The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.
The IRC in Northern California was established in 1975 in response to the needs of the growing refugee population. Over the past 40 years the IRC has resettled nearly 60,000 clients in Northern California. Originally focused on reception and placement the IRC provides a range of services including economic empowerment, immigration, community gardening, and case management for victims of trafficking. IRC’s Economic Empowerment programming focuses on connecting individuals to employment opportunities in an effort to lead them down the path of self-sufficiency. This is accomplished through a combination of employment services, financial education and coaching, and access to public benefits and income supports.
Job Overview
The Economic Empowerment Specialist guides, prepares, and empowers limited-English-proficient RSS/CalWORKs participants to achieve financial self-sufficiency through employment. The Specialist is responsible for managing and documenting service provision, working collaboratively with team members, and meeting performance goals. Specifically, the Economic Empowerment Specialist provides services that include one-on-one job coaching and employment preparation, job readiness training, and placement and retention support. This position also works within a team to develop, maintain, and nurture employer relationships.
Major Responsibilities:
• Provide one-on-one job coaching to participants to provide clients with the basic skills required to enhance their employability, such as cultural and workplace orientation, mock interviews, creation of resumes, and job skills development sessions.
• Coordinate and lead job readiness courses on topics listed above
• Keep accurate digital and physical attendance, assessment, and service provision records.
• Ensure timely and accurate compliance to all reporting requirements, including database management, case noting, and file maintenance.
• Monitor employment services participation for all clients with County-mandated participation requirements; collaborate with economic empowerment specialists to promote compliance.
• Maintain a database of employer and external training partners including key points of contacts.
• Monitor client job performance, wage level, and employer/employee satisfaction.
• Determine specific employment opportunities appropriate to clients and assist clients in accessing these opportunities by guiding them through the hiring process.
• Develop and cultivate long-term relationships with local employers in order to identify appropriate employment and work experience opportunities for clients.
• Determine specific employment opportunities appropriate to clients and assist clients in accessing these opportunities by guiding them through the hiring process.
• Assist clients and employers as necessary with post placement issues and continuing employment needs.
• Develop and coordinate training programs to assist with employment opportunities.
• Supervise and assist program interns and volunteers.
• Other duties as assigned.
Key Working Relationships:
Position Reports to: Workforce Development Supervisor.
Position directly supervises: Interns and volunteers.
Internal and/or external contacts: Coordinates regularly with Economic Empowerment team, other IRC departments and local partners including employers, training providers and AJCCs.
Job Requirements:
Education:
Undergraduate degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience; Minimum of two years of relevant work experience in direct services field preferred.
Work Experience:
• Demonstrated experience with the US job search process and the ability to effectively coach clients through the nuanced process of securing employment; Familiarity with the local job market strongly preferred
• Proven success working effectively as a team player in a fast-paced, highly collaborative, and multi-cultural environment;
• High digital literacy especially with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Microsoft Teams) and common web-based applications (Asana, Box, Dropbox, etc.) required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and attention to detail
• Self- starter with excellent problem-solving skills combined with the proven ability to multi-task, prioritize duties, and manage time effectively.
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written; bilingual ability in Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian, Dari/Farsi, Pashto, Tigrinya, or Arabic preferred.
• Valid driver’s license, access to a reliable vehicle with current insurance, and the willingness to travel throughout the service delivery area.
Working Environment:
A combination of standard office environment, remote work, and ‘field’ time within the service delivery area to perform the above outlined responsibilities.
Approximately 1x/week travel to satellite offices throughout the East Bay
Compensation:( Pay Range: $26 - $27 ) Posted pay ranges apply to US-based candidates. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation. IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.
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US Benefits: We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits. In the US, these include: 10 sick days, 10 US holidays, 20-25 paid time off days depending on role and tenure, medical insurance starting at $163 per month, dental starting at $6.50 per month, and vision starting at $5 per month, FSA for healthcare and commuter costs, a 403b retirement savings plans with immediately vested matching, disability & life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support counseling and care in times of crisis and mental health struggles.
Equal Opportunity Employer: IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.