MISSION STATEMENT:
Homeboy Industries provides hope, training, and support to formerly gang-involved and recently incarcerated men and women, allowing them to redirect their lives and become contributing members of our community.
Job Title: Youth Employment Counselor
Reports To: Director of Youth Programs & Services and serves on the Workforce Development Team
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Under direct supervision of the Program Manager, the Employment Counselor is the first point of contact for trainees referred for Workforce Development services. He or she will assist trainees in creating employment & postsecondary plan and implementing each step. Youth will be assisted in getting a job, but also planning for a career. This will include assessing trainee strengths and challenges, assisting trainees in articulating their goals, tracking trainee progress in moving toward work readiness and job skills and supporting trainee efforts to prepare for internal or external placement.
Key Duties
Develop career pathways based on state research of high demand labor market jobs as well as HBI social enterprises. Delivery of service should focus on job-to-career within a pathway.
Develop college training, adult school, and vocational training pathways aligned to sectors with high labor market demand and high youth interest, and connect youth to these pathways via support with applications and matriculation.
Assist in the delivery of employment readiness training for HBI program participants including coordination with Learning Works on the career readiness class and the career focused Senior Project.
Work with the Worksite Supervisor to support work readiness skills of trainees and eventually help place them in employment.
Develop a robust network of first time job opportunities, internships, and other experiences in career pathways such as fieldtrip, guest speakers, job shadowing and internships.
Connect youth to these opportunities and support them so they can successfully navigate them.
Assess a person’s education level, work history, Interests Inventory (COPS) and suggest career pathways that match his/ her background and abilities to develop employment & postsecondary plan for each trainee/participant.
Connect participants with short- term career trainings/ apprenticeships and track training progress.
Connect students to Workforce Investment System and other jobs programs (Conservation Corp., Job Corp, Youth at Work, etc.)
Serve as the community partner/resource liaison including creating community resource fliers and events on various topics
Listen to participant needs and assist with barrier removal through outside and/ or in-house referrals (e.g. Tattoo Removal, Housing, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Legal Services, etc.) and by coordinating with participants case manager to provide supportive services (e.g. tools, uniform, transportation assistance, etc.)
Collaborate with HBI’s Workforce Development Department as well as work closely with Homeboy’s Educational Department and Youth Case Manager to ensure job development plans and educational plans are aligned and supporting each other.
Create and maintain participant files and logging events and progress case notes in Homeboy’s database or other tracking systems. Keep track of grant tracking including program eligibility
Prepare reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing progress.
Carry out special projects as requested by supervisor on or off site.
Qualifications
Requires HS Diploma/GED and BA or BS
Must have a valid California Driver License
2-5 years of experience in workforce development position
Enjoy working as a member of a team.
Experience working with vulnerable populations.
Computer literacy in Word-processing, spreadsheet programs, Powerpoint, social media, text and email. Required
Communication Skills: The ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business documentation, procedures.
Ability to present report information in a narrative, statistical and oral presentations. Required
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand and talk or hear. The employee is required to sit; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Compensation
$23.00 – $25.00 per hour
This is a full-time non-exempt position with a full benefits package including health, dental, vision, Life AD&D, and retirement account.
Benefits
401(k)
Dental insurance
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Life insurance
Vision insurance
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