Employment Specialist - 4489
Employment Specialist - 4489
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Job Description
BronxWorks helps individuals and families improve their economic and social wellbeing. From toddlers to seniors we feed shelter teach and support our neighbors to build a stronger community. In all aspects of our work we strive for the highest ethical and performance standards and guided by the belief that people are to be treated with dignity and respect regardless of their present situation or past experiences. We have 65 locations throughout the borough providing a variety of programs that offer assistance in the areas of family children and youth support educational services elder care homelessness mental health and workforce development. We are an employer of choice for anyone interested in a meaningful career in the social services field.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Conduct onsite outreach and advertising for planned events
- Conduct home visits to clients as needed and actively engage clients who are absent or decrease their participation level and involvement in the services
- Develop and maintain connections with internal and external agencies and companies who can provide services and programs to clients
- Make ongoing assessments on what interests clients have
- Liaise with case management staff to collaborate with them on clients programming needs and concerns and share relevant information to the case managers.
- Maintain records of clients interactions in electronic database
- Complete reports on a monthly basis or more frequently as required
- Maintain familiarity with agency and city resources available to clients
- Document progress notes for all encounters and services provided to clients
- Complete assessments for all clients monitor clients progress towards goals documentinteractions with or on behalf of clients according to program requirements
- Participate in regular supervision with supervisor
- Perform additional duties as assigned
Program Specific Responsibilities
- Become Soar Certified within one month of hire and assist with completing applications forSSI/SSD
- Plan and facilitate onsite and offsite informational sessions and teaching programming about employment support and educational support
- Coordinating variety of activities groups and events that cater to all ages of clients including children teenagers and adults
- Provide crisis interventions and manage emergency situations appropriately
- Maintain and ensure accuracy of records and documentation of all client interactions Create thePeer Program paperwork training manual presentation and work flow of application process
- Facilitate training session for the Peers and provide ongoing support and meetings with all Peers in program and all host sites
- Network internally and externally for further employment and educational opportunities for clients
- Collaborate with CQI staff case management and clinical staff to coordinate and run various events groups and activities
- Work one Saturday shift per month
QUALIFICATIONS
- Proficiency in modem business communications including personal computers electronic mailvoicemail facsimile and copier equipment
- Associates degree preferably in the social services (Social Work Psychology Sociology HumanServices etc. and 2 or more years of experience in case management or employment services
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Ability to use a computer for prolonged periods.
- Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
- Ability to stand walk or sit for long periods of time.
- Ability to climb five flights of stairs if required to conduct home visits and/or fieldwork.
- Ability to bend and retrieve objects and/or documents.
- Ability to travel in the boroughs of New York City and its adjacent counties via public transportation.
- Ability to travel for a minimum of 1 mile within a reasonable amount of time and in all types of weather including inclement weather if required to conduct home visits and/or field work.
BronxWorks seeks to build an inclusive organization grounded in respect for differences. BronxWorks is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. This commitment applies to all terms conditions and privileges of employment including but not limited to recruitment hiring compensation training and employee development placement promotion demotion upgrading downgrading transfer layoff and termination. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race color gender sex age religion creed national origin ancestry citizenship marital status sexual orientation physical or mental disability medical condition military and veteran status gender identity or expression genetic information status as a victim of domestic violence or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation as part of the application process please contact .
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
