Job Developer - Housing Works : Job Details

Description Compensation Range: $25/hr - $28/hr commensurate with experience. Benefits: We have three comprehensive healthcare plans to choose from based on your priorities and budget. Housing Works covers most of the plan; you pay a portion, based on your salary. Staff begins accruing PTO immediately for a total of up to 30 days earned in the first year. We offer employees an educational benefit. This money is available for tuition loan reimbursement, tuition costs, and text books. Overview: The Housing Works Inc. Justice Initiatives is a specialized department that provides comprehensive, holistic services for individuals 18 years of age and older with current or former involvement in the criminal legal system through operating the following programs: Reentry, Alternative to Incarceration, Emergency and Transitional Housing and Cannabis Retail Training (CREATE). The Reentry Program provides in-custody and post-release services to individuals who have had contact with the criminal legal system in the past three years. The services include case management, connection to vocational counseling and career advisement services, job training, connection to continuing education and hard skills trainings, paid internships and employment placement assistance. Reporting to the Workforce Development Program Manager, the Job Developer will be primarily responsible for developing relationships with NYC employers to create career pathways for participants and work alongside the integrated care team to provide workforce development training and support with program participants. The ideal candidate will have experience working with individuals who are justice-involved, knowledge of the criminal legal system and have current established relationships with NYC employers, hiring managers or career training programs. Responsibilities: Primary:

• Develop and maintain relationships and Employer Linkage Agreements with NYC employers or hiring managers.
• Develop career pathways and employment connections in a variety of industry sectors.
• Participate in job fairs, resource fairs or other community events to promote the program and develop partnerships.
• Facilitate work readiness and soft skills development groups.
• Conduct individual counseling sessions with program participants focused on enhancing work readiness and matching participants with available employment opportunities.
• Assist with developing or updating participant resumes.
• Assist program participants with submitting employment applications.
• Maintain accurately and timely charting within the electronic case record systems.
• Co-facilitate quarterly Employer Roundtable events with the Program Manager and active employer and training partners.
• Participate in interdisciplinary case conferences as needed.
• Provide crisis intervention support as needed.
• Submit daily, weekly and monthly reports timely.
• Promote Housing Works' core values (All-in, Stronger Together, High Performance and Membership) in day to day activities.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by supervisor

Secondary:

• Provide culturally competent services in accordance to Housing Works policies and practices.
• Ability to work with clients with diverse clients with varying levels of service needs.
• Works collaboratively with other team members within the Justice Initiatives Department and cross-agency.

Other functions that may be required with this position include:

• Attend and participate staff meetings and trainings as scheduled.
• Responsiveness to emails, texts and phone calls.
• Adhere to remote workforce policies, procedures and protocols.

Minimum Requirements

• High school diploma required. Bachelor's Degree preferred in human services, psychology, business or other related field.

The following are qualifications and requirements of the position:

• Minimum 2 years of experience providing direct client service.
• Experience working with justice-involved or justice-impacted individuals with varying level of care needs.
• Strong written documentation and communication skills
• Good problem-solving skills and ability to work autonomously
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, required
• Experience utilizing EMR systems.

The following additional competencies are viewed as important to success in this position:

• Preferably bi-lingual in Spanish.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent or proficient technical skills to perform tasks related to Microsoft Office, email and case management systems.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with the team.
• Dependability and reliability to arrive and depart timely for scheduled shift.
• Ability to frequently travel within the boroughs via public transportation.

Housing Works requires employees working in our Health Services division to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless approved for a legal accommodation. If you need an accommodation for any reason, including related to this job requirement, please contact Human Resources. Job candidates should be aware that scammers may pose as employers and create fake job postings in order to extract personal information from individuals for financial gain. Housing Works will never ask job candidates for personal information, such as social security numbers or bank account details, over the phone. If you suspect that a job posting may be fake or wish to confirm that a job posting from Housing Works is genuine, please contact us at [email protected] Housing Works was founded in 1990; With a long-term commitment to AIDS advocacy. Housing Works established New York State's first harm reduction-based, OASAS-licensed outpatient drug treatment program. Other services include Health Home care management, behavioral health, and syringe exchange programs. A pioneer in the social entrepreneurship movement, Housing Works operates 10 high-end thrift shops in Manhattan and Brooklyn and a much-loved Bookstore Cafe in Soho. For more information, visit www.housingworks.org Housing Works fights for funding and legislation to ensure that all people living with HIV/AIDS have access to quality housing, healthcare, HIV prevention, and treatment, among other lifesaving services. Housing Works provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements. Housing Works complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Housing Works also does not request prior salary information during the hiring process. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. This position is included in a bargaining unit of Housing Works' New York City employees represented by a labor union known as the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union ( RWDSU ). Accordingly, the RWDSU has the exclusive right to bargain over the terms and conditions of employment related to this position and this position may become covered by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement (a CBA ) between Housing Works and the RWDSU