Recently, I’ve had a chance to talk to others about job development in the broader context of refugee employment programs. I’m new to blogging, so I did a bit of research into formats and techniques. One of them is a stream of consciousness post that is said to be more emotional and immediate. I’m going to try a bit of spontaneous posting – mostly because my thoughts are still unformed about this whole topic. Consider yourselves warned!
Last week, I had a great phone call with Jacqueline Hernandez, with Lutheran Family Services in Colorado. She’s also a Job Developer on a fairly new team. We talked about how to solidify new employers into repeat customers and all kinds of issues we see in our new roles. I’m still thinking over everything we talked about. It seems to me that adding a job developer can really change the dynamic of employment services and requires that Employment Specialists and the Job Developer communicate and work together to best use newly identified job opportunities.
This Thursday (09/30), Jaci and I are both going to participate in the RefugeeWorks Innovative Program Delivery Models Webinar where we’ll also talk about different organizational models for employment programs. The times are 1:00-2:30 pm EST (10:00-11:30 am PST, 11:00-12:30 MST, 12:00-1:30 pm CST). Send an email to information @refugeeworks.org to register and get call in information.
Stay tuned for more when I figure out what I think about all of this. It’s been great to look above individual client success and think about the bigger picture. I hope some of you will join the Webinar or subsequent discussion here.
It’s now been almost a year since Caritas of Austin was able to initiate my position as full time Job Developer. With this blog, I want to share what we’re learning and strengthen our efforts by learning from others
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