Employment Specialist

<p><strong>Employment Specialist</strong></p> <p><strong>Los Angeles, CA</strong></p> <p><strong>In-Person</strong></p> <p>This is an in-person role with the expectation that staff report to a CEO site, as the majority of participant interactions are conducted in person. </p> <p><strong>Anticipated deadline to submit application: October 5 at 12:00pm PST. Position may close early if application limit is met. Apply promptly for full consideration.</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>The Opportunity</strong></p> <p>The <strong>Employment Specialist </strong>increases the range of employment opportunities available to our participants using participant interests, experiences, and their ambitions as a foundation for participant job placements, and more broadly, for the identification and cultivation of potential employers for prospect portfolios.</p> <p>As part of our mission, we strongly encourage individuals who have lived experience of incarceration or involvement in the justice system to apply for this role.</p> <p><strong>Role Tracks</strong></p> <p>The Employment Specialist role operates on one of two tracks, based on site and regional staffing needs:</p> <ul> <li> <strong>Account Specialist track: </strong>focuses on employer cultivation, engagement, and placement support, partnering with dedicated vocational staff members on the participant relationship.</li> <li> <strong>Full Cycle track: </strong>combines employer cultivation, engagement, and placement with direct participant case management, owning the full relationship from job readiness through placement.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Who We Are</strong></p> <p>The Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) provides employment services to people recently released from incarceration. Across the United States, 8,000-9,000 people participate in CEO each year, transitioning to employment that supports themselves, their families, and their communities.</p> <p>What began as a demonstration project of the Vera Institute of Justice in the 1970s to address employment barriers facing the formerly incarcerated following release in New York City has grown into the leading reentry employment organization in the country, where over 30,000 formerly incarcerated individuals have secured full-time employment since 1996.</p> <p><strong>Who You Are</strong></p> <ul> <li>You have demonstrated commitment to CEO’s mission and interest in working in a fast-growing and results-oriented nonprofit environment</li> <li>You are passionate about helping individuals become the best version of themselves; interested in guiding individuals to achieving their career goals through a balance of accountability and empathy</li> <li>You have a deep interest in re-entry or criminal justice reform</li> <li>You are comfortable with providing the feedback and support necessary to facilitate the development of participant knowledge and skills</li> <li>You have the ability to anticipate problems, evaluate them, and determine and implement solutions</li> <li>You have the ability to take into account and analyze various points of view and data to form a perspective appropriate to a particular context</li> <li>You have excellent interpersonal and written communication skills with the ability to adjust to particular personalities and interaction styles on the spot</li> <li>You are self-motivated, diligent, resilient, and demonstrate stamina and vigor as you hold yourself accountable to deadlines and outcomes, even in the face of adversity or