NEW POSITION: Employment Specialist (dual locations)

Lifting Up Westchester • White Plains, NY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Lifting Up Westchester’s Job Central assists unemployed and underemployed adults experiencing homelessness and extreme poverty with financial stability and employment. The Employment Specialist helps participants identify job opportunities, develop job-readiness skills, find employment, and pursue opportunities for advancement. After participants find suitable full- or part-time work, the specialist provides ongoing services for 12 months to support job retention, independence, and self-sufficiency.

The position is split between Job Central in White Plains and Jan Peek Shelter in Peekskill. It requires travel between multiple Westchester County locations.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in social services, particularly in the employment sector.
• Experience, comfort, and desire to work with vulnerable populations, including people experiencing homelessness, people with extremely low incomes, people with disabilities, people returning from incarceration, and people who have fled domestic violence.
• Solid computer skills, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and data entry.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Comfort with traveling to and working at multiple locations, including Jan Peek Shelter in Peekskill and Job Central in White Plains.
• Valid driver’s license for travel within Westchester County.
• Physical ability to climb multiple flights of stairs daily.

Nice To Haves

• Connections to businesses and industries throughout Westchester County.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Bilingual English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Administer and analyze skill assessments to help participants identify realistic job opportunities.
• Coach and assist participants with cover letters, resumes, and job applications.
• Help participants obtain required documents when appropriate.
• Prepare participants for job interviews.
• Engage clients and encourage participation in educational, vocational, and other skills-development opportunities.
• Provide post-employment services that support job retention and self-sufficiency, including conflict resolution, addressing performance obstacles, workplace etiquette, upward mobility, new job opportunities, and educational enhancement.
• Identify, develop, and maintain relationships with businesses and other organizations offering jobs, apprenticeships, professional development, and training.
• Prepare and enter weekly progress notes in the LUW database, documenting participant interactions, observations, progress or challenges toward goals, and action items.
• Present training workshops offered by Job Central.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed