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Employment/ Credential Specialist- Education and Career Services (ECS)

CASES

Employment/ Credential Specialist- Education and Career Services (ECS)

Brooklyn, NY +1 location
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    • Engage community partners and stakeholders to support employment, internship and credentialing opportunities for youth 
    • Facilitate in person or virtual group workshops and individual sessions for credentials
    •  Work collaboratively with team of employment specialists to assess needs and readiness for employment opportunities.
    • Develop access to career pathways
    • Engage and develop relationships with vocational training program partners
    • Plan and execute employment events including, but not limited to career panels, career pathway informational, guest presenters, etc.
    • Maintain up-to-date documentation in databases 
    • Other duties as assigned by Team Leader or Director of Education & Career Services

     

     

  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; 
    • 3+ years experience working with justice involved youth or youth employment 
    • Strong communication skills, both written and oral 
    • Experience developing relationships with external partners
    • Commitment to active youth engagement  
    • Trained in or committed to training to become competent in a motivational interviewing, harm reduction and trauma informed approach as a means of engaging young people

     

     

    Additional Information

    SALARY:         Competitive compensation, commensurate with experience

                         Full-time 35-hour week with excellent benefits

    BENEFITS:      Here at CASES we offer benefits that will assist you in making the most of your career and your life. Our programs include health and wellness insurance which is offered through Aetna. A retirement 403(b) plan is held with Principal, education, and training. Additionally, our portable ancillary benefits are offered through Aflac, Legal Shield, and ADP Flexible spending account; which is then deducted through payroll along with commuter benefits, additional short-term disability, cancer, additional income protection, hospitalization coverage, and identity theft protection.

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

    IN ONE DOCUMENT, attach your cover letter and resume in PDF or Word format. No phone calls please. Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.

    CASES is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment with CASES is based solely on qualifications and competence for a particular position, without regard to race, color, ethnic or national origin, age, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or marital, military, or citizenship status. We also actively recruit individuals with prior involvement in the criminal justice system.

     

     

  • Locations
    Brooklyn, NY • Brooklyn Heights, NY