Family & Children's Services
Employment & Education Specialist - Women's Justice Program
Family & Children's Services, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, 74145
Employment & Education Specialist - Women's Justice Program
Under the direction of the WJP Employment & Education (EE) Program Supervisor, the WJP EE Specialist is responsible for advancing education and employment opportunities for program clients. This includes coordinating and delivering client training and support on a broad range of education, employment, and career‑oriented services, data management, and integration into the treatment team. The position also requires networking and marketing skills, relationship building with potential employers and education partners.
Program Specific Duties and Responsibilities Career Guidance and Counseling
Engage clients and establish trusting, collaborative relationships to provide individualized support and develop vocational plans according to clients’ specific needs and preferences.
Conduct education and career assessments, proficiency testing, and interest inventories with justice‑involved clients and program graduates to develop an inventory of clients’ strengths, needs, abilities and preferences.
Implement trauma‑informed care practices and individualized plans.
Assess and respond to emergent signs of risk and suicidality.
Link clients to appropriate intra‑agency and community resources to promote wellness and recovery, and collaborate with the treatment team to ensure services are integrated.
Work one‑on‑one and in groups on job development, resume skills, conflict resolution, customer service, communication, and soft skills for job readiness and retention.
Link clients to job fairs and career trade shows to expand employment opportunities.
Support clients by linking with the most appropriate employment setting and maintain regular touch‑points with participants and business partners.
Provide individual and group career guidance and coaching, and case management focused on helping clients prepare for employment that leads to long‑term self‑sufficiency.
Provide follow‑along support to increase retention, client success, and employer satisfaction.
Maintain employment and education data for the clients, including pay stubs, schedules, resumes, employment history, banking information and general work attendance.
Advocate for criminal‑justice‑involved clients participating in court‑ordered or voluntary treatment.
Utilize health information technology and electronic interventions including mobile and web‑based technologies.
Demonstrate and utilize knowledge of client population and proven practices related to the treatment of alcohol and other substance use disorders, co‑occurring and mental health interventions.
Coordinating and Delivering Client Training
Coordinate supported educational opportunities, including GED courses, post‑secondary schooling and specialized skill/trade courses.
Provide skill‑based education to clients on topics such as interviewing, attendance, performance and provide or link to counseling on money budgeting and employment benefits.
Implement best‑practice curricula and relevant emerging knowledge to produce improved education and employment outcomes.
Assist clients in determining the objectives needed to reach their recovery goals.
Utilize best practices for individual and group education sessions.
Work to increase client engagement through structure, incentives, individualization of service offerings and a robust support network.
Develop partnerships within the community and assist with education and career placement and retention.
Provide partner support between the educator and/or employer and client to ensure needs are met and increase client outcomes.
Perform a variety of programmatic and administrative customer‑centered tasks including current and potential partner outreach.
Advocate for participants in the community.
Expand partnerships through other service providers and volunteers to strengthen employment interventions and support.
Promote wellness, self‑care, and self‑advocacy; teach clients how to practice positive self‑talk and demonstrate problem‑solving techniques.
Networking and Relationship Building with Potential Employers
Conduct employment search activities and build ongoing collaborative relationships with area employers directed toward the individualized vocational plans of assigned clients to assist with job placement and retention.
Provide Human Resources support between the employer and employee to ensure needs are met and serve as a liaison between individuals, their employers and community agencies.
Perform a variety of programmatic and administrative customer‑centered tasks including customer outreach.
Advocate for participants in the business community.
Work with supervisor to establish contact with community partners and external referral sources for program presentations and follow‑up with those organizations over time to identify new referrals.
Expand partnerships through other service providers and volunteers to strengthen employment interventions and support.
Attend supervision meetings.
Seniority Level Entry level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Human Resources
Industry Mental Health Care
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Program Specific Duties and Responsibilities Career Guidance and Counseling
Engage clients and establish trusting, collaborative relationships to provide individualized support and develop vocational plans according to clients’ specific needs and preferences.
Conduct education and career assessments, proficiency testing, and interest inventories with justice‑involved clients and program graduates to develop an inventory of clients’ strengths, needs, abilities and preferences.
Implement trauma‑informed care practices and individualized plans.
Assess and respond to emergent signs of risk and suicidality.
Link clients to appropriate intra‑agency and community resources to promote wellness and recovery, and collaborate with the treatment team to ensure services are integrated.
Work one‑on‑one and in groups on job development, resume skills, conflict resolution, customer service, communication, and soft skills for job readiness and retention.
Link clients to job fairs and career trade shows to expand employment opportunities.
Support clients by linking with the most appropriate employment setting and maintain regular touch‑points with participants and business partners.
Provide individual and group career guidance and coaching, and case management focused on helping clients prepare for employment that leads to long‑term self‑sufficiency.
Provide follow‑along support to increase retention, client success, and employer satisfaction.
Maintain employment and education data for the clients, including pay stubs, schedules, resumes, employment history, banking information and general work attendance.
Advocate for criminal‑justice‑involved clients participating in court‑ordered or voluntary treatment.
Utilize health information technology and electronic interventions including mobile and web‑based technologies.
Demonstrate and utilize knowledge of client population and proven practices related to the treatment of alcohol and other substance use disorders, co‑occurring and mental health interventions.
Coordinating and Delivering Client Training
Coordinate supported educational opportunities, including GED courses, post‑secondary schooling and specialized skill/trade courses.
Provide skill‑based education to clients on topics such as interviewing, attendance, performance and provide or link to counseling on money budgeting and employment benefits.
Implement best‑practice curricula and relevant emerging knowledge to produce improved education and employment outcomes.
Assist clients in determining the objectives needed to reach their recovery goals.
Utilize best practices for individual and group education sessions.
Work to increase client engagement through structure, incentives, individualization of service offerings and a robust support network.
Develop partnerships within the community and assist with education and career placement and retention.
Provide partner support between the educator and/or employer and client to ensure needs are met and increase client outcomes.
Perform a variety of programmatic and administrative customer‑centered tasks including current and potential partner outreach.
Advocate for participants in the community.
Expand partnerships through other service providers and volunteers to strengthen employment interventions and support.
Promote wellness, self‑care, and self‑advocacy; teach clients how to practice positive self‑talk and demonstrate problem‑solving techniques.
Networking and Relationship Building with Potential Employers
Conduct employment search activities and build ongoing collaborative relationships with area employers directed toward the individualized vocational plans of assigned clients to assist with job placement and retention.
Provide Human Resources support between the employer and employee to ensure needs are met and serve as a liaison between individuals, their employers and community agencies.
Perform a variety of programmatic and administrative customer‑centered tasks including customer outreach.
Advocate for participants in the business community.
Work with supervisor to establish contact with community partners and external referral sources for program presentations and follow‑up with those organizations over time to identify new referrals.
Expand partnerships through other service providers and volunteers to strengthen employment interventions and support.
Attend supervision meetings.
Seniority Level Entry level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Human Resources
Industry Mental Health Care
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