Job Title: Employment Specialist – CUNY’s Cannabis Workforce and Busine
PVN ID: BM-2208-005005
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN C. C.

Job Description

General Description

Adult Continuing Education is looking for an Employment Specialist/Job Developer to connect our students with professionals in the allied health, business, and technology sectors. Reporting to the ACE Directors, the individual must deliver outcomes for both tuition and grant funded programs.

The Job Developer will serve as an employer engagement specialist to establish relationships and develop industry experiential learning opportunities leading to job placement. The role will also serve as a career coach providing one-on-one with clients to assess their capability and experience and to develop and implement vocational plans that provide them with the tools they need to find and retain employment. This will include preparing resumes, conducting mock job interviews, responding to job leads, assisting clients applying to on-line positions and providing extensive retention support. The individual will be responsible to build capacity to effectively serve adult learners, unemployed and underemployed workers to re-enter the job market.

Other Duties

  • Conduct market research for job leads; locate jobs for participants who have successfully completed training programs; match employer job demands with trained skilled students who will fit requirements; collect and track data.
  • Research, identify, engage and negotiate with sector-based employers hiring for paid and non-paid internships, entry level and mid-level positions.
  • Understand Cannabis, Allied Health and I.T. labor and market demands, by researching industry trends using various sites: Dept of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Indeed, Career Builder, and attending industry forums, etc.,
  • Conducts job development and job search activities directed toward positions that are individualized to the interests and uniqueness of the people on his/her caseload, following the principles and procedures of Workforce Development and BMCC’s ACE.
  • Facilitate Job Readiness Workshops: Career Awareness, help students improve their soft skills, how to fill out on-line application, resume writing, interview preparation, building their brand through social media, job retention skills while developing professional attitudes.
  • Maintains and develops personal contacts with employers in the business, allied health, technology, and professional business sectors to promote BMCC students for externship and job placement opportunities.
  • Build employer job bank
  • Work to secure industry partnerships with signed MOUs.
  • Coordinate the interview process with student and potential employer site for internship and job placement.
  • Maintains accurate tracking data and notes for each assigned student, recommending appropriate referrals and opportunity programs.
  • Initiate cold calls to potential employers; anticipate the benefits and employment services provided by programs to employers, including employer’s needs.
  • Conducts at least six employer contacts each week to learn about businesses and employer needs, to talk about specific clients who are looking for work and/or to talk about employer services offered by ACE program.
  • Assist participants in preparing job search portfolio; provides job search/
  • Collect industry ready resumes to market the student for internship/job placement opportunities. Work closely with participants to improve job performance and gain necessary job skills or reviews other employment options.
  • Maintain contact with employers during the participants' employment and reports results to appropriate staff.
  • Distribute and collect Student/Preceptor evaluations.
  • In conjunction with the Director of Workforce Development, conduct evaluation of site locations.
  • Track participant activity and progress data.
  • Helps clients find and keep competitive employment that is consistent with their vocational goals.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree with at least four years of work experience is required; or, Master’s Degree public administration/policy, education or related discipline is preferred.
  • Significant Employment Readiness experience, knowledge of Cannabis sector, Allied Health and I.T. workforce development; Ability to be flexible and to work carefully and quickly to meet the demands of busy programs.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power-point.

 Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree with at least four years of work experience is required.
  • Knowledge and experience of the CUNY system and/or NYC government agencies.
  • Familiarity with the Cannabis Industry.
  • Must be able to conduct instructor lead virtual workshops.
  • Must be a team player and be able work with various faculty, and staff. Strong interpersonal skills and outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
  • Must have initiative, be a self-starter, and have strong analytical skills

Position is grant funded until 2025.

Mandatory Vaccine Mandate: As of May 27, 2022, all candidates will be required to provide proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 upon commencing employment. Exemption (medical or religious) requests to this requirement will be considered in accordance with applicable law and criteria. Being fully vaccinated is defined for this purpose as two weeks after a final dose in primary series of an authorized COVID-19 vaccine (example: two weeks after the second dose of a two-dose vaccine such as Moderna or Pfizer, or two weeks after a single dose vaccine such as Johnson and Johnson). Final candidates must be fully vaccinated as of their first day of employment. Newly hired employees will be sent an email with instructions on how to upload their vaccine information on the Research Foundation portal.

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Center for Continuing Education
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$50,000.00 - $60,000.00
Closing Date
Feb 02, 2023 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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