Job Description
POSITION: Workforce and Education Specialist
DIVISION: Adult Services: Employment
REPORTS TO: Workforce Development Manager
CLASSIFICATION: Nonexempt, Full-Time
SUPERVISES: N/A
The Alameda Point Collaborative works to end homelessness by providing housing and services to create communities where formerly homeless families and individuals can flourish.
Alameda Point Collaborative (APC) is a nonprofit agency operating on the site of the former Naval Air Station in Alameda. It manages 200 housing units for over 500 formerly homeless residents and provides support services, including case management, counseling, employment training, and children and youth services.
APC values diversity and believes we better meet our mission by recruiting, training, and retaining a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the community we serve. Folks who identify as Black, Indigenous, People of Color, and LGBTQ are encouraged to apply to this position. APC is currently engaged in an organization-wide Racial Equity review and strategic planning process, guided by an external team of experts, in collaboration with an internal working group that includes staff members from diverse backgrounds and job levels.
PRIMARY FUNCTION
Under the general direction of the Workforce Development Manager, as a member of the Workforce Development Team, the Workforce and Education Specialist assists supportive housing residents in achieving their employment and education goals. This position will be responsible for the implementation of the workforce development curriculum, including group activities, classes, and events for APC youth residents ages 13 to 17 in the Teen Center as well as adult residents in the Career Center. This position will also help residents obtain the skills, tools, and resources to access employment through one-to-one career coaching.
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Outreach and Orientation Activities
Outreach to adult and youth residents at APC and inform them of Workforce Development opportunities available through APC.
Interview, advise, and guide a diverse population of clients to deliver comprehensive career services from intake and training to job-placement.
Complete intake assessment to match program participants' career paths based on interests and connect to corresponding training opportunities.
Utilize data tracking tools to complete longitudinal tracking and continued support.
Workforce Development Activities Facilitate workforce development employment skills classes for teens and adults.
Coordinate with the Workforce Development team to adapt the curriculum to meet participant and potential employer needs.
Recruit resident participants for workforce development cohorts, on-site workshops, and summer youth workforce activities.
Assist with developing and implementing processes for workforce development program graduate tracking and support.
Employment Center and One-to-One Employment Assistance Coordinate Career Center activities, including: Assisting Career Center participants in the following: Job readiness training with participants in the Career Center.
Career Center orientations
Manage data collection and outcome reports for Career Center activities.
Arrange one-on-one appointments for job coaching, job application aid, and ongoing support.
Maintain current employment listings for the Career Center job board.
Agency and Team Duties Participate as a member of the Workforce Development Team: By attending all scheduled meetings
Complete service logs and notes
Provide back-up workforce development training supervision
Participate in regular staff development training and meetings.
Ensure that employment-related data is inputted and maintained in relevant databases.
Ensure that backup contract service documentation related to employment service activities is maintained in client files.
Report any unusual issues or problems to your supervisor, document concerns, and write incident reports, including complying with mandated abuse reporting laws.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE 2 years of paid work experience in social services employment services.
Experience developing and implementing lesson plans to meet curriculum-based learning objectives.
Experience or training related to children and youth from a disadvantaged background, such as homelessness, poverty, domestic violence, mental illness, disabilities, and/or substance abuse within families.
Willingness to adapt work schedule to meet program and client needs.
Experience working effectively in a multicultural, diverse environment.
Familiarity with wellness- and recovery-based employment and service models.
Computer and technical proficiency to teach computer and internet employment access skills.
Technical proficiency to learn and manage data management systems.
Reliable, responsible, open to feedback, and committed to improvement.
Fingerprint/background check clearance required.
Adult and child CPR and first aid training are required during employment; training will be provided periodically to ensure staff coverage and safety during programs.
ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS Ability to work with accountability and complete assignments in a timely and efficient manner.
Ability to work as a member of a collaborative services team
Excellent engagement skills.
Ability to drive a motor vehicle and meet all APC insurance carrier requirements for ongoing coverage.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Occasional lifting of 10-20 pounds
This job description does not promise or imply that the functions listed are the only duties to be performed or that the position may not change or be eliminated. Employees are always expected to follow their supervisor's instructions and to perform the tasks requested by their supervisors.
Alameda Point Collaborative is an Equal Opportunity Employer Alameda Point Collaborative
Job Tags
Full time, Contract work, Work experience placement, Summer work,