Job Description
Description About JVS SoCal: Jobs. Vision. Success. JVS SoCal has been a cornerstone of the Greater Los Angeles and Southern California community since 1931, empowering individuals through job training, career counseling, mentoring, and placement services.
Our
Mission … Empowering individuals to achieve sustainable employment and financial independence.
Our
Vision … Thriving communities with hope and economic opportunity for all.
Key Responsibilities: (not limited to): - Conducts orientations for participants in accordance with program requirements of the Youth@Work Program.
- Determine eligibility and conduct initial assessment of youth candidates.
- Assist and conduct outreaching, recruitment, enrollment, assessment, and placement of youth for the program.
- Outreach to at-risk/high risk populations, e.g., justice-impacted, foster youth, unhoused youth, system involved youth, CalWORKS, low-income, etc.
- Complete enrollment documents per program operating procedures.
- Provide supportive services to youth, including transportation, work attire/equipment, certifications, etc.
- Mutually develop a comprehensive Individual Employment Plan
- Develops new worksites and/or re-establish existing worksites to create new worksites for subsidized employment. documentation, such as timesheets, performance evaluations to ensure worksite compliance.
- Monitors and evaluates youth progress through program components.
- Maintains an awareness of local job market and opportunities to assist in providing guidance to clients.
- Conduct job readiness training curriculum for each cohort and record any certifications obtained.
- Process payroll, timesheets, distribution of pay checks, uploading payroll documents per company procedures.
- Facilitate and/or support with regional and internal collaborations
- Meet and exceed performance and outcome goals as set by the county funding agency
- Abide to contract requirements. Abide by Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) program directives and all federal guidelines and mandates.
- Attend all internal, partner and County training and/or meetings when scheduled.
- Other duties as assigned.
Experience: (not limited to): - 2 years of related working experience with high-risk, at-risk, probation, foster care, and/or low-income youth and/or parents
- Experience working with diverse communities
- Working with youth and/or young adults in an education, workforce, or social service setting preferred. Experience with group facilitation, & group presentations & case management.
Skills - Proficiency in Window/Microsoft Office environment.
- Ability to work in a team environment, independently, meet deadlines, meet performance and encourage others to excel.
- Must be passionate with helping the youth population.
- Work flexible hours, including early morning, evenings, and weekends is required.
Requirements Qualifications : - Associate’s Degree in related field, or 60 units of college credit. Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
- Knowledge of Title I programs and CalJOBS preferred.
- Complete CWDP course and exam within 3 months of employment and secure CWDP certification within 12 months of employment.
- Sensitivity and awareness for youth culture, diversity, and youth inclusion concepts including the principles and practices of youth development preferred.
- Travel to various locations, such as businesses, worksites, off-site meetings, and other related events
Physical Job Requirements - Stand and sit for extended periods of time
- Bend and reach for filing and other job-related functions
- Climb up and down stairs
- Bend, stoop, and lift to move and retrieve materials
- Pull, push, lift and reach both above and below shoulder height. ?
- Specific visual abilities include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- Must be able to visually inspect work.
- Manual dexterity to operate computer and other office equipment required.
- Reasonable accommodation may be made.
Schedule - Full-time (Temporary)
- Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm
- Occasional evenings and weekends required.
Job Tags
Full time, Contract work, Temporary work, Work experience placement, Local area, Trial period, Flexible hours, Afternoon shift, Early shift, Monday to Friday,