Employment Specialist

St. Francis House, the largest day shelter in New England, is seeking an experienced individual to provide individual and group strength based job coaching services for participants and graduates of our Moving Ahead Program, a classroom-based vocational rehabilitation program serving adults with histories of homelessness, substance abuse, mental health difficulties and incarceration.

Specific responsibilities include providing one-on-one job search support and pre-employment counseling; facilitating job search workshops; creating individual career development plans; and documenting student interactions and program activities in our client database.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree and three to five years of full-time professional experience working directly with clients in the areas of employment/career counseling, job placement, and/or other workforce development related areas.

Send resume and cover letter to fritzau@stfrancishouse.org or to Human Resources, St. Francis House, 39 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116