Employment Specialist
Job DescriptionWhat it means to work at Fedcap Inc:
Fedcap, Inc.
offers a wide array of programs and services to help individuals achieve success in education and employment and become self-sufficient adults.
Our specific focus areas include case management, work readiness, vocational and employer-based training, job placement, and post-placement supports.
Fedcap, Inc.
provides a broad range of services to thousands of individuals across a growing footprint, helping them achieve economic and social well-being.
Our team of talented, caring staff is passionate about our work.
They are committed to ensuring that every individual served can experience the dignity that comes from a job.
Fedcap, Inc.
launched as part of The Fedcap Group in 2018.
Mission:
Fedcap, Inc.
makes high outcome, life-changing, sustainable differences for individuals and families to improve their economic well-being through work www.
fedcapmaine.
org Position
Summary:
At Families Forward, Employment Specialists provide exemplary employment-focused case management services to assist individuals receiving TANF benefits to address barriers and to achieve employment goals.
Caseload includes individuals considered job-ready and those with medical barriers.
Essential Job Functions:
Establishes trust and rapport with program participants.
Conducts comprehensive intakes to assist participants with understanding and exploring their needs, strengths, interest, aptitudes, experience, and capabilities.
Partners with participants to jointly develop a service plan known as a Family Contract Amendment (FCA) which outlines their short-term and long-term employment and other goals which are consistent with their skills, interests, and preference as they related to work.
Meets regularly with participants (minimum once a month) on their caseload, documents progress towards goals and provides ongoing orientation to ensure that participants are clear on their TANF and program requirements.
Builds effective partnerships with external providers to ensure that participants have access to and utilize needed services and supports.
Maintains exceptional record keeping and documents all communication and contact with participants and external partners in FedcapCARES.
Makes request for needed supports services (childcare, transportation, educational services, and others) to the Office Family Independence (OFI) Support Services Unit in accordance with policies and procedures to assist participants with achieving requirements of their FCA.
Upholds all agency policies and expectations in performing their job.
Runs reports in FedcapCARES and uses data to plan daily and weekly tasks.
Contacts and reschedule participants who miss appointments with them.
Secures releases and builds effective communication with their participant's medical, behavioral health and other providers.
May work with a targeted caseload focusing on a specific group or group such as two-parent families, individuals enrolled in higher education, and others.
Represents Fedcap with all stakeholders and in the community in a positive and professional manner.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
This job description is not deigned to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities.
Education and
Experience:
Bachelor's degree or higher education and/or equivalent experience.
Demonstrated track record for providing exceptional customer service.
Valid driver's license, required.
Fluency in Arabic, Portuguese, Somali, French, or Lingala
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Equal Opportunity Employer #FEDCAPMAINEAbout Us Mission:
To create opportunities for people with barriers to economic well-being.
In 1935, Fedcap Rehabilitation Services was founded by three men in NYC who had sustained injuries in WWI and literally changed the world for people with physical disabilities.
It now provides an array of services to youth and adults helping thousands each year graduate from high school, obtain vocational certification or a college degree, become work ready, obtain meaningful employment and achieve long term economic well-being.
Renamed The Fedcap Group in 2018, Fedcap Rehabilitation Services continues to be a trailblazer in providing opportunities for people with challenges and disabilities and their families.
Website:
www.
fedcap.
org Recommended Skills Arabic Behavioral Medicine Case Management Child Care Communication Customer Service Apply to this job.
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Fedcap, Inc.
offers a wide array of programs and services to help individuals achieve success in education and employment and become self-sufficient adults.
Our specific focus areas include case management, work readiness, vocational and employer-based training, job placement, and post-placement supports.
Fedcap, Inc.
provides a broad range of services to thousands of individuals across a growing footprint, helping them achieve economic and social well-being.
Our team of talented, caring staff is passionate about our work.
They are committed to ensuring that every individual served can experience the dignity that comes from a job.
Fedcap, Inc.
launched as part of The Fedcap Group in 2018.
Mission:
Fedcap, Inc.
makes high outcome, life-changing, sustainable differences for individuals and families to improve their economic well-being through work www.
fedcapmaine.
org Position
Summary:
At Families Forward, Employment Specialists provide exemplary employment-focused case management services to assist individuals receiving TANF benefits to address barriers and to achieve employment goals.
Caseload includes individuals considered job-ready and those with medical barriers.
Essential Job Functions:
Establishes trust and rapport with program participants.
Conducts comprehensive intakes to assist participants with understanding and exploring their needs, strengths, interest, aptitudes, experience, and capabilities.
Partners with participants to jointly develop a service plan known as a Family Contract Amendment (FCA) which outlines their short-term and long-term employment and other goals which are consistent with their skills, interests, and preference as they related to work.
Meets regularly with participants (minimum once a month) on their caseload, documents progress towards goals and provides ongoing orientation to ensure that participants are clear on their TANF and program requirements.
Builds effective partnerships with external providers to ensure that participants have access to and utilize needed services and supports.
Maintains exceptional record keeping and documents all communication and contact with participants and external partners in FedcapCARES.
Makes request for needed supports services (childcare, transportation, educational services, and others) to the Office Family Independence (OFI) Support Services Unit in accordance with policies and procedures to assist participants with achieving requirements of their FCA.
Upholds all agency policies and expectations in performing their job.
Runs reports in FedcapCARES and uses data to plan daily and weekly tasks.
Contacts and reschedule participants who miss appointments with them.
Secures releases and builds effective communication with their participant's medical, behavioral health and other providers.
May work with a targeted caseload focusing on a specific group or group such as two-parent families, individuals enrolled in higher education, and others.
Represents Fedcap with all stakeholders and in the community in a positive and professional manner.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
This job description is not deigned to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities.
Education and
Experience:
Bachelor's degree or higher education and/or equivalent experience.
Demonstrated track record for providing exceptional customer service.
Valid driver's license, required.
Fluency in Arabic, Portuguese, Somali, French, or Lingala
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Equal Opportunity Employer #FEDCAPMAINEAbout Us Mission:
To create opportunities for people with barriers to economic well-being.
In 1935, Fedcap Rehabilitation Services was founded by three men in NYC who had sustained injuries in WWI and literally changed the world for people with physical disabilities.
It now provides an array of services to youth and adults helping thousands each year graduate from high school, obtain vocational certification or a college degree, become work ready, obtain meaningful employment and achieve long term economic well-being.
Renamed The Fedcap Group in 2018, Fedcap Rehabilitation Services continues to be a trailblazer in providing opportunities for people with challenges and disabilities and their families.
Website:
www.
fedcap.
org Recommended Skills Arabic Behavioral Medicine Case Management Child Care Communication Customer Service Apply to this job.
Think you're the perfect candidate? Apply on company site $('.
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ExternalApply = window.
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