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Our House Job Training Specialist in Little Rock, Arkansas
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JobTraining Specialist
UpdatedMarch 2024
Department: Career Center
Reports to: Training Coordinator
Employment Type: In-Person, Full-Time, Salary, Exempt
About Our House
Our House empowers homeless and near-homeless families and individuals to succeed in the
workforce, in school, and in life through hard work, wise decision-making, and active
participation in the community. The Our House team has defined a set of seven Guiding
Principles that characterize our culture and that we intentionally seek to uphold: Hard Work,
Wise Decision-Making, Community, Initiative, Integrity, Safety, and Heart.
About the Role
You will be responsible for managing all aspects of the Job Training Program, which provides
short-term paid work experience to clients who face barriers to employment. You will ensure
that participants receive the ongoing support they need to successfully transition to
unsubsidized employment.
What Youll Do
? Coordinate all aspects of the Job Training Program at Our House:
? Recruit clients who are a good fit for the programindividuals who experience
barriers to employment, who wish to actively participate in workforce training and
case management, and who have a goal of finding unsubsidized employment
? Understand grant eligibility and documentation requirements, and maintain
complete files for enrolled clients. Partners that support the Job Training
Program include AARP, the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, the
Arkansas Department of Human Services, and the Department of Labor
? Complete all required enrollment packets, onboarding paperwork, background
checks, and COVID vaccine verification for new enrollees
? Ensure participants understand the expectations and goals of the program
through regular program orientation and individual assessments
? Communicate with Job Trainee supervisors across campus and resale stores about
participant performance, attendance, and areas of improvement
? Visit Job Trainees at their work sites, both on and off-campus, and provide ongoing
support, such as performance evaluations, job skills and soft skills training, connections
to supportive services, and referrals to resources
? Support Job Trainees in transitioning to stable, unsubsidized employment after
completion of the program
? Explore growth opportunities for the Job Training Program, including the creation of new
positions, new Work Experience sites, and the development of new training materials in
the Career Center
Our House Inc. PO Box 34155, Little Rock, AR 72203 (501) 374-7383 ourhouseshelter.org
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? Enter client information in the Our House database, track outcomes, provide follow-up
services, and understand performance measures for Career Center programs
? Work with the Development Team to highlight client success stories that represent the
Employment and Training programs at Our House
? Actively engage and energize Our House staff members, volunteers, board members,
event committees, partnering organizations, donors, and grant funders
? Work closely with the Career Center team to align all programming with goals relating to
long-term, sustainable employment
? Conduct other duties as assigned to fulfill Our Houses mission
What Youll Bring
? Experience working with individuals and families in poverty, distress, and/or
homelessness and near-homelessness
? Interest in workforce development, occupational training, and adult education
? Excellent organization and multi-task ing skills. Ability to create and stick to systems
? Customer service skills, patience, and conflict-resolution skills
? Unwavering commitment to quality programs and data-driven program evaluation
? Strong written and verbal communication skills
? Persuasive and passionate communication with excellent interpersonal and
multidisciplinary project skills
? Action-oriented, entrepreneurial, adaptable, and innovative
? Must be focused on problem-solving, capacity-building, thriftiness, and teamwork
? Passion, idealism, integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, and self-direction
? Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people
Requirements
? COVID-19 vaccination required or must meet the legal guidelines for an exemption
? Must possess a valid drivers license and vehicle to us