Refugee Resettlement Job Developer-RSS Employment Services

The Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) seeks to hire a full-time Job Developer for the Refugee Resettlement Department. The Job Developer is responsible for ensuring compliance with employment requirements via the Refugee Resettlement Guidelines, which includes employment preparation with job skills training, job club classes, resume and interview preparation with every employable adult and navigating employment trends in the San Antonio area.

This position is Union eligible. This position is grant-funded. If there is a substantial reduction in funding or funding ceases, the position may be terminated and / or subject to applicable CBA requirements.

Responsibilities :

• Conducts regular research on businesses in the San Antonio area and provides outreach to build a network of employers willing to hire newly arrived refugees and refugee-like populations into appropriate and sustainable positions;
• Develops and maintains relationships with this network of employers;
• Serves as a liaison between employers and the RAICES Refugee Resettlement Program;
• Supports refugee clients in applying for job vacancies and assists with communication between the employer and applicant, as needed;
• Assists with the job skills orientation and training process for refugee clients who are hired, as needed;
• Represents the Refugee Resettlement Program in meet-and-greet sessions and tours of potential employers, occasional community presentations, outreach activities, and workshops;
• Encourages coworkers and refugee clients to help find job opportunities / contacts and potential mentors in the community, including, but not limited to relationships with religious institutions, stores they shop at, organizations they belong to, etc.; and,
• Completes administrative responsibilities, including timekeeping, case file documentation, activity tracking, timely database entries, and other tasks related to program compliance.
• Other services as assigned in support of programmatic needs.

Minimum Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Attributes :

Hybrid Work Plan

Please Note

Employees are expected to live within the assigned geographic location in order to commute to and from the office or assigned on-site location(s) as business or client needs require.

RAICES is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law.

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