Job Title: Job Developer
PVN ID: LA-1802-002355
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: LAGUARDIA C. C.

Job Description

General Description

Program for Deaf Adults (PDA) is seeking a dynamic and motivated Job Developer to provide career services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) students who are enrolled in Career Technical Education (CTE) majors by providing job coaching, internship advisement and referrals for services on and off campus.  Duties include assessing DHH students for job readiness and internship placement; identifying prospective employment opportunities and matching qualified DHH students with appropriate placements.

Responsibilities include:

  • Coaches students during orientation and assessment phases of program
  • Conducts ongoing assessment interviews and evaluates employability of individual students
  • Provide individual or group training sessions or workshops to DHH students
  • Maintain regular contact with LaGuardia’s Center for Career and Professional Development, CUNYLeads, Vocational Rehabilitation, Career and Technical Education (CTE) departments, local deaf agencies
  • Track students’ progress and compiles and maintain data
  • Create intakes, assessment and evaluation forms

Other Duties

Qualifications

  • Associate’s Degree; Bachelor’s degree preferred
  • Minimum of two years of experience working with Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals
  • Working knowledge of MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and database applications
  • Excellent communication and written skills
  • Fluent in conversational American Sign Language

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Program for Deaf Adults
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$18.00
Hour(s) a week
0.00-15.00
Closing Date
Apr 09, 2018 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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