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Services for the Underserved

Offers services to underserved New Yorkers

Employment Specialist - Homeless Services

Case Management & AdvocacyConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNew York, NY, USA$40k - $44.2k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • An associate degree is required.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team while assisting adults of diverse ethnicities, backgrounds, ages, and sexual preferences.
  • Evening hours are required.

Responsibilities

  • Provide vocational services and consultation as a member of a multidisciplinary team, including visiting clients in their homes and other required settings.
  • Conduct assessment interviews to gather information about clients’ skills, education, and interests.
  • Design and facilitate vocational and employment groups, and maintain an active vocational and educational database.
  • Serve as a program representative at workforce and employment initiatives and meetings.
  • Identify barriers to employment, such as English as a Second Language needs, substance abuse, and mental health concerns, and collaborate with case managers to make appropriate referrals or interventions.
  • Remain familiar with federal, state, and local laws and regulations applicable to the community residence program and agency policies, as well as Office of Mental Health regulations.
  • Integrate vocational goals and services into participant service plans and coordinate them with the tasks of other team members.
  • Assist participants through all phases of vocational service provision and perform routine clinical services as a member of the team.
  • Document client services and complete the vocational portion, or all, of service plans.
  • Revise service plans as participants’ needs change.
  • Advocate for participants’ rights and preferences whenever possible.
  • Create a monthly spreadsheet listing tenants and their employment status.
  • Follow up quarterly with employed tenants and assist with monthly tenant contact as needed.
  • Participate in bi-weekly/monthly meetings.
  • Participate in monthly supervision to address work-related tasks or concerns.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

  • A bachelor's degree is preferred.
  • Bilingual English/Spanish skills are preferred.

About the Company

Services for the Underserved

Offers services to underserved New Yorkers

Services for the Underserved (S:US) provides social services to New Yorkers facing homelessness, disability, behavioral health and addiction, poverty, criminal justice involvement, and trauma. It coordinates housing, case management, behavioral health treatment, rehabilitation, advocacy, and other supports across New York City and Long Island to address multiple needs in one place. It differentiates itself by its scale and its integrated, place-based approach that combines housing, health, and justice services rather than focusing on a single issue. Its goal is to help people live with purpose, improve neighborhoods, and break the cycle of poverty for current and future generations.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
1978

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