Careers Job Description
General Description
Queensborough Community College’s Office of Continuing Education & Workforce Development was awarded a new grant by the NYC Department of Youth & Community Development (DYCD) to offer a Certified Hemodialysis Training (CHT) Program to out-of-school youth between the ages of 18-24. This Train & Earn Program seeks to hire a Job Placement Specialist as a dedicated resource supporting a newly launched workforce development program. This position requires a person with energy, creativity and dedication to supporting participants in gaining training/employment. The position presents an opportunity to play an important role in the shaping/directing the strategy of this new program.
Other Duties
The Job Placement Specialist will have experience serving young adults and people over 18+, preferably in a higher education and/or community center setting. A minimum of three years of workforce development experience, relationship building, strong collaboration/organizational skills, or five years of successful workforce development experience, are required as are strong organizational, oral and written communication skills.
Qualifications
- Develop outreach initiatives to recruit program employer partners in the allied health care field through educational materials, presentations, one-on-one contact, cold calls and letters.
- Identify and build knowledge of/relationships with NYC private and public sector organizations (including employers, training/education partners and other workforce development programs) to establish opportunities for employment, internships, job and skills.
- Assist in preparing, revising or creating a resume and cover letter for client.
- Assist in completing job applications, as needed.
- Participate in internal/external networking events, job fairs, community outreach, etc.
- Communicate job leads by phone, text and/or email.
- Consistently look for appropriate jobs for assigned clients.
- Advocate for our clients by selling their strengths to employers.
- Assist on job interview preparation and attend interviews.
- Communicate with employers, on your client's behalf, as needed.
- Assist in expanding or narrowing the job search criteria, as needed.
- Prompt return of phone calls, texts and/or emails we receive from you (within 12-24 hours).
- Cold calling at various employers to determine if they are hiring and to confirm hiring processes.
- Keep Program Director up-to-date (verbally and in writing) of client and/or program related issues, problems, concerns.
- Perform other program-related duties as assigned.
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout 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
Key Features
Office of Continuing Education & Workfor
Part Time
Depends on Qualifications
Jul 24, 2022 (Or Until Filled)