Company Overview: Founded as an orphanage in 1831, Rising Ground has been at the forefront of evolving community needs. Driven by the belief that each of us can thrive when life has hope and opportunity, Rising Ground provides caring support and proven paths to positive change, helping children, adults, and families rise above adversity, and each year, Rising Ground is a positive force in the lives of more than 25,000 individuals. We do this through 101 programs across 138 sites, throughout New York City and Westchester. Our strong belief and commitment to diversity is shown not just through our work with supported persons but is integral to the building of a strong staff that reflects the communities we serve. Rising Ground is headquartered in downtown Brooklyn.

Overview

Rapid Rehousing for Young Adults is a solution to homelessness designed to help young adults aged 18-24 quickly exit homelessness to permanent housing. The program provides rental assistance and support services that are tailored to the unique needs of the young person

The Education and Employment Specialist is key in helping youth connect with jobs, job readiness training and continuing education through developing contacts and networks in the public and private sector.

Responsibilities:   

• Assist youth in obtaining and maintaining employment that is consistent with their individual vocational goals.
• Assess youth’s vocational functioning on an ongoing basis utilizing background information and work experiences.
• Conduct job development and job search activities directed towards positions that are individualized to the interests and uniqueness of the population served.
• Provide outreach to employer contacts and serving as an advocate for youth providing necessary engagement with participants and staff to connect them to opportunities.
• Help youth to develop an individualized career development and employment plan. 
• Assist youth to create a portfolio i.e., resume, cover letter, a list of references, copies of vital documents such as birth certificate, social security card, etc.
• Act as a source of support for youth and provide appropriate feedback to promote youth success.
• Track employment placement outcomes and retention for participants and utilize data to improve the quality of services provided.

Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college.
• Two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to employment or education development.
• Working knowledge of NYC workforce development systems.
• Excellent communication, planning, organizational and multi-tasking abilities.
• Ability to motivate participants toward full-time, entry-level employment.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel.
• Comfort traveling throughout NYC.
• Prior experience with facilitating training preferred.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

It is the policy of Rising Ground that the Agency wholly complies with equal treatment of all

employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to an individual’s

perceived or actual race, creed, color, national origin, alienate, citizenship status, gender, gender

identity, age, disability, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or

veteran status in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring,

compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, layoff and termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.

By signing below, I acknowledge that I have fully read and understand my expectation to meet the requirements, essential functions, and duties of the position and represent that I am capable of doing so in a satisfactory manner.

Salary $50,000