What are the responsibilities and job description for the Employment Coordinator (Homeless Services) position at L.A. Family Housing Corp.?
Job Description
Job Description
POSITION : Employment Coordinator
DIVISION : Programs – Systems & Regional Planning
WHY JOIN US :
You believe that every person deserves a place to call home. You see that homelessness is a systemic issue and want to be a part of the solution. You are ready to utilize your talent, experience, and creativity towards purpose-driven work. You want to work alongside industry leaders to learn, implement, and pioneer best practices.
LA Family Housing is a leading non-profit agency in Homeless Services and Real Estate Development. With 40 years of experience and 13,000 lives changed each year, we know what it takes to end homelessness. We take tremendous pride in the emergence of our staff as national leaders in innovation, best practices, and policy within housing production and homeless services. Join the fight to end homelessness and make a difference in people’s lives at LA Family Housing!
THE POSITION :
The Employment Coordinator is a performance-based position tied directly to employment placement and retention of program participants. Related duties include job development with local employers based on the needs of program participants, development of an employment plan, organizing and hosting quarterly job fairs, developing and maintaining a database of employment relationships and outcome data, acting as a liaison between local Worksource, local colleges, and other agencies that provide employment-related services. Candidates with experience in job development with a "sales" mindset are highly encouraged to apply!
WHAT YOU'LL DO :
- Responsible for initiating and maintaining ongoing personal contacts and relationships with a variety of businesses by making cold calls and site visits to employers, collecting job opportunity information, obtaining a minimum of 25 job leads per month
- Collaborates with Employment Matchers to make ideal job matches / job placements, and identify employment needs to ensure programmatic outcomes are met
- Maintains contact with employers during the program participants employment trajectory and report the results to appropriate staff that will offer the job supports needed to achieve long term job retention
- Uses resource tracking systems such as Salesforce / Excel to document each employer's track records of employing program participants, outcomes, trends, and continue to fill vacancies
- Serves as a liaison with various stakeholders and partners; provides networking opportunities between agencies and serve as a member of various committees as requested
- Organizes and hosts quarterly job fairs and employment events that will benefit program participants and help meet housing stability goals
- Provides program information to various businesses and updates information as needed; coordinates business orientations; maintains contact with and assists in researching problems, complaints, or concerns relating to the labor market
- Assists in developing flyers, brochures, and other methods to advertising job fairs, job placement activities, and job opportunities to program participants
WHAT YOU’RE SKILLED AT :
OTHER :
WHAT YOU’VE ACCOMPLISHED :
WHAT WE OFFER :
Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 403B Retirement Plan, 529 Education Savings Plan, Long Term Disability, Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Legal Access Plan, Employee Appreciation Program, Company Sponsored Employee Events, Staff Development, 9 / 80 Alternative Work Schedule, Paid Sick, Vacation and 13 Observed Holidays, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Eligibility and more!
PHYSICAL DEMANDS, ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, EQUIPMENT
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Potential physical demands include but are not limited to : walking, climbing stairs, handling, finger / grasp / feel objects and equipment, reaching, communicating, being mobile, repetitive motions, visual activity, driving, and entering buildings. Employees may have interactions with participant pets. If accommodation is needed, please inform the Human Resources Department.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
LAFH is committed and proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or status as a veteran.
FAIR CHANCE ACT
LA Family Housing will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if LA Family Housing is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Find out more about the Fair Chance Act by visiting the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing’s Fair Chance Act webpage.
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