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Northwest Housing Alternatives - Employment Specialist
Position Title: Employment Specialist
Status: Full-time Non-Exempt
Link to Apply: Employment Specialist works to support families in increasing their household income by connecting them with employment opportunities and public benefits. This role serves as a key resource in helping families achieve greater financial stability and self-sufficiency. The Employment Specialist provides employment preparedness career navigation and skill building services for NHAs Homeless Intervention Services (HIS) with the goal of increasing income through wages and public benefits (e.g. SNAP TANF Medicaid).
About Northwest Housing Alternatives
NHA is committed to fostering a culturally diverse and inclusive environment and actively seeks to recruit a diverse applicant pool. We strive to build a workforce that represents the communities we serve knowing that a diverse workforce strengthens everything we do. NHA has been recognized among the 100 Best Nonprofits to Work for in Oregon.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Benefit Assistance: Assists clients in obtaining information and understanding how employment affects benefits (e.g. SSI Medicaid). Supports clients in securing any benefits for which they are eligible but not yet receiving.
- Vocational Assessment and Planning: Conducts ongoing assessments of clients vocational functioning using background information and work experiences.Develops individualized employment (and/or education) plans incorporating client input and with permission input from family members and the mental health team.
- Job Development and Employer Engagement: Conducts job development and search activities tailored to each clients interests and strengths. Serves as a liaison between HIS Clackamas Workforce Partnership (CWP) and other employment networks. Provides education and support to employers including negotiating accommodations as agreed upon by clients.
- Follow-Along Support and Outreach: Provides individualized follow-along support to help clients maintain employment including job support plans. Engages in proactive outreach when clients appear to disengage using multiple methods to maintain connection.
- Timely Interventions: Responds to clients and employer needs promptly (e.g. returns calls within 24 hours addresses job issues within 24 hours follows up on job leads within 48 hours). Meets with clients within one week prior to job starts and within three days after job starts.
- Collaboration and Integration: Participates in weekly team meetings and coordinates vocational services with mental health treatment plans. Provides supported education services to clients pursuing educational goals that align with employment plans.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Ability to work a flexible schedule including occasional evenings and weekends
- Basic computer skills including Microsoft Suite
- Ability to communicate with a variety of stakeholders both verbally and in writing
- Ability to manage tasks independently prioritize effectively and seek support or resources as needed
- Strong interpersonal skills including active listening conflict resolution and the ability to build rapport with diverse populations.
- Must have active drivers license and driving record accepted by the Companys Auto Insuranceunderwriting requirements. Traveling from the main office to participant residences and community locations throughout Clackamas County is required.
- Bilingual in Spanish strongly preferred.
- Experience providing employment services and knowledge of the work world are preferred.
- Experience providing benefits services and knowledge of public benefits systems is preferred.
- Education and experience equivalent to a bachelors degree in mental health social services business or a related field.
- Experience working with people with a history of or current episode of homelessness as well as individuals with severe mental illness.
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Ability to walk up and down stairs or uneven walkways.
- Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds at times.
- Ability to operate a motor vehicle and travel to each site weekly.
Summary
The posting will remain open until filled with the first batch of interviews being scheduled after noon on Tuesday July 29th.
NHA is committed to supporting a diverse workforce and does not discriminate in employment based on race ethnicity gender religion national origin age disability marital status sexual orientation or any other status protected by law.
Northwest Housing Alternatives is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or accommodation in the hiring process please contact
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Hourly
