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Job Developer Entry

Volunteers of America Los Angeles • Santa Ana, CA • 4h ago

Job Developer Entry

Location:Santa Ana, CA

Job ID:5619

Salary:$20.94 - $22.04 Per Hour

Area of Interest:Veterans

Division:Adult Services

Shift Type:Day

About Us:

VOALA

Helping Our Most Vulnerable Change Their Life Stories

Volunteers of America is a non-profit human services organization committed to serving people in need, strengthening families, and building communities. VOALA provides a variety of social services to Los Angeles area communities such as Head Start programs, Upward Bound college prep programs, veterans- services, homeless shelters, low-income housing program as well as drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Learn more at www.voala.org.

PAY RATE:$20.94 - $22.04 Per Hour

BENEFITS:VOALA offers competitive medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.

JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE

Job Developer (Entry) serves on a team that is the central point of contact to coordinate and provide job placement and support services for assigned clients.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Develops an individualized employment plan with each participant

Conduct employability assessments of potential participants, this includes, but is not limited to assessing level of ability, readiness for work, physical and mental capabilities, educational background, skills, and identification of challenges and barriers to employment.

Write complete and detailed individualized employment plans outlining activities and community referrals, with concise and clear goals to be tracked.

Conduct comprehensive screenings and assessments with veterans to collect functional, environmental, financial, employment, housing, educational, and health information, as appropriate, to develop a service plan that complements the employment plan.

Meet regularly with program participants, aiding their job search by scheduling interviews, referring job leads and community services to ensure participant success.

Provide career counseling and job coaching, including labor market trends to job seekers, coordinating job skills training, as outlined in participant employment plan,

Provide job readiness skills training (soft skills) in areas of resume preparation, interviewing and job search techniques

Arrange interviews with employers and working with participants on job retention issues

Develop and maintain working relationships with local employers, creating long-term permanent placement opportunities for program participants

Develop a resource base of employers committed to giving priority hiring attention to HFVVWF

Represent the interests of the agency, (Volunteers of America Greater Los Angeles) the program and its participants in all networking and public relations opportunities.

Develop and coordinate linkages with job skills training resources in high-demand fields

Coordinate with EDD Worksource Centers, Department of Rehabilitation, Los Angeles Unified School District, various community and faith based providers, Veterans Administration, and other Veteran social service and employment resources to ensure participants have access to available services to ensure success.

Monitor and track job placement activities on a regular basis to ensure accurate and timely reporting of progress.

Other duties as required

ESSENTIAL ABILITY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Ability to work and deal with difficult, uncooperative, and potentially aggressive clients as VOALA serves the neediest of the needy in our programs, which may include clients with homelessness, mental illness, substance abuse, recently released from incarceration, and other challenges.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Services for this position must be provided on-site. As a result, the position requires incumbents to report to work on-site each day of active employment.

Assessment and development of individual employment plan.

Career Counselling and Job Coaching of participants.

Develop Relationships with local employers

Develop linkages with other agencies/resources available to participants.

Capacity Building - meeting and motivating participant progress

Monitor participants, track progress, timely report progress.

Other duties as required and is subject to change at any time.

MANDATED REPORTER

As service providers to the underprivileged and vulnerable in our community, all employees are considered Mandated Reporters, and must report any instance of physical or sexual abuse to proper authorities.

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS:

Must be able to pass a fingerprint clearance, background check, including criminal history, personal references, employment and education verifications

Ability to perform under circumstances of possible emotional stress and conflicts dealing with difficult, uncooperative, and potentially aggressive clients as VOALA serves the neediest of the needy in our programs which may include clients with homelessness, mental-illness, substance abuse, recently released from incarceration and other challenges.

EDUCATION:

High school diploma (or GED/High School Equivalence Certificate) - Must be over the age of 18 years.

EXPERIENCE:

6 Months of experience as a job developer or other relevant position.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience working with U.S Armed Forces Veterans

Bilingual in English and Spanish

Volunteers of America is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This employer participates in E-Verify as required by the federal government and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment.

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