Employment Counselor

Full-time

Description

About Us

Chinese Mutual Aid Association (CMAA) is a community-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting Chicagolands diverse immigrant and refugee communities. Established in 1981 CMAA is a cornerstone of the Asia on Argyle corridor of the Uptown Neighborhood of Chicago with satellite offices in Elgin IL and the community of West Ridge in Chicago providing programs to serve our community across generations.

We offer after-school summer camp and mentoring programs for young people. For adults we provide case management and social services education including English as a Second Language (ESL) classes job preparation and placement services and immigration and citizenship case assistance. We connect older adults to in-home care support and community enrichment through our Golden Age Club. Finally we support entrepreneurs and small businesses as the only AAPI-led Small Business Development Center in Illinois.

Job Description

Chinese Mutual Aid Association (CMAA) is seeking an outreach and employment counselor who plays a key role in supporting immigrants and refugees as they navigate pathways to employment and economic self-sufficiency. This position focuses on community outreach job readiness and direct client support ensuring participants have access to resources training and employment opportunities. The counselor will engage with employers community partners and training providers while delivering culturally and linguistically responsive services to clients. Employment Outreach Specialist provides individualized case management to workforce eligible clients supervision to career coaches and builds relationships with local businesses.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Supports Manager of Social Services and Manager of Adult Education and Workforce in carrying out outreach to communities
• Plans events for clients to learn about employers job opportunities and wrap around social services
• Plans workshops relevant to social services workforce development and job seeking ie resume writing career exploration wrap around services
• Enters client and partner data into databases including Salesforce
• Build relationships with local employers to create and maintain pipelines for client job opportunities.

Conduct outreach to identify new partnerships with businesses workforce agencies and training providers.

Work Environment

Benefits

The approximate pay range for this position is between $40000.00-$50000.00 annually. Please note that the indicated base range is provided in good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to education experience knowledge skills etc.

CMAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability veteran status genetic information or any other status protected by applicable federal state or local laws.

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability during the application or interview process please contact us at and request the Human Resources Department or email at and reference the job ID3751403.

Requirements

Qualifications

Competence

Salary Description

$40000.00-$50000.00 / yr

Key Skills

Cobol,Council,Creative Production,ABAP,Insurance Paralegal,Light Vehicle Driving

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 40000 - 50000