Job Developer/Education Mentor

Salary $45,000 year

Do you have a passion for making a difference in someone’s life? Are you looking for an opportunity to use your skills, experience and empathetic nature to work for a progressive, forward-thinking and family-owned company where creativity is encouraged? Are you goal driven? Then the Job Developer/Education Mentor position is for you! We are seeking a dynamic and team-oriented individual to join our spirited team.

As the Job Developer/Education Mentor, you will have the overall responsibility for building business relationships with current, former and new clients that lead to On-the-Job Training, work experience and employment for Youth Build participants. Also providing educational mentoring for job readiness and educational blocks within curriculum.

Successful Elements:

• Create an individual plan that identify the steps necessary for youth to reach personal, academic, and employment goals
• Maintain a caseload of 25-30 clients in which weekly contact must be made to assist youth in reaching educational and employment goals
• Provide education and mentoring services to participants that are in need of additional support
• Ability to establish a professional working relationship with all levels of internal and external staff and participants
• Provide career counseling, problem solve with participants to resolve barriers to employment maintain knowledge of community resources
• Establish relationships with employers to secure permanent and full-time employment/internship/apprenticeship opportunities for young adults
  Create students’ physical files and ensure they are in compliance with company standards
• Follow up with employers to ensure that client expectations are met
• Represent EDSI/SLATE at conferences, meetings and selected social functions as required

Required Experience and Education:

• Marketing and sales experience preferred
• Customer service experience required
• Must be comfortable working with young adults, and possible barriers to success
• Must be comfortable making presentations to large groups of people
• Must be able to work independently with little or no supervision
• Good interpersonal skills
• Bachelor’s degree or Associate’s degree, and three years of work experience in case management/human services or related experience preferred
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation