Family & Children's Services · 3 weeks ago
Employment & Education Specialist - Women's Justice Program
Tulsa, OK
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelFamily & Children's Services is dedicated to supporting individuals and families in need, and they are seeking an Employment & Education Specialist for their Women's Justice Program. This role focuses on advancing education and employment opportunities for justice-involved clients through training, support, and collaboration with community resources and employers.
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Responsibilities
Engage clients and establish trusting, collaborative relationships in order to provide individualized support and develop vocational plans according to clients’ specific needs and preferences while incorporating input from the treatment team, family members and other designated persons with the clients’ consent
Conduct education and career assessments, proficiency testing and interest inventories with justice-involved clients and program graduates to develop an inventory of clients’ strengths, needs, abilities, and preferences
Implement trauma-informed care practices and individualized plan
Assess and respond to emergent signs of risk and suicidality
Link clients to appropriate intra-agency and community resources to promote wellness and recovery, and collaborate with treatment team to ensure clients’ services are integrated
Work one-on-one and in groups on job development, resume skills, conflict resolution, customer service, communication, and the necessary soft skills for job readiness/retention
Link clients to job fairs and career trade shows to expand employment opportunities
Support clients by linking with the most appropriate employment setting and maintain regular touch points with participant and business partner
Provide individual and group career guidance and coaching, and case management focused on helping clients prepare for employment that leads to long-term self-sufficiency
Provide follow-along support to increase retention, client success, and employer satisfaction
Maintain employment and education data for the clients including pay stubs, schedules, resumes, employment history, banking information and general work attendance for current participants, program graduates and WJT clients
Advocate for criminal justice involved clients participating in court-ordered or voluntary treatment
Utilize health information technology and electronic interventions including mobile and web-based technologies
Demonstrate and utilize knowledge of client population and proven practices related to the treatment of alcohol and other substance use disorders, co-occurring, and mental health interventions
Coordinate supported educational opportunities, including GED courses, post-secondary schooling and or specialized skill/trade courses
Provide skill-based education to clients on topics such as interviewing, attendance, and performance, and provide or link to counseling on money budgeting and employment benefits
Implement best-practice curriculums and other relevant emerging bodies of knowledge to produce improved education and employment outcomes
Assist clients in determining the objectives needed to reach their recovery goals
Utilize best practices for individual and group education sessions
Work to increase client engagement through structure, incentives, individualization of service offerings, and robust support network
Develop partnerships within the community and assist with education and career placement and retention
Provide partner support between the educator and/or employer and client to ensure needs are met and increase client outcomes
Perform a variety of programmatic and administrative customer-centered tasks including current and potential partner outreach
Advocate for participants in the community
Expand partnerships through other service providers and volunteers to strengthen employment interventions and support
Promote wellness, self-care, and self-advocacy; teach clients how to practice positive self-talk; and demonstrate problem-solving techniques to clients
Conduct employment search activities and build ongoing collaborative relationships with area employers directed toward the individualized vocational plans of assigned clients to assist with job placement and retention
Provide Human Resource support between the employer and employee to ensure needs are met and serve as a liaison between individuals, their employers and community agencies
Perform a variety of programmatic and administrative customer-centered tasks including customer outreach
Advocate for participants in the business community
Work with supervisor to establish contact with community partners and external referral sources for program presentations and following up with those organizations over time to identity new referrals
Expand partnerships through other service providers and volunteers to strengthen employment interventions and support
Attend supervision meetings
Qualification
Required
Under the direction of the WJP Employment & Education (EE) Program Supervisor, the WJP EE Specialist is responsible for advancing education and employment opportunities for program clients
This will include coordinating and delivering client training and support on a broad range of education, employment and career-oriented services, data management, and becoming part of the treatment team
Position also requires networking and marketing skills as well as ability to build relationships with potential employers and education partners
Engage clients and establish trusting, collaborative relationships in order to provide individualized support and develop vocational plans according to clients' specific needs and preferences while incorporating input from the treatment team, family members and other designated persons with the clients' consent
Conduct education and career assessments, proficiency testing and interest inventories with justice-involved clients and program graduates to develop an inventory of clients' strengths, needs, abilities, and preferences
Implement trauma-informed care practices and individualized plan
Assess and respond to emergent signs of risk and suicidality
Link clients to appropriate intra-agency and community resources to promote wellness and recovery, and collaborate with treatment team to ensure clients' services are integrated
Work one-on-one and in groups on job development, resume skills, conflict resolution, customer service, communication, and the necessary soft skills for job readiness/retention
Link clients to job fairs and career trade shows to expand employment opportunities
Support clients by linking with the most appropriate employment setting and maintain regular touch points with participant and business partner
Provide individual and group career guidance and coaching, and case management focused on helping clients prepare for employment that leads to long-term self-sufficiency
Provide follow-along support to increase retention, client success, and employer satisfaction
Maintain employment and education data for the clients including pay stubs, schedules, resumes, employment history, banking information and general work attendance for current participants, program graduates and WJT clients
Advocate for criminal justice involved clients participating in court-ordered or voluntary treatment
Utilize health information technology and electronic interventions including mobile and web-based technologies
Demonstrate and utilize knowledge of client population and proven practices related to the treatment of alcohol and other substance use disorders, co-occurring, and mental health interventions
Coordinate supported educational opportunities, including GED courses, post-secondary schooling and or specialized skill/trade courses
Provide skill-based education to clients on topics such as interviewing, attendance, and performance, and provide or link to counseling on money budgeting and employment benefits
Implement best-practice curriculums and other relevant emerging bodies of knowledge to produce improved education and employment outcomes
Assist clients in determining the objectives needed to reach their recovery goals
Utilize best practices for individual and group education sessions
Work to increase client engagement through structure, incentives, individualization of service offerings, and robust support network
Develop partnerships within the community and assist with education and career placement and retention
Provide partner support between the educator and/or employer and client to ensure needs are met and increase client outcomes
Perform a variety of programmatic and administrative customer-centered tasks including current and potential partner outreach
Advocate for participants in the community
Expand partnerships through other service providers and volunteers to strengthen employment interventions and support
Promote wellness, self-care, and self-advocacy; teach clients how to practice positive self-talk; and demonstrate problem-solving techniques to clients
Conduct employment search activities and build ongoing collaborative relationships with area employers directed toward the individualized vocational plans of assigned clients to assist with job placement and retention
Provide Human Resource support between the employer and employee to ensure needs are met and serve as a liaison between individuals, their employers and community agencies
Perform a variety of programmatic and administrative customer-centered tasks including customer outreach
Advocate for participants in the business community
Work with supervisor to establish contact with community partners and external referral sources for program presentations and following up with those organizations over time to identity new referrals
Expand partnerships through other service providers and volunteers to strengthen employment interventions and support
Attend supervision meetings
Company
Family & Children's Services
Family & Children's Services provides counseling and support solutions for child abuse, trauma, mental illness, and addiction.
Founded in 1921
1001-5000 employees
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Chief Executive Officer
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Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel
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