- Country: USA
- Vacancies No: N/A
- Salary: N/A
- No of Jobs: N/A
- Education: Undergraduate
- Experience: 3 years
- Gender: Both
Major Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Staff Management:
- Provide leadership, development support and supervision to direct service staff by leading team meetings; providing individual supervision, coaching and goal-setting; managing workload and prioritizing tasks; and helping staff troubleshoot challenges.
- Ensure compliance of self and employment team with all policies, procedures, and protocols of the agency and funders
- Determine employment program eligibility and assign cases to the corresponding appropriate employment specialists
Compliance Documentation:
- Ensure all programs fulfill funder and agency requirements for documentation, case files, data tracking and other areas of administrative compliance.
- Coordinate quality assurance efforts by conducting periodic case file and electronic data reviews in partnership and determine file changes to be made
- Monitor progress towards programmatic performance requirements and encourage the employment team towards these goals. This includes program implementation, oversight, monitoring and evaluation for all grants in the portfolio.
- Produce high-quality program reports in a timely manner. This includes completing or overseeing staff completion various reports to IRC headquarters and funders.
- Assist in grant writing activities, as the opportunities arise.
Client Services:
- Actively participate and oversee the implementation and management of the employment programs to ensure all program requirements and IRC standards of care are met.
- Track enrolled clients utilizing the ETO and IRIS systems to ensure all employment services are provided in a timely manner and properly documented.
- Maintain close communication with employment staff regarding challenging cases and carry out timely, professional interventions to ensure appropriate service delivery.
- Identify opportunities to advance gender equality with a focus on increasing employability access for women participants.
- Develop and cultivate long term relationships with area employers in order to identify appropriate employment opportunities for clients.
- Use personal vehicle as a mode of transport for both self and clients to various job responsibilities in and around the service delivery area.
Team/Office Participation:
- Participate in all program meetings, staff development activities, and other duties as assigned.
- Work as part of a team to provide comprehensive strength-based services to IRC clients through coordination of cases and effective communication between team members and departments.
- Represent the IRC Employment program at various meetings with regional partners, state funders, and IRC headquarters personnel
- Comply with all policies, procedures, and protocols of the agency.
Requirements:
- Undergraduate degree in Social Work, Human Services or a related field of study.
- Minimum three years of experience securing employment opportunities for clients, either in domestic refugee resettlement, other workforce development fields or closely related social service delivery.
- At least one year of staff supervisory experience
- Experience in a not-for profit or human service agency environment preferred.
- Highly organized self-starter with demonstrated success in managing multiple priorities and delivering quantifiable results under pressure, with tight deadlines, and in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent program and staff management skills: experience developing, leading, implementing and monitoring projects or programs in nonprofit or community-based organizations. Strong ability to coach staff and take initiative.
- Proven negotiation, interpersonal, and oral and written communication skills, especially in a multi-cultural environment.
- Must be mission and outcome driven, self-confidence, and commitment to client success.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook) and strong keyboarding skills. ETO database familiarity strongly preferred.
- Excellent communication skills, with fluency in written and spoken English.
- Valid driver’s license, reliable vehicle with current insurance, and the ability to travel regularly throughout the service delivery area
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