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Job Placement Specialist, MON-FRI, 8:30AM-5PM, 19-259

Pine Street Inn

Job Placement Specialist, MON-FRI, 8:30AM-5PM, 19-259

Boston, MA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    SCHEDULE: 40 hours, Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00PM, some flexibility required

    JOB DESCRIPTION:

    The Job Development & Placement Specialist provides employment related services to achieve job placement, retention, and career advancement aligned with individuals’ economic security goals. Develops and cultivates relationships with prospective employers to solicit commitments to hire Pine Street Inn trainees. Maintains trainee records, collects and enters data, and prepares reports within established protocols and timeframe. This individual will help to develop the Alumni Career Network for graduates of the training program to have a safe and supportive environment to network with employers, staff and fellow alumni.

     The Job Placement Specialist is responsible for:

    1. Finding and retaining employment for PSI trainees.
    2. Providing career coaching and job placement activities and services to the trainees in the Food Services, Housekeeping / Shattuck Training Programs.  
    3. Delivers career ready skills training to the job training participants to support successful completion of training and job search.
    4. Builds and maintains relationships with employers to meet program goals related to job placement
    5. Oversees activities that include but not limited to external internship and a mentorship program.

    REQUIREMENTS:

    • Bachelor’s degree, plus 5 or more years of employment counselor experience in workforce development, job training, adult education, or adult development
    • Five (5) years of experience as a job developer or employment counselor in workforce development, job training, adult education, or adult development program  
    • Demonstrated ability to develop partnerships with external agencies and resources
    • Ability to create and pilot new program initiatives
    • Extensive knowledge of workforce development principles, theories, and practices, especially as relating to vulnerable populations and populations with significant barriers to obtaining and sustaining employment
    • Demonstrated ability to establish priorities, implement plans, and meet deadlines
    • Ability to create and maintain reports for program management, partners, and funders
    • Ability to create and deliver presentations further to managing or extending relationships with funders, external partners, and internal program management and leadership.
    • Ability to develop and propose programming changes in response to data trends
    • Experience in creating and conducting workshops, developing presentations, and project facilitation
    • High degree of cultural sensitivity and ability to work effectively with diverse people and situations
    • Deep understanding and creative problem-solving mindset with regard to addressing the vocational barriers affecting vulnerable adults, including: mental health and/or substance abuse issues, homelessness, chronic unemployment, lack of education, housing instability, and other barriers.
    • Three (3) years’ experience providing employment and training services to homeless and chronically homeless adults
    • Prior experience working with adults experiencing mental health and/or substance use issues
    • Ability to sit for long periods of time; use computer, calculator, fax, copier and other office equipment
    • Ability to access different building locations and program sites
    • Ability to meet with external partners and funders in the greater Boston area
    • Ability to represent Pine Street Inn and the homeless adults it serves to employers, career centers, and other agencies and to negotiate opportunities for these adults
    • Highly developed organizational skills, excellent written and verbal skills required. Must be able to perform a wide variety of difficult tasks at the same time
    • Must possess the ability to work independently and meet deadlines
    • Strong computer skills including familiarity with management information or database programs required
    • Ability to resolve conflicts diplomatically, to be decisive and to make professional judgments
    • Temperament to work with individuals with untreated mental illness and substance abuse issues around vocational and employment issues
    • Ability to provide counsel and referrals to program participants with a higher level of need for intensive vocational supports
    • Ability to counsel other staff with regard to best practices in assisting participants with severe barriers to employment stability
  • Industry
    Hospitality