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Volunteers of America Los Angeles · 6 days ago

Job Developer

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$22.49/hr - $23.67/hr

1+ years exp

Volunteers of America Los Angeles is a non-profit human services organization committed to serving people in need. The Job Developer will coordinate and provide job placement and support services for assigned clients, including developing individualized employment plans and providing career counseling and job coaching.

Non ProfitSocial

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 of participants, 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

Develops a service plan for each participant

Conduct comprehensive screenings and assessments with veterans to collect functional, environmental, financial, employment, housing, educational, and health information, as appropriate

Draft a Service Plan that complements the Employment Plan

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 HVRP

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

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

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

Assessment and development of Individual Employment Plan and Service 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

Qualification

Job placementCareer counselingJob coachingCase managementBilingual (English/Spanish)Monitoring progressSoft skills trainingRelationship building

Required

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

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

1 year of experience in case management or as a job developer