Employment Partnership Placement Specialist

JOB DESCRIPTION 

POSITION TITLE: Employment Partnership Placement Specialist

DEPARTMENT: CovWorks

REPORTS TO: Employment Services Manager

DIRECT REPORTS:  No

LOCATION: 41st Street Shelter Site

Join a Legacy of Hope and Empowerment at Covenant House New York!

For over 50 years, Covenant House New York (CHNY) has been at the forefront of transforming lives by providing comprehensive shelter, housing, and wrap-around support services for vulnerable homeless, runaway, and exploited youth. As the largest provider of these essential services in New York City, CHNY impacts the lives of over 1,500 young people aged 16-24 every year.

At CHNY, our doors are open to all young people in need, regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression. Our dedicated team offers various services, including shelter, housing, education, employment, health, mental health support, youth development, and anti-human trafficking initiatives. We operate with harm reduction and trauma-informed principles to ensure the best care for our youth.

But our mission goes beyond immediate support. We are passionate advocates for systemic change, influencing public policy, and raising awareness of the critical issues surrounding youth homelessness. Our ultimate goal is to provide a safe refuge and empower young people to build a brighter future founded on compassion, unconditional love, and absolute respect.

Join us in making a difference in the lives of countless young people. Join a team that inspires long-term transformation and hope.

PURPOSE OF POSITION

Reporting to the Employment Services Manager, the Employment Partnership Placement Specialist assists youth in assessing their job skills for employment opportunities, instructs program participants in job seeking, application procedures, resume writing, interview preparation, and job retention skills and attitudes. S/he arranges for interviews, monitors participant performance on the job and counsels’ participants when job performance is not satisfactory. The ideal candidate works with individuals to improve job performance and gain necessary job skills or reviews other employment options, maintains contact with employers during the youths' employment, and reports results to appropriate staff, tracks activity and progress data.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

(Responsibilities to include but not limited to the following)

General Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Initiate and maintain ongoing personal contacts with a variety of business and industry representatives and job placement/training agencies to promote programs for participant placement.
• Make cold calls to potential employers and explain the benefits and employment support services provided by CovWorks to employers, including addressing employer’s special needs.
•  Matches job skills with applicant qualifications.
• Refers qualified youth to employers and conducts necessary follow-up when applicants are placed in positions.
•  Generate reports as required by the Program Manager

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

• Display the ability to communicate with others effectively, listen closely, and convey points clearly.
• High School Diploma or equivalent required. Some college preferred.
• Experience with working with special populations.
• Experience working in a job developing setting.
• Must have up-to-date job bank.
• Must possess complete knowledge of general computer, fax, copier, scanner, and telephone.
• Must be knowledgeable of multiple software programs, including but not limited to Microsoft Word, Excel, and the internet.
• Possess the ability to adjust to constantly changing workloads and is able to prioritize duties The ideal candidate must be comfortable using online social media networks and online broadcasting (meeting) applications such as zoom, or Webex.
• Bi-lingual [English/Spanish] a plus.