Job Developer

Center Point•Oakland, CA

About The Position

The Job Developer assesses clients’ vocational and educational skills and interests, prepares them for employment, and supports their job search and vocational treatment. The role develops suitable job opportunities, connects clients with employers, maintains a job bank, and helps clients overcome employment barriers. It also facilitates discussions and workshops about recovery and employment, provides counseling contacts, and develops vocational treatment plans tailored to individual clients. The Job Developer collects and reports data on vocational, re-entry, and job-development activities; provides progress updates to program leadership; and maintains working relationships with public and private vocational-assistance agencies, employers, and clients. The position may be assigned to other shifts, locations, or duties based on agency needs. Center Point is an equal-opportunity employer.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in one of the social sciences.
Knowledge of drug addiction, drug abuse patterns, and treatment methodology.
Experience with vocational counseling and placing hard-to-place populations in jobs.
Ability to demonstrate practical communication skills and maintain professional, courteous interactions with clients, the public, board members, senior management, staff, departments, and agencies.
Ability to organize work, meet deadlines, and complete assignments accurately and promptly.
Ability to seek supervision before key decisions and provide thorough, timely debriefs.
Ability to acquire new skills through training, education, certification, or learning new clinical, programmatic, or fiscal skills.
Ability to adhere to and uphold Center Point policies, procedures, and philosophy, and to serve as a role model for Center Point concepts.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a residential drug or alcohol treatment program is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Assess clients’ vocational and educational skills and interests.
Teach clients job-planning and job-seeking skills, including résumé preparation, job-search techniques, and interviewing.
Facilitate group and individual discussions focused on recovery and employment issues.
Identify and develop suitable jobs for clients and maintain a database of employer-provided job listings.
Develop and provide job-seeking workshops and maintain a job bank.
Accompany clients who have difficulty finding work during their job search.
Maintain working relationships with public and private agencies that provide vocational assistance.
Compile monthly, quarterly, and annual statistical data and written reports on vocational, re-entry, and other program activities.
Meet with the Program Coordinator and Program Manager to provide oral and written progress updates.
Contact local employers to obtain jobs for Center Point clients and match client skills with potential employers.
Check in regularly with employers and clients to support effective working relationships.
Emphasize clients’ positive attributes and work with them to overcome employment barriers or deficits.
Prepare clients for the vocational phase of treatment through regular counseling contacts.
Develop vocational treatment plans tailored to individual clients.
Perform other duties as assigned; assignments may include other shifts, locations, or duties based on agency needs.