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You will be updated with latest job alerts via emailSalary: $24.03 (hourly) Non-Exempt
Full Time : Monday to Friday : 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Benefits and Perks: Supportive fun and friendly team environment!
*** Clients/Families we serve reside in the South Los Angeles Compton Watts and Lynwood area.
SHIELDSmission is to develop deliver and evaluate culturally sensitive comprehensive service models that empower and advocate for high-risk families in South Los Angeles.
The Job Placement Specialist will provide workforce development case management services to the Cal CRG participants. Responsibilities include but not limited to: intake/enrollment employment assessment employment preparation training job referral/placement services and client follow-up that focus on job retention wage gains and career progress through contact with employers and other post-placement supporting agencies to a caseload of 30 or more participants
Primary Duties
Complete eligibility screening and enroll clients into Cal CRG program.
Conduct intake and assessment activities with clients including assisting with gathering other program eligibility documentation completing intake forms entering screening assessment and encounter information into a database.
Obtain all appropriate consents and authorizations for clients participation in Cal CRG.
Conduct all required Job Training and workforce development preparation and assessments for referred Cal CRG participants.
Update and maintain tracking systems to monitor reporting outcomes and funding requirements according to the Cal CRG contract agreement.
Develop educational resources and networks with local schools and community colleges.
Assist participants with developing basic employment skills such as resume building and interviewing techniques by facilitating job readiness workshops.
Administer and develop individualized employment plans according to participants specific needs.
Refer participants appropriate educational / vocational placements.
Provide unsubsidized work experience referral for participants.
Assist clients with locating and securing employment job/vocational training and or volunteer opportunities.
Develop and maintain relationships with employers and other workforce development partners.
Coordinate job fair events to assist with job placement.
Process and accept referrals through outreach and engagement community-based organizations Diversion and Collaborative Courts Sherriffs Department Jail In Reach Providers Probation and Parole departments.
Communicate effectively with partners and other service providers to assist clients with linkages to resources services and benefits acquisition and coordination of services client advocacy and other needed services.
Conduct bio-psychosocial assessments and establish a care plan. The care plan will address the needs identified in the comprehensive psychosocial assessment and describe clients goals action steps to reach goals timeframes for completing goals and disposition of each goal as it is met or changed.
Provide cognitive behavior interventions through case management visits to identify helpful and unhelpful behaviors and develop skills to solve problems and adopt new behaviors to facilitate effective re-entry.
Maintain regular ongoing client contact and tailor the intensity of services provided including the frequency of face-to-face visits according to clients level of functioning and acuity of needs.
Benefits and Perks: Supportive fun and friendly team environment!
To perform effectively in this position the employee must meet the following requirements:
It is preferred that the Job Placement Specialistpossess lived experience to meaningfully connect with this population. It is a desirable qualification to have been incarcerated for a continuous period of six months.
SHIELDS for Families is an equal opportunity employer.
If you require reasonable accommodation of a disability in completing this application interviewing completing any pre-employment testing or otherwise participating in the employee selection process please direct your inquiries to 323.242.5000 Ext. 1258 or by email to .
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