Employer Engagement Specialist
Company: International Rescue Committee
Location: Denver
Posted on: May 2, 2024
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Job Description:
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's
worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety,
education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by
conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert
Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international
humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more
than 40 countries and more than 25 U.S. cities helping people to
survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their
communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees delivers lasting
impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're
a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in
positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for
a better future.
JOB OVERVIEW: IRC in Denver's Economic Empowerment Program seeks to
support clients' immediate needs for economic stability, while
ensuring that near-term demands do not overshadow longer-term
economic health. The Employment Specialist assists clients in
setting employment and career goals, coaches them toward those
goals, assists in securing jobs that will advance their efforts to
achieve economic self-reliance, and helps connect clients to
supports to pursue career pathways. The IRC in Denver is recruiting
a new Employment Specialist to focus primarily on COVID relief and
response efforts. Working directly with clients and in close
collaboration with colleague Employment Specialists and other
direct service staff across the IRC in Denver team, the Employment
Specialist learns about clients' work needs as well as the skills,
expertise and assets they offer to prospective employers. The
Employment Specialist cultivates a network of potential employers,
learns about their workforce needs, identifies areas of alignment
within the client population, and facilitates client participation
in all phases of the hiring process. The Employment Specialist
maintains ongoing relationships with both clients and employers,
assisting in troubleshooting when challenges arise, promoting
opportunities for job upgrades and advancement, and advocating for
fair treatment of clients by their employers when warranted. The
Employment Specialist will also participate in the intake,
employment assessment and service planning process, including
providing career counseling support as needed. This position will
support a caseload of individuals whose employment has been
adversely impacted by COVID-19, promoting individual and community
recovery related to COVID-19. This role will also serve as a bridge
between the education and employment teams to ensure impacted
individuals have access to a variety of supports to support their
stability and self-sufficiency, such as digital literacy,
vocational ESL, and job readiness training. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
Employment Services
Posted pay ranges apply to US-based candidates. Ranges are based on
various factors including the labor market, job type, internal
equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location,
individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined
job requirements.Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the
gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide
an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce
including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and
other supportive benefits and allowances.Equal Opportunity
Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity
at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race,
religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression,
sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or
disability status. We will ensure that individuals with
disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate
in the job application or interview process, to perform essential
job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of
employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.US Benefits:
We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits. In
the US, these include: 10 sick days, 10 US holidays, 20-25 paid
time off days (depending on role and tenure), medical insurance
starting at $145 per month, dental starting at $7 per month, and
vision starting at $5 per month, FSA for healthcare, childcare, and
commuter costs, a 403b retirement savings plans with up to 4.5%
immediately vested matching contribution, plus a 3-7% base IRC
contribution (3 year vesting), disability & life insurance, and an
Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and
their families to support counseling and care in times of crisis
and mental health struggles.
Minimum Qualifications:Update
Standard of Professional Conduct:The IRC and the IRC workers must
adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way - our
Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and
Equality.
Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: The IRC
is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe
work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity
and respect. The IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate
discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of the IRC
persons in any work setting. We aim to increase the representation
of women, people that are from country and communities we serve,
and people who identify as races and ethnicities that are
under-represented in global power structures.
Keywords: International Rescue Committee, Aurora , Employer Engagement Specialist, Other , Denver, Colorado
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