Job Developer/ Placement Specialist, MEED - Doral, United States - Miami Dade College

    Miami Dade College
    Miami Dade College Doral, United States

    1 month ago

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    Job Details
    Job Family
    STAFF - Support Non-Exempt (SNE)
    Grade
    12
    Salary
    $ $26.65
    Department
    ACCESS/MEED
    Reports To
    Director
    Closing Date
    FLSA Status
    Non-Exempt
    First Review Date
    February 15, 2024
    Job Summary

    The Job Developer facilitates employment assistance, technology training, work experience, and placement opportunities for students with disabilities in the MEED Program.

    Duties & Responsibilities

    • Develops and manages all MEED employment services including general employment assistance; such as, resumes, job searches and applications, and mock interviews
    • Develops paid internships, entrepreneurships, and other work experience initiatives with community partner sponsorships
    • Develops and manages the MEED Digital Tech Internship Training Program its curriculum, measurement of outcomes and student success
    • Facilitates community partnership initiatives and hosts regular outreach meetings to develop and promote employment opportunities
    • Provides disability awareness and inclusion training to community partners and employers to promote employment opportunities
    • Oversees recruitment of potential paid internships or memberships for all South Florida AmeriCorps agencies
    • Works collaboratively with Miami Dade College Student Employment, Career Services, and ACCESS departments to identify potential MEED clients and employers
    • Identifies students with disabilities on all campuses who meet criteria for employment, internship, or entrepreneurship, or AmeriCorps memberships
    • Works with ACCESS to maintain confidential client records and placement data
    • Prepares a College-wide MEED Annual Effectiveness Report and a Quarterly Report for each MEED Business Advisor Council Meeting
    • Performs other duties as assigned
    Minimum Requirements

    • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and three (3) years of case management and job development experience with adults with disabilities
    • All degrees must be from a regionally accredited institution
    • Knowledge and understanding of College organization, goals and objectives, and policies and procedures
    • Possess excellent communication skills, both oral and in writing
    • Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to clients, prospective employers, and other employees of the organization
    • Ability to use analytical skills to provide innovative ideas and suggestions for improvement and possess excellent organizational skills
    • Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, shore correspondence, and memos
    • Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
    • Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
    • Ability to establish and maintain effective public relations
    • Ability to travel between campuses and within the community
    • Ability to work in a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural environment with students, faculty and staff
    • Ability to work a flexible schedule that may include evening and weekend assignments
    Preferences

    Certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such servicemembers and veterans, will receive preference and priority for this job vacancy.

    In addition, certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements outlined in this job vacancy and are encouraged to apply for the positions being filled.

    Additional Requirements
    The final candidate is to successfully complete a background screening and reference check process.
    EQUAL ACCESS/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

    Miami Dade College is an equal access/equal opportunity institution which does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, marital status, age, religion, national origin, disability, veteran's status, ethnicity, pregnancy, sexual orientation or genetic information.

    To obtain more information about the College's equal access and equal opportunity policies, procedures and practices, please contact the College's

    Equity Officer:

    Cindy Lau Evans, Director, Office of Equal Opportunity Programs / ADA Coordinator / Title IX Coordinator, at Voice) or 711 (Relay Service SW 104 St.

    , Room 1102-1; Miami, FL

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