Employment Specialist
3 weeks ago
**Description**
Breaking Barriers is an innovative 24- month rapid rehousing program that serves adults who are on felony probation in Los Angeles County and are experiencing homelessness. Breaking Barriers provides employment services, a rental subsidy combined with housing retention, and intensive case management services. The goal is for clients to fully assume rental payments and “transition in place” at program end.
**Position Summary**
**Duties and responsibilities to include, but not limited to**:
**Provide Client Support, Guidance and Case Management**
- Orient, assess job readiness, and provide employment counseling services for working and non-working clients
- Meet with clients frequently and regularly in the home, community, and office to develop and implement an individualized employment services plan and identify short and long-term goals
- Providing encouragement & motivation to clients throughout the job search process
- Provide referrals to educational, training, Chrysalis social enterprises and other social services
- Maintain up-to-date referral resources for clients to facilitate employment search
**Foster Strong Client, Colleague, and Partner Relationships**
- Participate in Chrysalis meetings and case conferences sharing best practices and providing thought partnership to colleagues
- Collaborate and communicate with all Breaking Barriers partners on a regular basis
- Provide training ideas and resources to leadership team, including the opportunity to conduct workshops for colleagues within the department and across the organization
- Celebrate achievements and brainstorm solutions for department and organization-wide goals
- Adhere to all Chrysalis policies and procedures and code of ethics
- Represent Chrysalis to stakeholders by providing site tours and presenting on services
**Monitor Client Progress & Program Outcomes**
- Maintain accurate client/program data to manage caseload and generate reports as needed
- Document each service, the outcome and next steps, as well as any observations of clients’ skills, job readiness, and/or growth opportunities into the ServicePoint case management database
- Analyze and report weekly/monthly/quarterly data as required to maintain accurate client and program-based statistics
**Job Skills & Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- 2 + years direct services/relevant experience preferred
- Experience working with individuals who have been affected by the criminal justice system and/or individuals who have experienced homelessness preferred
- Bilingual (English and Spanish) preferred
- Passion for the Chrysalis’s mission
- Strong interpersonal and client engagement skills
- Ability to interact with clients, colleagues, partners from various cultures and lifestyles with diplomacy and tact
- Excellent verbal, written, and written communication skills
- Self-starter with “can do” attitude and initiative
- Strong organizational and record keeping skills
- Ability to work independently and utilize critical thinking skills in decision making situations
- Ability to work in a fast-paced professional environment
- Flexibility regarding scheduling and prioritization of tasks
- Maintain confidential information and exercise discretion
- Computer knowledge (Internet research, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and willingness to learn other systems as required
- Reliable transportation
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