LEAP Facilitator
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30+ days ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
Salary $ year
Scope of Position
The LEAP Facilitator provides Lehigh County Jail inmates with critical job readiness and employability skills needed to secure employment once released. This position provides instruction to the LEAP participants pre-release within the American Job Center located in the jail delivering a workforce curriculum career pathway planning and strategies that minimize employment barriers for returning citizens.
Responsibilities
Essential Functions
Partner with jail staff to recruit inform educate and enroll eligible inmates into the LEAP Project
Effectively deliver job readiness and employability skills instruction using JOBTECH curriculum in both small group and individual settings to transitioning offenders to ultimately place them in jobs and reduce recidivism rates
Counsel motivate and encourage job seekers in advancing employment training and retention goals and provides strategies that mitigate successful job placement and retention for participants
Administer and interpret career interest and other appropriate assessments to participants
Model a positive classroom environment that emulates the workforce through appropriate communication team building solution focused decision making and self-management strategies
Ensure the coordination of regular on-site education and training activities by CareerLink staff community partners and area employers
Work with jail staff to collect and analyze information about LEAP participants through records personal interviews and workforce ready assessments to help with career and occupational advising and planning
Maintain current knowledge about instructional strategies assessments and labor market information applicable to returning citizens and regional Second Chance employers
Keep current and accurate records of participants progress and maintain participant tracking and files
Provide accurate and timely submission of required program data to ensure real time reporting needs
Work directly with LEAP participants the Lehigh County Jail and PA CareerLink Lehigh Valley to help participants transition seamlessly between the LEAP Center and the Jail and PA CareerLink Lehigh Valley
Other opportunities as available
Qualifications
Education and Experience Requirements
Experience in classroom instruction and ability to interact with a diverse population with varied educational functioning levels.
Bachelors degree or comparable experience in education/training workforce criminal justice or a related field
Proven success in educational training career counseling or corrections work with returning citizens and meeting prescribed goals
Excellent communication analytical and interpersonal skills
Successful candidate will be required to obtain all necessary security clearances
Valid drivers license and reliable transportation is required
Key Skills
- Experience Working With Students
- Communication skills
- Classroom Experience
- Data Collection
- Adult Education
- Meeting Facilitation
- Calculus
- LMS
- Teaching
- Training & Development
- Exercise Planning
- Remedy
About Company
EDSI is a national workforce development, talent and training company helping great companies and communities train and retain great people.
