Employment Placement Specialist

Requisition ID: req51797

Job Title: Employment Placement Specialist

Sector: Employment

Employment Category: Regular

Employment Type: Full-Time

Compensation: USD 20.43 – 23.32 Hourly

Location: Missoula, MT USA

Work Arrangement: In-person

Job Description

• Provide individualized support by providing direct services, referrals, and advocacy throughout entirety of programs.
• Guide clients through employment preparation, coordinating job placements, and other career advancement services. 
• Assess and monitor client progress to support their attainment of established goals, address challenges, and to ensure that available resources are utilized. 
• Develop and cultivate long term relationships with area employers and staffing agencies to identify appropriate employment opportunities for clients.
• Assist clients and employers as necessary with post-placement issues and continuing employment needs.
• Monitor client job performance, wage levels, and related metrics.
• Work with employers to ensure required documentation is gathered and documented. 
• Collaborate effectively with coworkers and partner organizations. 
• Develop programing and partnership opportunities for career development and growth.
• Detail each client interaction in accordance with program requirements. Input client information in database(s) and assist with tracking and reporting as needed.
• Coordinate interpretation services for providers on an as-needed basis. 
• Use personal, insured vehicle and/or public transportation to travel and transport clients and materials as needed throughout the service delivery area.
• May train and lead the activities of volunteers.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Experience in workforce consulting preferred.
• Relevant professional experience in education and/or human services strongly preferred.
• Experience working with immigrants or refugees preferred.

• Demonstrated success working and communicating effectively in a multicultural environment. 
• Comfortable working in a cross-cultural environment and with adult and child language learners, sometimes with little or no English proficiency.
• Comfortable with representing IRC in public forums & networking opportunities. 
• Ability to take initiative and work independently on projects. 
• Attention to detail and accuracy in work product. 
• Excellent problem-solving skills combined with the proven ability to multi-task, prioritize duties, and manage time effectively. 
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment, strong relationship building, diplomacy, and networking skills; ability to effectively build internal and external relationships.
• Strong time-management skills and ability to multi-task.
• Comfortability with computer and web-based communication platforms.
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written; proficiency in languages(s) spoken by IRC’s clients is desired; including Arabic, Swahili, Dari, and/or Pashto. 

• A combination of standard office environment, and ‘Field’ time within the service delivery area to perform the above outline responsibilities. Remote work may be an option at times. 
• Requires schedule flexibility and occasional weekend and/or evening work.