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Description
Job DetailsJob Location
320 Carleton Avenue, Suite 8000 Central Islip, NY, Central Islip, NY
Position Type
Part Time
Education Level
Bachelors Degree
Salary Range
$ $25.00 Hourly
Travel Percentage
Up to 25%
Job Category
Human Service
Vocational Specialist (PT)
EAC Network, a not-for-profit social service agency that empowers, assists, and cares for over 62,888 people in need through 100 programs across Long Island and NYC, seeks a Vocational Specialist to work part time for its Home Base (Community) Programs.
The Vocational Specialist is a non-exempt position paying $25 per hour for up to 19 hours per week. The office is located in Central Islip, NY and the role reports to the Program Director.
Primary Purpose of Job:
The Vocational Specialist is responsible for providing counseling, vocational assistance and employment services to youth referred by Department of Probation in Suffolk County with the outcome of economic self-sufficiency as the objective of the counseling process.
Principal Duties & Responsibilities:
