Summary: 

The Neighborhood Developers (TND) is hiring a part-time, hybrid Employment Specialist to deliver career services to Revere and Chelsea residents with low- and moderate incomes.  Do you believe everyone deserves to have financial stability and a good job?  Are you passionate about building pathways to meaningful employment for immigrants?  Do you like matching skills between employers and jobseekers?  If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this position could be for you! 

Overview:

TND is a non-profit community development organization with a mission to create strong neighborhoods enabling community members to secure a stable home, achieve economic mobility, and determine their own future.  We build affordable homes, organize community leaders, and, through our CONNECT program, support households to achieve greater financial mobility by helping them access public benefits, find better jobs, and through financial coaching.  TND’s headquarters is in Chelsea, where it has operated since 1978.  The organization was invited into Revere in 2010, and since 2018, we are also offering some of our services in Everett.  For more information see www.theneighborhooddevelopers.org.

Our CONNECT program is a Financial Opportunity Center and partnership of community and nonprofit organizations where residents of Chelsea, Revere, and Everett can get support to find a better job, improve household finances, and make realistic, achievable plans for a strong financial future all in one place.  You can find more information about CONNECT here. 

The Employment Specialist will assist job seekers, many of whom are recent immigrants with diverse experience levels, obtain employment or enroll in job training programs.  Specifically, the Employment Specialist will provide 1:1 employment counseling, job matching, onboarding assistance, and post placement follow up and retention services.  This is an exciting time to join a dynamic team at CONNECT dedicated to both rapid reemployment and building long-term sustainable jobs as part of coalitions with other partners in the communities we serve.  Though previous experience with career coaching is not required; a passion for helping the community and drive to make the world a better place for everyone is.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Provide 1:1 job matching services to Revere and Chelsea residents, including cover letter and resume editing, interview prep, online application guidance, and soft skills training. 
• Receive and follow up on jobseeker referrals. 
• Refer clients to trainings and resources at partner organizations.
• Build employment partnerships, identify job openings and refer clients to employers.
• Check-in up with clients after they are placed in jobs in regular intervals.
• Serve as matchmaker between clients and CONNECT services that may support them.
• A commitment to TND’s mission.
• Experience in workforce or career development, recruiting, or case management.     
• Knowledge of the local job market, trends and job search tools.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong computer skills (we regularly use Gmail, Google Docs, Google Drive, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, DropBox, Salesforce, Canva, and Zoom).
• Detail-oriented, well-organized, and ability to work in collaboration and independently. 
• Familiarity with Revere and Chelsea, MA and surrounding communities. 

 Desirable Qualifications: 

• A commitment to TND’s mission.
• Experience in workforce or career development, recruiting, or case management 
• Knowledge of the local job market, trends and job search tools.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong computer skills (we regularly use Gmail, Google Docs, Google Drive, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, DropBox, Salesforce, Canva, and Zoom).
• Detail-oriented, well-organized, and ability to work in collaboration and independently. 
• Familiarity with Revere and Chelsea, MA and surrounding communities. 

To Apply:

Send a cover letter and a copy of your resume. 

TND is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in hiring and it is important to us to bring members onto our team who are passionate about our mission and reflect the BIPOC, immigrant, and linguistic backgrounds of the communities we serve.

Opportunity Communities (OppCo) provides human resources for TND. 

JOB CODE: 1000164