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Career Opportunities with Volunteers of America Los Angeles

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Careers At Volunteers of America Los Angeles

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Helping Our Most Vulnerable Change Their Life Stories

Volunteers of America is a non-profit human services organization committed to serving people in need, strengthening families, and building communities. VOA - LA provides a variety of social services to Los Angeles area communities such as Head Start programs, Upward Bound college prep programs, veterans' services, homeless shelters, low-income housing program as well as drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Learn more at www.voala.org.

PAY RATE: $22.49 - $23.67 Per Hour

BENEFITS: VOALA offers competitive medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.

JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE

Job Developer serves on a team that is the central point of contact to coordinate and provide job placement and support services for assigned clients.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops an individualized employment plan with each participant
  • Conduct employability assessments of potential participants, including assessing level of ability, readiness for work, physical and mental capabilities, 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 work 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.
• 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.

REQUIREMENTS:

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

EDUCATION:

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

EXPERIENCE:

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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and experience in employment placement and vocational counseling activities.
• US Armed Forces veteran strongly preferred but not required.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Volunteers of America is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.