Employment Specialist II

Lutheran Services Florida • Tampa, FL

21d

About The Position

Lutheran Services Florida (LSF) envisions a world where children are safe, families are strong, and communities are vibrant. LSF is seeking a talented Employment Specialist II who wants to make an impact in the lives of others. Purpose and Impact: The Employment Specialist II is responsible for assisting and ensuring effective resettlement, social integration, and self-sufficiency by delivering comprehensive employment services to refugees and entrants in the targeted service area.

Requirements

• High School/GED Diploma
• At least two years experience delivering employment services to refugees and immigrants in a social service environment
• Knowledge of refugee cultures, backgrounds, languages and resources helpful.
• Computer skills to produce and interpret graphs, charts, spreadsheets and other mathematical reports.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; make recommendations and develop implementation strategies.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to interpret agency, federal and state laws pertaining to the program.
• Ability to speak before groups of individuals and to lead employees and volunteers.
• Ability to plan and direct activities to write goals and objectives.
• Ability to utilize agency resources and technology to appropriately answer questions and provides guidance to staff and parents.
• Ability to train and provide presentations to large and small groups.
• Ability to collaborate with and have working knowledge of local community resources.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
• Sustained concentration and attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to prioritize and manage workload and deadlines.
• Must be able to work a flexible work schedule.
• Must be bilingual in English/Spanish
• Must demonstrate sensitivity to our service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics and needs.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and complete intake forms with demographic information.
• Completes initial assessment in order to develop a service plan.
• Updates plan regularly to document changes.
• Develop an employability plan and a self-sufficiency plan in conjunction with client.
• Assesses and assists clients who are hard to place or needing special services in reaching self-sufficiency.
• Develops referral to additional services as necessary.
• Issue referrals for support services to service providers according to their special needs.
• Completes a household budget to determine necessary wages for self-sufficiency achievement.
• Provide counseling and one-on-one orientation regarding guidelines and responsibilities of the program.
• Updates case files at least once a month to show progress and implementation of the employability plan.
• Provides training to program staff as necessary.
• Responsible for writing case notes in the WTS system if client is a TANF participant.
• Assist all clients, including hard to place clients, in job application, interviews, onboarding and work adjustment.
• Employee is expected to achieve 100% of allocated individual goals as mandated by the funding source and LSF on a monthly basis. See goal worksheet.
• Ensure that 85% of RCA clients are placed in full time employment within 4 months of intake.
• Responsible to provide assigned staff with job placement forms for data entry and placed in the client’s case file for documentation.
• Responsible to provide assigned staff with 10/30/60/90 day’s follow-up after placement.
• Responsible to provide posts employment counseling and follow up to ensure that clients placed on jobs will remain employed at 90 day follow up.
• Responsible that all documenting goal accomplishments is submitted to the designated staff in a timely manner for data entry and billing purposes.
• Ensure that participants comply with rules and regulations of the program and that compliance is documented. i.e. community services, timesheets, pay stubs, determine and impose sanctions, lifting pre-sanctions and sanctions, preparation of vouchers for support or transitional services, and ultimately case closure, etc.
• Responsible for attending DCF and WTS trainings and meetings, seminars, etc.
• Makes program presentations to employers and other organizations as necessary.
• Act as Acting Manager when manager is out of office.
• Provides indirect supervision of ESI and PA.
• Assist Manager in enforcement and attainment of program goals.
• Assist with Employment Preparation Sessions as needed.
• Share job leads with other Employment Specialists.
• Must possess a clean/valid Florida Driver License, reliable transportation and proof of insurance (transcript of driving record will be requested from the Department of Motor Vehicle at the time of hire).
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Amazing benefits package including:
• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Telehealth (24/7 online access to Doctors)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employer paid life insurance (1X salary)
• 13 paid holidays + 1 floating holiday
• Generous PTO policy (starting at 16 working days a year)
• Note: Head Start employees paid time off and holiday schedule may differ
• 403(b) Retirement plan with 3% discretionary employer match OR 3% student loan repayment reimbursement
• Tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED