AmeriCorps Job Training and Placement

Job Description

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Service Description: In 2022, the Kansas Volunteer Commission awarded the International Rescue Committee's (IRC) Kansas Office for Refugees (KSOR) an AmeriCorps Kansas subaward that that will fund service positions to serve refugees and other vulnerable populations seeking employment opportunities across the state of Kansas. AmeriCorps members serving in this program will provide job training and placement services at partner sites throughout the state of Kansas.

Member Responsibilities: The Job Training and Placement AmeriCorps member will provide 1) job readiness training for clients to improve employability skills; and 2) job placement services for clients to obtain and/or retain new or better employment.

Duties include: Assist clients to increase Economic Wellbeing as determined by the assessment matrix outlined in the Family Self-Sufficiency Plan (FSSP). The FSSP includes the following barriers to economic wellbeing: access to food, employability, financial stability, transportation, and childcare.

Implement and conduct vocational training courses that include on-the-job training, workplace orientation, mock interviews, creation of resumes, job skills development sessions, and skills recertification

Improve clients’ understanding of digital and vocational English literacy

Support with self-sufficiency and employability plan development

Refer clients to job opportunities, job search, and application assistance

Deliver and update existing job training curriculum, as appropriate

Track attendance and maintain client files and database records

Administer client intakes, pre- and post-assessments as required, and document results in case files

Determine and assist client in accessing relevant employment opportunities.

Participate in all program meetings, development activities, and other meetings, as needed

Accompany clients to job interviews and orientations, as needed.

Assist clients and employers, as necessary with post placement issues and continuing employment needs.

Monitor job performance, wage level, and employer/employee satisfaction.

Cultivate new relationships with area employers.

Qualifications

Obtain or in process of obtaining a high school diploma or equivalent

Fluency in English and competent oral, written, and interpersonal communication

General computer knowledge