Job Readiness Instructor

at  Catholic Charities

Description: Mission: The mission of Catholic Charities is to provide for the needs of our communitythrough selfless service under the sign of love.
Works Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Workdays: Monday - FridayLocation: 202 W. French Place, San Antonio, TX, 78212
Summary: Under the supervision of the RSS Employment Program Manager, the RSS Employment Job Readiness Coordinator is responsible for supporting program efforts to establish career related educational opportunities for clients and maintaining working relationships with career education providers, employers, industry organizations, and assist with establishing collaborative programing with external community service agencies to maximize opportunities towards employment related services for clients.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education/Experience

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in a social service or business-related field is preferred, or a minimum of one years’ experience in a social service or education related field.

  License and Credentials

• Reliable transportation

• Valid driver license
• Valid vehicle insurance
• Bilingual/multilingual preferred but not necessary

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Minimum of one years’ experience in Grants Contracts including Federal Grants, State Grants, Program Manual, and Operational Guidelines.
• Extensive working knowledge of file documentation and Record keeping.
• Experience with computer software and Microsoft office, E-mail and Internet (i.e., Microsoft software preferred and PDF).
• A solid grasp of Non-profit Organization and Time Management.
• Must be detail oriented, organized, self-motivated, work well independently and on a team.
• Must have good written and verbal skills.
• Must have good critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to work in a culturally sensitive way with people of various backgrounds.
• Must be able to maintain appropriate ethical boundaries and professional client relationship.
• Must have clean driving record.
• Must be at least 21 years old, and able to drive 12-15 passenger agency van when necessary.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Travel requirements for the position includes 25- 50% local and 0 % overnight.

DISCLAIMER:

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job description or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, etc.) * This is a Grant funded position and salary is dependent on funding availability. Position can be eliminated at any time because of lack of funding to support this position.*
Catholic Charities is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To view this and other employment opportunities please visit our website at www.ccaosa.org. You must apply through our website and complete the application and upload your resume. No phone calls please. If you are chosen for an interview, you will be contacted

• Works with Jobs Developer Team, Job Placement Team, and community partners to identify current employment trends, programs, and projects that can benefit clients served.
• Assist with developing and implementing classroom curriculums for Job Readiness classes.
• Lead classes on work culture, life skills, budgeting, time management and other subjects that assist with employability.
• Guide clients by providing opportunities for career pathway jobs and training programs with assistance from Job Development Team.
• Prepare monthly reports and communications as needed on community outreach and program impact efforts.
• Attend job fairs and provide community outreach presentations to promote employment program services.
• Assist employers with through providing access to interpreting services for client job orientation or training.
• Provides direct service support and referrals as needed and work together with staff members in areas of housing, employment, job training, health and emergency in regard to client service plan and agency or program goals.
• Assist with maintenance of program files and data entry using ClientTrack, and other approved program or agency used data base.
• Report on activities, visits, meeting and special client concerns to the other staff during required weekly staff meetings.
• Must complete all required professional development assigned in a timely manner.