Employment Specialist

Job Summary: This position is responsible for assisting refugees and asylees in the employment Program with seeking, obtaining, and maintaining employment, thereby attaining self-sufficiency. Other duties include preparing reports and tracking statistical data

Key Responsibilities

1) Job Development

• Assess new refugee clients’ employment and education by completing employability plans during weekly intakes.
• Conduct job search on behalf of all clients and support clients in completing job applications online or in person.
• Facilitate all employment efforts with these participants: interviews, drug tests/physicals, employment paperwork, employment verifications, challenges in the workplace, etc.
• Work intensively with clients to improve employability through small-group orientation and training sessions, including job interview preparation and job skills development, among other topics.
• Design monthly schedules for training based on the language requirements of new clients. Job readiness and resume building workshops will be implemented on a weekly basis and interview preparation classes will be provided when coordinating group interviews for open hiring.
• Develop and maintain a job data bank.
• Identify and provide clients with information on recertification and no- to low-cost training programs, if appropriate.

2) Outreach

• Conduct outreach to new businesses in the D.C. metropolitan area on a regular basis.
• Maintain regular communication with employers.
• Respond to all inquiries and offers from potential employers in a timely and professional manner.
• Coordinate job application, interview, and orientation processes.

3)Program Compliance

• Follow-up with employers after applications are submitted.
• Assist with transportation to, and interpretation of, interviews.
• Conduct employment follow-up within 3 days, as well as up until and after 90 days with both employers and MG clients.
• Acquire pay stubs and employment verifications in order to properly document employment retention.

4)Report and filing

• Submit enrollment roster and in-kind/cash donation report monthly.
• Submit progress reports, including monthly and quarterly reports indicating any updates in the employment statuses of the active caseload.
• Maintain regular case notes in case files for all services provided.
• File required documents in case files in accordance with program requirements.
• Attend all relevant meetings (Case Management, Employment, All-Staff meeting).
• Follow team procedures for document management and coordination of team efforts.
• Other duties as requested by supervisor.

Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field, may substitute equivalent experience
• Prior job development or employment services experience required
• Knowledge of resettlement program required
• Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask effectively
• Experience working with refugees or other diverse populations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite required
• Ability to manage a heavy workload and maintain required deadlines
• Ability to relate professionally too, and collaborate with diverse individuals in a multicultural environment.
• Ability to work evening and weekend hours occasionally
• Background check and clean DMV record
• Current driver’s license and copy of the current driving record
• · Access to own transportation
• Must pass a background check.