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Job Readiness Trainer

Centers for New Horizons
Chicago, Illinois
2 weeks ago

Position Title: Job Readiness Trainer FLSA Code: Exempt

Department: Workforce Development Reports to: Director of Workforce


Essential Functions
The Job Readiness Trainer provides a variety of education and employment counseling, referral, placement and/or related services to eligible program participants. Maintains client documentation by completing forms necessary to maintain compliance status, compiling progress reports, and entering information into a database.

Essential Responsibilities

  • Facilitate training workshops
  • Assists participants with assessing their job skills for positions
  • Administers and scores standard career assessments
  • Administers TABE testing
  • Instructs in job seeking, application procedures, resume writing, preparation and job retention skills and attitudes
  • Assists participants in preparing job search portfolio
  • Provides job search/career information workshops and presentations; arranges for interviews, provides labor market and community resource information; monitors participant performance on the job and counsels participants when job performance is not satisfactory
  • Works with participants to improve job performance and gain necessary job skills or reviews other employment options
  • Maintains contact with employers during the participants' employment and reports results to appropriate staff
  • Prepares forms and reports related to training and placement activities
  • Tracks participant activity and progress data

Communication and Documentation
Provides program information to various businesses and committees, provides networking opportunities between agency programs regarding employment; serves as a member of various committees as requested; assists in developing flyers, brochures and other methods to advertise program. Maintains documentation by completing forms necessary for compiling progress reports and entering information into a database. Represents the agency and its clientele to the community, public, and private agencies by attending community events, advising agencies on how they can interrelate with the agency, and maintaining working relationships with a broad range of agencies and organizations.

Abilities
Ability to organize and prioritize work, work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse
community. Ability to market client strengths and challenges to potential employers, identify client service trends and concerns and make recommendations for improvement, handle unexpected situations, motivate and inspire clients, and identify and overcome obstacles that may prevent client success. Ability to develop and deliver oral presentations and written materials for a variety of audiences and multiple venues. Ability to use computers for data entry and word processing.

Qualifications

Bachelor?s degree preferred in a related field such as social work, human resources, or psychology. At least 2 years of work experience that can be demonstrated to be applicable to the duties listed in the job description. Knowledge of workforce development and employment services. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Salary

The salary is $45,000 annually.

Centers for New Horizons offers a generous benefit packet

  • HMO and PPO Medical Coverage Plans
  • HMO and PPO Dental Plans
  • Vision Insurance Plans
  • Company Paid Individual Life Insurance
  • Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Option
  • 403b with up to 4% Match
  • Pet Insurance
  • Telehealth ? Virtual Doctor Visits
  • Accident Insurance
  • Commuter Benefit
  • Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Starting with 10 Paid Vacation days
  • 7 paid Sick Leave
  • 11 Paid Holidays
  • Paid Birthday off
  • Student loan forgiveness eligible employer
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