Education Specialist

About the Role:

The Education Specialist will be part of the Jobs Plus Department. Jobs-Plus, a comprehensive, place-based employment model that offers services to all working-age residents in designated public housing developments or clusters of developments, serves as a platform to help residents build their skills and connect to the labor market in high growth, high opportunity sectors so they can increase their incomes. Jobs-Plus should not be viewed as a quick fix; rather, the program seeks to help residents continue to improve their earnings over time, with residents taking the necessary and, at times, difficult steps towards advancing in their careers and closer towards their personal financial goals. The Jobs-Plus Care Education Specialist will report to the Jobs-Plus Employment Coordinator. Specific responsibilities and tasks of the Jobs-Plus Education Specialist include, but are not limited to:

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify qualified occupational training providers and credentials that will help Jobs-Plus members advance in their careers, especially in the three key sectors of construction, healthcare and technology.
• Manage relationships with external training and educational providers and coordinate delivery of certifications to members.
• Develop and manage relationships with occupational training providers, ensuring that there is a mechanism for a feedback loop on Jobs-Plus Member referrals, including enrollments and completions.
• In close collaboration with the Jobs-Plus Career Development Specialist, identify Jobs-Plus members who require occupational training with high-value credentials, following up with them to encourage enrollment through completion.
• Support members with enrollment and completion of HSE, college, and occupational programs.
• Work with Career Development Specialists to create, provide, and facilitate training and workshops for members.
• Participate in outreach and recruitment of new customers, conduct customer orientation sessions and facilitate workshops as needed.
• Participate in regular staff meetings, case conferencing, and supervisory sessions.
• Some evening and weekend hours will be required on a limited basis
• Provide weekly reports to the Employment Coordinator
• Perform other assigned job-related duties to help fulfill our Mission and drive our Vision.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least five (5) years of successful experience working with low- to moderate-income populations, often with barriers to work and education.
• Demonstrated experience developing and managing effective and successful partnerships, ideally in training and education.
• Excellent customer service skills, placing the member first and ability to work with customers from a strength-based approach.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as documentation skills.
• A strong sense of and respect for confidentiality involving both clients and fellow employees.
• Ability to work in a variety of settings with culturally-diverse families and communities with the ability to be culturally sensitive and appropriate.
• Bi-lingual (Spanish) is preferred but not required.

Benefits:

Health/medical, dental and vision coverage, 12 paid holidays, a generous PTO bank of 4 weeks, paid sick leave, 403b employer sponsored plan, employee discount program, employee assistance program, commuter benefits programs, and other forms of leave and benefits.

Application Process:

Please include a resume and cover letter outlining your interests and qualifications when applying for this position.

This job description does not represent a complete, comprehensive list of all duties and responsibilities of this position; other duties and unplanned activities may be required.

Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, its board members, President & CEO, executives and employees are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, religion, source of income, sexual orientation, age, familial status, military status, domestic violence victim status, predisposing genetic characteristics, employment status, arrest or conviction record or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Equal employment opportunities extend to all aspects of the employment relationship, including hiring, transfers, promotions, training, terminations, working conditions, compensation, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment.