Lead Employment Specialist - Readiness & Placement

Program: HELP Works | 111 Sunken Garden Loop, Manhattan, NY 10035

What You'll Do

HELP USA seeks a Senior Employment Specialist whose primary goal is to help clients obtain permanent, unsubsidized employment. The Employment Specialist works in conjunction with Case Managers to assess clients’ educational and employment history, interests, aptitudes, and abilities in order to develop employment plans for incorporation into the clients’ service plans.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supervising four (4) Employment Specialists and maintaining the delivery of the Job Readiness curriculum and classroom.
• Ensuring that accurate and up to date information and documents are being maintained and that the required data is input in the AWARDS system.

• Providing new clients with an overview of HELP USA’s employment program philosophy and services at client orientation sessions and/or individual intake meetings.

• Utilizing HELP USA’s Job Readiness Curriculum to facilitate education and employment readiness workshops including resume writing, preparing for the world of work, job interviewing skills, securing childcare, etc.

• Facilitating workshops on information related to transitional benefits, welfare to work benefits, and tax credit changes.

• Providing educational and vocational counseling for clients, both individually and in groups.

• Referring clients to and acting as the liaison with HELP USA’s employment programs and other employment/vocational and educational training programs and government offices to facilitate job placement.

• Maintaining a network of government, training, and placement resources and contacts.

You’re a great fit for this role if you have:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and skills.

• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.

• Strong public speaking ability.

• Valid US driver’s license.

• Computer literacy, particularly with Microsoft Office applications.

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus.