self-sufficiency.
• Apply motivational techniques to increase individual success and meet program outcomes.
• Consult with vocational rehabilitation and employment services staff regarding curriculum and training needs.
• Work with job development staff to identify job-ready individuals for employment opportunities.
• Assist with timekeeping by ensuring accurate recording of on-site and virtual attendance and engagement.
• Liaise with outreach and timekeeping staff to ensure missed appointments are properly accounted for and excused absences are accurately recorded.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in education, human services, or a related field preferred, or an equivalent combination of related education and experience.
• Minimum three years of prior group teaching or training experience, with at least one year working with adult students.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) candidates preferred.

Pay

$23.08–$25.00 per hour / $48,000–$52,000 annually.

About Us

We are committed to improving the economic and social well-being of the impoverished and disadvantaged. For 85 years, The Fedcap Group has developed scalable, innovative, and potentially disruptive solutions to some of society’s most pressing needs. The Fedcap Group is the parent company of a growing number of top-tier nonprofit agencies dedicated to serving over 300,000 children and adults each year across the United States and the United Kingdom. We provide educational services to every age group, vocational training in high-growth labor industries, behavioral health services, work readiness skill-building, and jobs—all targeted to helping people achieve long-term self-sufficiency.

The work of The Fedcap Group is structured within four major practice areas: Education, Workforce Development, Occupational Health, and Economic Development, strategically aligned for maximum impact. We also invest time and resources in broader systems change, partnering with federal, state, and local government to improve the way services are designed, funded, and delivered.

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