Requisition ID:  115434

Job Developer

The Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition (HEBCAC) is seeking a Job Developer to help facilitate a non-traditional, innovative, and comprehensive career exploration, job readiness development and employment placement services program for Baltimore City youth participants ages 18 to 24 for the HEBCAC Youth Opportunity (YO!) Center. General work under this position includes working with youth to define goals based upon career goals, interests, strengths, and developmental needs.


Specific Duties & Responsibilities

  • Work with youth individually and in group settings to address barriers that hinder personal, educational, and professional based advancement.
  • Manage a youth caseload inclusive of preparation of clear, accurate and well documented case/ progress notes, Individual Service Plans (ISP) and organized case records.
  • Maintain all job development related documentation via KidSmart system for each active youth participant on assigned caseload.
  • Assist in completion of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
  • Engage youth participants and connect to array of supportive services available internally and externally within Baltimore City.
  • Develop solid partnerships with local companies, employers and varied other stakeholders to secure job training and/ or employment opportunities for youth participants.
  • Host monthly on- site job fairs as well as attend external/ community job fairs and resource fairs.
  • Facilitate bi- weekly JRT (Job Readiness Training) related activities such as resume building, mock interviewing, conflict resolution, etc.
  • Maintain postings of current job openings and training opportunities throughout Baltimore City.
  • Consult with staff and other team members via team meetings and case conferencing to discuss youth progress and overall program progression.
  • Counsel and advise participants, parents, guardians, or others concerned with the advancement of participants.
  • Perform other duties as necessary.


Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • Knowledge of Baltimore City job market
  • Ability to work as a team member and independently to assure effective program outcomes completion.
  • Ability to obtain and interpret occupational, economic, and other data about the environments affecting the participants.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, demonstrating tact and diplomacy to consistently interact effectively and flexibly with diverse groups of people including executive management, staff, and the public.
  • Ability to work as a member of a team to ensure project completion.
  • Excellent communication skills (written, verbal and digital)
  • Experience and/or comfortability in public speaking.


Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in related field.
  • Some related experience working with youth and/or youth programs.

  • Demonstrated knowledge and application of job counseling, job development and/or job placement.

  • Additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.




Preferred Qualifications
  • Minimum of one year experience working with historically disadvantaged youth populations providing comparable services.
  • Experience in sales, marketing and/ or customer service.
  • Understanding of application and experience utilizing Trauma Informed Care, cultural effectiveness, motivational interviewing, and other evidence based related practices.
  • Effective practical knowledge of working with youth populations such as but not limited to youth who experience some level of homelessness, formerly incarcerated/ returning citizen(s) youth, LGBTQIA+ identified youth, foster care youth and expecting/ parenting youth.

 


 

Classified Title: Job Developer 
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/02/CD  
Starting Salary Range: $17.20 - $30.30 HRLY ($48,000 targeted; Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: M-F/08:30-05:00 
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt 
Location: School of Medicine Campus 
Department name: ​​​​​​​HEBCAC General Administration 
Personnel area: School of Medicine 

 

 


Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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Accommodation Information
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Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

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