Employment Specialist, Case Manager

Why work with YWCA Seattle King Snohomish?YWCA SKS is the region's largest non-profit organization with a 120+ year legacy, focused on the needs of women, with programs serving 7,000 people each year. When you work with YWCA, you make a difference.We're women and BIPOC-led, family-centered, and supportive of employees. As a full-time YWCA employee (30+ hours), you'll enjoy a benefits package including medical insurance, generous vacation, holiday, sick leave plans, and an outstanding retirement plan. Put your passion for racial equity and social justice to work - apply today!What You'll DoThe Employment Specialist, (BFET) will focus on Basic Food, Employment & Training Programs. Working with low-income food stamp recipients transitioning off food stamps and providing employment case management, job readiness skills, vocational training, and job placement. The Employment Specialist will maintain records of clients' progress, complete reports on demographics and achievement of program outcomes and provide support services as needed. This position will target residents of the cities of Bellevue and Kirkland. Additional services provided by the Employment Specialist will include working with employers to develop job opportunities working with DSHS to coordinate services, assisting clients to improve their housing stability, and providing employment services to the general public at Family Village Redmond. This position has a social justice component that will require critical thinking around how external systems impact the work that we are doing through the lens of racism and intersections with poverty. Knowing the core principals of antiracism and grounding those principles in everyday work, as well as working well in non-white environments and championing anti-racism policy, are required job skills and core values. As an equal opportunity employer, we highly encourage people of color to apply.Expectation of your roleThe Employment Specialist will conduct assessments, provide one-on-one job search assistance, make referrals, provide job training workshops, and assist clients with job retention, wage progression and money and time management skills.Provides regular outreach to DSHS, college partners, and other service providers in the community.Will require travel to multiple locations, including YWCA locations in King County, WorkSource offices, college campuses, housing programs, employer locations, and job and resource fairs.This position will spend at least one day a week on campus at Bellevue College and Lake Washington Institute of Technology.Assess client's job readiness, occupational training needs and need for additional community resources and helps develop clear and realistic employment and educational objectives. Provides individual and group job search preparation and training to explore and develop the habits and attitudes needed to be successful in the workplace.Coaches clients in developing job skills, resumes, cover letters etc. and provides clients with job search informationMaintains accurate client files and enters client information into YWCA Client Track and e-JAS databases.Completes monthly and quarterly data and narrative reports on program performance.Must have's to be successfulBachelor's degree in social services, social work, education, or related field desired AND/OR an equivalent combination of experience and education will be considered.(1) to (2) years of demonstrated experience required performing work related to client recruitment and enrollment, career assessment and planning, homeless and/or housing services, support services, occupational training, workplace readiness, job placement, records maintenance and outcomes reportingKnowledge of strength-based, client-centered case management practicesUnderstanding of issues related to poverty, homelessness and the governmental, educational, and social service systems that serve low-income people.Oral, written, and interpersonal communications skills.Computer familiarity with Windows, Word., Excel, and Outlook Experience working with communities of color.Hours, Rate, and BenefitsHourly Rate/Salary $25.00Hours: 40 Hours per weekExcellent benefits package including medical insurance, retirement plan, plus generous vacation, holiday, and sick leave plansAt the time of hire, employees may enroll voluntarily in the Fidelity 403b Plan After two years of employment, employees are eligible to participate in the YWCA Retirement FundPhysical RequirementsThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. In performing this position, the employee:Continuously exchanges information through listening and talking with clients, agency staff, employers, representatives of community organizations and other individuals in the community. Frequently stands, walks, sits, and climbs in performing duties in the office and in traveling to off-site meetings.Frequently reaches and grasps in using telephones, computers, fax machines and other office equipment and supplies. Frequently lifts and carries up to 5 lbs. of paperwork, files, and training materials, occasionally up to 40 lbs.Frequently to occasionally performs close work while updating files, reading program information, and using computer. Occasionally kneels, bends, pushes and pulls in obtaining files in drawers.Occasionally stands for long periods of time while conducting training programs or attending job fairs*Continuously = Over 80% of the time * Frequently = 20-80% * Occasionally = Under 20%>#LI-HybridYWCA encourages applicants with a variety of experiences to apply!At YWCA, we recognize that lived expertise is a powerful asset. This refers to the insights, knowledge, and skills developed by those who have navigated systems and experienced inequity.Valuing lived expertise helps build trust with program participants, develop culturally responsive programs, and break down barriers to equity. It enriches our collective understanding and enhances our ability to serve communities that are furthest from opportunity.Mental Health ConsiderationsAll employees of the YWCA interact with clients who have experienced or are experiencing trauma in various forms, including but not limited to, racial trauma, domestic violence, sexual violence, homelessness, unemployment, and financial hardship. As a result, employees are at risk of secondary trauma. We encourage employees to seek support inside and outside the workplace and maintain self-care routines.Equal Opportunity EmploymentYWCA Seattle King Snohomish is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To read more about this, view the EEO is the Law Poster and this EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.For more information Contact us at careers@ywcaworks.org with any questions or if you need accommodation for your application.