Employment Specialist (FT) Job at Valley Youth House
Valley Youth House empowers and strengthens the lives of children, youth and families through inclusive programming that builds resilience and fosters growth and independence.
We are currently looking for a qualified applicant to fill the following position:
FT -
Employment Specialist - ($19.50hr - $23hr)
Summary: Employment Specialist 2 is responsible for individual and group employment instruction, assistance in goal planning for AIC members, and record-keeping as related to assigned tasks. Associated duties include individual sessions related to employability skills development, job searching, and job retention strategies. This individual works with AIC members to create a long term career plan and action steps to achieve it. The Employment Specialist is under the authority of the Sr. Vice President, and Program Director, and reports directly to the Employment Services Supervisor.
Essential Functions:
- To model and practice independent living skills with youth including but not limited to: education and career planning, job skills, time and money management, and self-care.
- To support the Job Developer in screening AIC members for placement in a variety of jobs in the community.
- To assist in maintaining compliance with PA DHS and DHS regulations and/or program grant requirements as applicable.
- Address and report any crisis or critical incident as defined by agency and/or county, state or federal regulations according to the agency's formalized practice and protocols.
Key Functions:
- To successfully implement and update Employment activities and curriculum relating to career readiness skill development, job searching and retention strategies.
- To provide individual and group employment instruction and assist in career goal planning.
- 50% of the Employment specialist's time will be spent developing and cultivating external partnerships for paid employment, subsidized employment and volunteer/unpaid internships and job shadowing.
- To develop connections and resources for the implementation of experiential learning in the community as it relates to employment and computer technology services at AIC.
- To complete assigned duties related to the AIC summer employment program and/ or other related employment programs.
Other Duties:
- Understand and adhere to Valley Youth House policies, practices and procedures.
- To participate in weekly scheduled supervision with the direct supervisor and be prepared with an agenda.
- To attend and actively participate in team meetings.
- To attend both external and internal agency training and workshops and complete and pass all required training as set forth in the funder and licensing regulations as required.
- To complete other related tasks as appropriate or assigned.
Qualifications:
- The Employment Specialist is a mature individual with the ability to identify with and adapt to the goals and philosophies of positive youth development in the independent living program.
- The Employment Specialist will possess sound judgment and knowledge of adolescent development.
- This individual will be organized and highly adept at managing multiple tasks and assignments.
- Successful team members are creative thinkers and flexible in their approaches to people and projects. They will never have been convicted of any prohibited criminal or child abuse offense.
- They shall possess a minimum of three years of experience working with adolescents and a BS/BA in human services or an equivalent combination of experience in the field and education.
The candidate's race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or state of physical disability will not be considered when hiring for this position.
Physical Requirements:
- Remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods. X Constantly
- Communicating with others to exchange information.X Constantly
- Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers. X Constantly
- Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing. X Constantly
- Light work that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds. X Constantly
The list of essential/key functions/duties, as outlined herein, is intended to be all-inclusive of the tasks performed within this position. It is not necessarily descriptive of all functions/duties within the position. The omission of a function/duty does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein, other duties may be assigned.
**If eligible: Medical, vision, and prescription benefits available after the first month of hire, Vacation, Sick, and Personal Time Off, 401k Benefits and employer match, Employer-paid clearances, physical, and training, Opportunities for Tuition assistance, Opportunities for licensure supervision hours for LCSW and LPC.
Valley Youth House provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
Valley Youth House reserves the right to perform periodic record checks in order to comply with program, local, state & federal guidelines.
About Valley Youth House:
At Valley Youth House, we do more than just provide a home for vulnerable, abused and homeless youth; we partner with thousands of individuals to build a solid foundation for young people and their families. We understand that everyone’s needs and situations are unique. That’s why we offer responsive programming that is built to fit the needs of each young person we work with. No two programs are identical, and each provides youth with meaningful support, skills and strength. Our wide-ranging programs allow Valley Youth House to remain a constant in the lives of those we serve.
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