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Volunteers of America

Job Developer Lead

West Covina, CA · On-site

$23.53 - $24.77/hr

VOALA Helping Our Most Vulnerable Change Their Life Stories Volunteers of America is a non-profit ... The Lead Job Developer assists efforts to establish and maintain working relationships with ...

Volunteers of America

Job Developer Entry

Santa Ana, CA

$20.94 - $22.04/hr

VOALA Helping Our Most Vulnerable Change Their Life Stories Volunteers of America is a non-profit ... JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE Job Developer (Entry) serves on a team that is the central point of contact ...

Volunteers of America

Job Developer Entry

Santa Ana, CA · On-site

$20.94 - $22.04/hr

VOALA Helping Our Most Vulnerable Change Their Life Stories Volunteers of America is a non-profit ... JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE Job Developer (Entry) serves on a team that is the central point of contact ...

Volunteers of America

Job Developer Entry

Lancaster, CA · On-site

$20.94 - $22.04/hr

VOALA Helping Our Most Vulnerable Change Their Life Stories Volunteers of America is a non-profit ... JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE Job Developer (Entry) serves on a team that is the central point of contact ...

Volunteers of America

Job Developer Entry

Lancaster, CA · On-site

$20.94 - $22.04/hr

VOALA Helping Our Most Vulnerable Change Their Life Stories Volunteers of America is a non-profit ... JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE Job Developer (Entry) serves on a team that is the central point of contact ...

Volunteers of America

Job Developer

Compton, CA · On-site

$22.49 - $23.67/hr

VOALA Helping Our Most Vulnerable Change Their Life Stories Volunteers of America is a non-profit ... JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE Job Developer serves on a team that is the central point of contact to ...

Volunteers of America

Job Developer

Compton, CA · On-site

$22.49 - $23.67/hr

VOALA Helping Our Most Vulnerable Change Their Life Stories Volunteers of America is a non-profit ... JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE Job Developer serves on a team that is the central point of contact to ...

Volunteers of America

Job Developer

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

$22.49 - $23.67/hr

VOALA Helping Our Most Vulnerable Change Their Life Stories Volunteers of America is a non-profit ... JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE Job Developer serves on a team that is the central point of contact to ...

Volunteers of America

Job Developer

Lancaster, CA · On-site

$22.49 - $23.67/hr

VOALA Helping Our Most Vulnerable Change Their Life Stories Volunteers of America is a non-profit ... JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE Job Developer serves on a team that is the central point of contact to ...

Volunteers of America

Job Developer

Santa Ana, CA

$22.49 - $23.67/hr

VOALA Helping Our Most Vulnerable Change Their Life Stories Volunteers of America is a non-profit ... JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE Job Developer serves on a team that is the central point of contact to ...

Volunteers of America

Job Developer

Lancaster, CA · On-site

$22.49 - $23.67/hr

VOALA Helping Our Most Vulnerable Change Their Life Stories Volunteers of America is a non-profit ... JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE Job Developer serves on a team that is the central point of contact to ...

Volunteers of America

Job Developer

Santa Ana, CA · On-site

$22.49 - $23.67/hr

VOALA Helping Our Most Vulnerable Change Their Life Stories Volunteers of America is a non-profit ... JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE Job Developer serves on a team that is the central point of contact to ...

Volunteers of America

Job Developer

Compton, CA · On-site

$22.49 - $23.67/hr

VOALA Helping Our Most Vulnerable Change Their Life Stories Volunteers of America is a non-profit ... JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE Job Developer serves on a team that is the central point of contact to ...

Volunteers of America

Job Developer

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

$22.49 - $23.67/hr

VOALA Helping Our Most Vulnerable Change Their Life Stories Volunteers of America is a non-profit ... JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE Job Developer serves on a team that is the central point of contact to ...

Volunteers of America

Job Developer

Compton, CA · On-site

$22.49 - $23.67/hr

VOALA Helping Our Most Vulnerable Change Their Life Stories Volunteers of America is a non-profit ... JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE Job Developer serves on a team that is the central point of contact to ...

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Job Developer Lead

West Covina, CA • On-site

Volunteers of America
Non-Profits • 10K+ employees
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$23.53 - $24.77/hr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement

