Job Developer/Certified Professional Career Coach
State Of Connecticut Stride Program
Connecticut
• Coordinated and developed program marketing, advertising and training programs to increase program awareness and willingness to hire program participants• Assessed participants’ career interests, abilities and needs to determine employment opportunities.• Established contact with Western CT employers, researched employment markets, determined employment opportunities • Attended various human resource functions and networking events and have been on air with local media to promote the STRIDE program and re-entry concerns within the State of Connecticut• Matched participants with employers in their perspective communities by tracking job openings via social media, various on-line job sites and American Job Center postings• Addressed basic need barriers such as transportation, addiction issues, daycare and educational gaps to ensure employment retention • Advise participants on career development/educational processes such as: course selection, progress toward graduation, and career decisions• Provided intensive in-person case management throughout Western Connecticut to ex-offender population keeping detailed case notes on participants.• Worked within 4 different correctional facilities ranging from level 1-3 to begin relationship building with participants including incarcerated veterans.• Conducted class presentations.