Connecticut Renaissance's DOC funded programs requires educational and vocational assistance for clients, including resume building, job searching, and interview preparation, to facilitate their successful reintegration into the workforce and community.
Requirements
- Knowledge Of: Electronic Healthcare Record systems.
- Knowledge Of: HIPPA regulations and other regulatory laws
- Knowledge Of: General office software, particularly Microsoft Office Suite.
- Ability To: Analyze and solve problems effectively and efficiently.
- Ability To: Manage priorities to meet deadlines and demonstrate multi-tasking skills.
- Experience in job development/placement in private or public setting.
- Experience in a residential setting.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate a weekly LAI - Life after Incarceration group for all clients.
- Facilitate a weekly employment readiness class for unemployed and under-employed which assists in determining clients' employment skills and/or lack thereof.
- Ensure that all clients have an updated resume with referrals to outside resources for assistance including but not limited to: training, education and employment.
- Initiate contact with prospective employers or agencies for our clients.
- Conduct weekly employment verification phone calls in accordance with The Department of Corrections contractual requirements using the assigned templates approved by the Program Director.
- Complete weekly employment progress report for unemployed/underemployed clients.
- Complete a monthly report by the 5th of the preceding month for the prior month detailing but not limited to the following : the number of clients working, number of clients attending the weekly groups (which can be gathered from the weekly group sign-in sheets), their dates of hire, employment status and pay per hour, the number of resumes that were completed for the month, number of transports for job interviews.
Other
- Transport clients to job interviews, job fairs and any employment related activities.
- Associate's degree in human services, Criminal Justice, Business Administration or related field, bachelor's degree preferred but will consider previous experience.
- Experience conducting effective meetings and presentations with the members of the business community.
- Must be ethical, self-motivated, and dependable/reliable.
- Must possess a valid driver's license.