Posted 7 days ago

Volunteers Of America rating

6.9

Company rating: 6.9 out of 10

Based on 130 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

398th of 790 rated non-profit organizations

Job description

About Us:
VOALA
Helping Our Most Vulnerable Change Their Life Stories
Volunteers of America is a non-profit human services organization committed to serving people in need, strengthening families, and building communities. VOALA provides a variety of social services to Los Angeles area communities such as Head Start programs, Upward Bound college prep programs, veterans� services, homeless shelters, low-income housing program as well as drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Learn more at www.voala.org.
PAY RATE: $23.53 - $24.77 Per Hour
BENEFITS: VOALA offers competitive medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.
JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE
The Lead Job Developer/Case Manager will arrange, coordinate, monitor, mentor, and assure all delivered services by the Job Development team meet the needs of HVRP clients. This includes assisting Job Developers in: assessing and reassessing client needs, educating HVRP clients on Program and community resource opportunities, developing employment and service plans, scheduling appointments, and providing necessary follow-up to ensure plans are progressing on schedule and needs are adequately being addressed. The Lead Job Developer assists efforts to establish and maintain working relationships with employers, industry organizations, and public agencies to source job openings and secure employment and vocational training opportunities for veteran participants. The position requires a combination of administrative/office duties and field/outreach work.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Assign and monitor case load of team:
  • Review daily referrals and screenings of Veterans
  • Designates participants to Job Developer for intake and ensures all supporting documents are verified
  • Provides information and referrals for callers and walk-in Veterans
  • Monitors Job Developers on a regular basis to determine quality and effectiveness of services provided
  • Review cases with Program Coordinator and Team
  • Audit case file on a regular basis for completeness and accuracy
  • Conducts crisis intervention as necessary
  • Conducts comprehensive file reviews and assessment of data collected to assure all necessary documentation is collected by case managers for HVRP services eligibility purposes
  • Assure all HPRV assets and file documents are maintained and secure for all Veteran participants.
  • Develops an individualized employment plan with each participant
  • Conduct employability assessments of potential participants, this includes, but is not limited to assessing level of ability, readiness for work, physical and mental capabilities of participants, educational background, skills and identification of challenges and barriers to employment
  • Write complete and detailed individualized employment plans outlining activities and community referrals, with concise and clear goals to be tracked
  • Develops a service plan for each participant
  • Conduct comprehensive screenings and assessments with veterans to collect functional, environmental, financial, employment, housing, educational, and health information, as appropriate
  • Draft a Service Plan that complements the Employment Plan
  • Provide career counseling and job coaching, including labor market trends to job seekers, coordinating job skills training, as outlined in participant employment plan,
  • Provide job readiness skills training (soft skills) in areas of resume preparation, interviewing and job search techniques
  • Arrange interviews with employers and working with participants on job retention issues
  • Develop and maintain working relationships with local employers, creating long-term permanent placement opportunities for program participants
  • Develop a resource base of employers committed to giving priority hiring attention to HVRP
  • Represent the interests of the agency, (Volunteers of America Greater Los Angeles) the program and its participants in outreach events, networking, and public relations opportunities, as assigned.
  • Develop and coordinate linkages with job skills training resources in high-demand fields
  • Coordinate with outside resources such as: EDD Worksource Centers, Department of Rehabilitation, Local School Districts and Community Colleges, various community and faith based providers, Veterans Administration, and other Veteran social service and employment resources to ensure participants have access to available services to ensure success (this list is an example, not a restriction, any other resource that is available should be investigated).
  • Meet regularly with program participants, aiding their job search by scheduling interviews, referring job leads and community services to ensure participant success
  • Monitor and track job placement activities on a regular basis to ensure accurate and timely reporting of progress and completed milestones as required by funder.
  • Develops, performs, and assists with workshops pertaining to Veteran Employment needs
  • Participates and assists with outreach events
  • Other duties as assigned

ESSENTIAL ABILITY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Ability to work and deal with difficult, uncooperative, and potentially aggressive clients as VOALA serves the neediest of the needy in our programs, which may include clients with homelessness, mental illness, substance abuse, recently released from incarceration, and other challenges.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
  • Services for this position must be provided on-site. As a result, the position requires incumbents to report to work on-site each day of active employment.
  • Assign and monitor case load of Job Development teams, trains VOALA program staff on issues relating to employment of re-entry clients.
  • Assessment and development of Individual Employment Plan and Service Plan.
  • Career Counselling and Job Coaching of participants.
  • Develop Relationships with local employers
  • Develop linkages with other agencies/resources available to participants.
  • Capacity Building - meeting and motivating participant progress
  • Monitor participants, track progress, timely report progress.
  • Other duties as required and is subject to change at any time.

MANDATED REPORTER
As service providers to the underprivileged and vulnerable in our community, all employees are considered Mandated Reporters, and must report any instance of physical or sexual abuse to proper authorities.
Qualifications
REQUIREMENTS:
  • Must be able to pass a fingerprint clearance, background check, including criminal history, personal references, employment and education verifications
  • Ability to perform under circumstances of possible emotional stress and conflicts dealing with difficult, uncooperative, and potentially aggressive clients as VOALA serves the neediest of the needy in our programs which may include clients with homelessness, mental-illness, substance abuse, recently released from incarceration and other challenges.

EDUCATION:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and experience (4 years) in employment placement and vocational counseling activities.

EXPERIENCE:
  • 2 year of experience in case management or as a job developer.
  • 2 years of experience working with a homeless population/clientele

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
  • US Armed Forces veteran strongly preferred not required
  • Prior experience as a supervisor or team leader managing 2 or more individuals with diverse backgrounds
  • Bilingual in English and Spanish

Volunteers of America is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
This employer participates in E-Verify as required by the federal government and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment.

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