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Amity Foundation , internationally acclaimed teaching, and therapeutic community seeks compassionate and enthusiastic individuals to join as an Educational Coordinator. This groundbreaking opportunity allows you to work with prison programs to help inmate populations while enhancing your training and experience in the field.
Amity Foundation is a safe place where people can change in an environment that fosters trust, where new values can be formed, responsibility developed, and lasting relationships built. Amity is dedicated to the inclusion and habilitation of people marginalized by addiction, homelessness, trauma, criminality, incarceration, poverty, racism, sexism, and violence. Amity is committed to research, development implementation, and dissemination of information regarding community building.
Remembrance, Resolution, Reconciliation, Restoration, Renewal
About the Position The Educational Coordinator for the California Violence Intervention & Prevention Project (CalVIP) is responsible for providing direct services and supports for project participants. The position liaises with existing Case Managers (referral partners), educational partners, and prospective employers to support and augment the education-to-employment pathway for CalVIP participants. Educational Coordinators provide active advocacy, wrap-around services, and relational credibility to participants with former criminal-justice involvement who are pursuing education-to-employment pathways.
Salary Range:
$20/hr - $22/hr
What You Will Do
Provide trauma-informed, participant-centered case management of CalVIP participants.
Build and maintain relationships with participants from enrollment through discharge/program completion.
Guide participants through all available services including vocational training, work readiness training, advocacy, and sourcing for needed services.
May provide trainings that reduce barriers to program completion.
Provide consistent case management support.
Support participants to overcome historical barriers to employment, including acquisition of educational credentials, transportation, work-related clothing and tools, record expungement, physical/health issues, technological challenges, and child support payments.
Coordinate with existing Case Manager or referral partner to ensure a warm hand-off into the CalVIP project.
Coordinate with CalVIP Finance Specialist or Project Director to ensure eligibility and fund utilization.
Coordinate with External Evaluator to maintain data points, coordinate interviews, or assess project satisfaction.
Develop relationships with potential employer organizations in the Los Angeles community that may hire certified AmityWorks students and graduates.
Coordinate intake, eligibility, and aptitude/interest assessment of prospective CalVIP participants.
Provide participants with job readiness services, including mock interviews and coaching regarding disclosure of past justice involvement or parole status to potential employers.
Prepare, review, and update Individual Employment Plan (IEP) for participants assigned to caseload.
Provide employment services including job placement, resume writing, mock interviews, time management, and appropriate workplace relationships.
Demonstrate cultural competency, community advocacy, and professionalism in representing the Amity Foundation and its projects to the community.
Respond positively to changing demands and priorities, recognizing scope of authority and decision-making processes within a team-oriented framework.
Participate in training provided by BSCC and/or External Evaluation team when applicable.
Perform additional duties as assigned.
What You Will Bring Required
Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, OR
High school diploma or equivalent AND two (2) years of experience as a job developer or similar position.
Preferred
Minimum of one (1) year experience in a job development or similar role.
Basic knowledge and experience with the criminal record expungement process.
Lived experience with incarceration, addiction, poverty, foster care, or other systems involvement considered an asset.
100% Employer-Sponsored HMO plan.
PPO Medical, Dental, Vision.
Paid vacation, sick time, & 11 holidays.
401K, HSA, & Life insurance programs.
Community-oriented workplace.
An organization committed to community action & social justice.
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Amity Foundation is a safe place where people can change in an environment that fosters trust, where new values can be formed, responsibility developed, and lasting relationships built. Amity is dedicated to the inclusion and habilitation of people marginalized by addiction, homelessness, trauma, criminality, incarceration, poverty, racism, sexism, and violence. Amity is committed to research, development implementation, and dissemination of information regarding community building.
Remembrance, Resolution, Reconciliation, Restoration, Renewal
About the Position The Educational Coordinator for the California Violence Intervention & Prevention Project (CalVIP) is responsible for providing direct services and supports for project participants. The position liaises with existing Case Managers (referral partners), educational partners, and prospective employers to support and augment the education-to-employment pathway for CalVIP participants. Educational Coordinators provide active advocacy, wrap-around services, and relational credibility to participants with former criminal-justice involvement who are pursuing education-to-employment pathways.
Salary Range:
$20/hr - $22/hr
What You Will Do
Provide trauma-informed, participant-centered case management of CalVIP participants.
Build and maintain relationships with participants from enrollment through discharge/program completion.
Guide participants through all available services including vocational training, work readiness training, advocacy, and sourcing for needed services.
May provide trainings that reduce barriers to program completion.
Provide consistent case management support.
Support participants to overcome historical barriers to employment, including acquisition of educational credentials, transportation, work-related clothing and tools, record expungement, physical/health issues, technological challenges, and child support payments.
Coordinate with existing Case Manager or referral partner to ensure a warm hand-off into the CalVIP project.
Coordinate with CalVIP Finance Specialist or Project Director to ensure eligibility and fund utilization.
Coordinate with External Evaluator to maintain data points, coordinate interviews, or assess project satisfaction.
Develop relationships with potential employer organizations in the Los Angeles community that may hire certified AmityWorks students and graduates.
Coordinate intake, eligibility, and aptitude/interest assessment of prospective CalVIP participants.
Provide participants with job readiness services, including mock interviews and coaching regarding disclosure of past justice involvement or parole status to potential employers.
Prepare, review, and update Individual Employment Plan (IEP) for participants assigned to caseload.
Provide employment services including job placement, resume writing, mock interviews, time management, and appropriate workplace relationships.
Demonstrate cultural competency, community advocacy, and professionalism in representing the Amity Foundation and its projects to the community.
Respond positively to changing demands and priorities, recognizing scope of authority and decision-making processes within a team-oriented framework.
Participate in training provided by BSCC and/or External Evaluation team when applicable.
Perform additional duties as assigned.
What You Will Bring Required
Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, OR
High school diploma or equivalent AND two (2) years of experience as a job developer or similar position.
Preferred
Minimum of one (1) year experience in a job development or similar role.
Basic knowledge and experience with the criminal record expungement process.
Lived experience with incarceration, addiction, poverty, foster care, or other systems involvement considered an asset.
100% Employer-Sponsored HMO plan.
PPO Medical, Dental, Vision.
Paid vacation, sick time, & 11 holidays.
401K, HSA, & Life insurance programs.
Community-oriented workplace.
An organization committed to community action & social justice.
#J-18808-Ljbffr