Let’s Connect!

Are you ready to embark on a new career endeavor?

The Doe Fund is a leading New York City non-profit organization that operates the enormously visible Ready, Willing & Able (RWA) program, whose participants clean over 115 miles of streets and sidewalks every day. With an $80 million budget, 500+ staff members, and 46,000 individual donors, The Doe Fund is nationally acclaimed as a work-based model for solving homelessness and criminal recidivism. We empower people to break the cycles of homelessness, welfare dependency, substance abuse, and incarceration through innovative work and housing programs.

We are currently seeking a Workforce Development Specialist (WDS) to join our dynamic team. The WDS is responsible for facilitating workforce readiness classes, supporting individualized job search coaching, and fostering long-term employment retention and career advancement for RWA participants.

This position is based in Brooklyn (Porter facility) but requires travel for program delivery and events. 

This position requires the facilitation of the Career Club and Soft Skills Workshop during the Career Club

This is an in-person position (5 days/week) scheduled 11:00 am-7:00 pm

Key Responsibilities:

Facilitation & Client Engagement

• Facilitate the Evening Career Club 3-4 evenings per week to support active job seekers and alumni with ongoing employment readiness, application assistance, and networking practice.[1] 
  • Facilitates a soft skills refresher workshop during Career Club to re-energize trainees who are job searching by reinforcing essential workplace behaviors such as communication, professionalism, and adaptability, that directly impact hiring and retention success.
• Meet regularly with an assigned caseload to provide individualized job search coaching, resume refinement, interview preparation, and professional development guidance.

Program Integration & Collaboration

• Partner with Case Managers and Program Directors to coordinate participant progress and ensure wraparound support.
• Collaborate with Education and Occupational Training, and Legal Services to support participants’ connection to employment and reentry resources.
• Attend and contribute to weekly case conferences, staff meetings, and team huddles.
• Support mock interviews, corporate engagement events, and volunteer-led professional development activities.

Graduate Services & Retention

• Provide graduate case management to promote employment retention, housing stability, and sobriety milestones.
• Conduct retention outreach for one year post-graduation and verify employment and housing documentation in CTDB.
• Maintain up-to-date graduate data and ensure consistent engagement through alumni communication and follow-up.

Data Systems & Documentation

• Accurately document client interactions, case notes, and outcomes in CTDB.
• Maintain up-to-date trackers for job search appointments, graduate services, and retention milestones.
• Support data integrity and assist with report preparation for leadership and funders.

Training & Professional Development

All new Workforce Development Specialists participate in a structured onboarding program designed to build knowledge, confidence, and independence. Training includes an overview of the RWA program, observation of Career Essentials classes and Career Club sessions, job readiness facilitation practice, case documentation in the client tracking database (CTDB) system, and retention outreach procedures.

The Doe Fund also partners with outside organizations to provide continuous professional development opportunities that strengthen facilitation skills, workforce best practices, and participant engagement strategies.

Other Duties as assigned. 

The Ideal Candidate

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred
• Two to four years of classroom facilitation or workforce development experience
• Passion for motivating participants to secure and retain employment
• Sensitivity to individuals with significant re-entry barriers (homelessness, conviction histories, addiction recovery)
• Strong communication, facilitation, and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain accurate records
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Suite
• Flexible, creative, and solution-oriented with a collaborative approach
• Willingness to work evenings and travel across sites

Interested?
Submit your application for review.

Before you go, we want to assure you that we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace reflective of individuals who share our mission and who want to join us in working on the cutting-edge of important social issues.

We are an equal opportunity employer and we highly encourage applications from candidates regardless of race, color, citizenship, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran or reservist status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.