Employment Specialist

Job Title: Employment Specialist

Location: Colorado, In the Community-Minimal in office time
Job Type: Full Time/Part Time

Hourly Rate: $22-$25/hour
Reports To: Manager of Employment Services

Job Summary

The Employment Specialist provides guidance, training, and mentorship to job seekers, helping them develop essential skills, build confidence, and achieve employment goals. Working with diverse clients, including those with disabilities, career changers, and individuals re-entering the workforce—you will offer personalized support to help clients find, secure, and retain meaningful employment. This role involves both remote and in-person meetings across various Colorado communities.

Key Responsibilities

• Career Counseling: Offer one-on-one job search assistance, including career goal setting, resume building, and LinkedIn profile creation.
• Workshops: Conduct sessions on interview skills, workplace communication, and professional etiquette.
• Employer Relations: Build partnerships with local employers to facilitate job placements and internships.
• Client Support: Assist individuals, including those with disabilities, in overcoming job market challenges, providing necessary accommodation.
• Job Retention: Offer ongoing post-placement support to help clients adjust to work, address challenges, and plan long-term career growth.
• Progress Tracking: Maintain detailed client records, track outcomes, and prepare reports on success rates.
• Client Advocacy: Advocate for clients by promoting inclusivity and accessibility with employers.
• Other tasks: You may be asked to do other tasks that are assigned that are not listed.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in career counseling, social work, human services, or related field. Relevant certifications (e.g., Certified Employment Support Professional) are a plus.
• Experience: Preferred 2 years in coaching, career counseling, or workforce development; experience with diverse client needs is an asset, working in the community, working with people with disabilities, working with people in poverty or experiencing housing challanges, or other related experience.
• Skills: Excellent communication, client rapport, knowledge of job search strategies, and knowledge in resume writing, interviewing, and career planning, case management and documentation, understanding of business protocols and how businesses opperate.

Working Conditions

• Travel: Required to job sites, community spaces, and job fairs.
• Hours: You must have flexible hours, including potential evenings or weekends to accommodate client needs, we are also flexible with our team if you need a flexible.

How to Apply

Submit your resume and cover letter to hr@eviclaims.com outlining your relevant experience and interest in this role.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract

Pay: $22.00 - $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• On-the-job training
• Professional development assistance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 4 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evenings as needed
• Evening shift
• Every weekend
• Monday to Friday
• Morning shift
• Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

• Are you willing to work alongside an individual on a site and teach them skills such as cleaning, cooking, animal care, riding a bus, etc?

Education:

• Associate (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Greeley, CO 80631 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Greeley, CO 80631: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 50% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $22 - $25