Career Opportunities
SMPDD is hiring for the following positions:
POSITION REQUIREMENTS: Must have a current RN or LSW license with at least 2 years related work experience. Ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years of case management experience and have work experience with elderly and disabled. Excellent benefits package offered.
POSITION LOCATION: To inquire whether we are currently hiring for any of our 10 locations in our service area, please send your resume and copy of your current professional resume to:
Southern Mississippi Planning and Development District
Attn: Assistant Director, Senior Services
10441 Corporate Drive, Ste. 1
Gulfport, MS 39503Email: kthames@smpdd.com
POSITION : Career STEP Career Coaches provide career counseling, job readiness training, mentoring, and all other necessary pre-employment skills to eligible participants ages 16 through 59, for the Career STEP (Career Skills Training Education Pathways) Program funded through the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds. This Career STEP Career Coach position will work to strengthen the workforce in the Twin Districts Workforce Development Area
(TDWDA) by increasing the employability and placement opportunities of jobseekers while simultaneously
cultivating business relationships and providing employers with skilled applicants. Services will be provided
to eligible residents of the following counties: Clarke, Covington, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison,Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Leake, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Pearl River, Perry, Scott, Smith, Stone, and Wayne. The success of this position is dependent on being able to achieve and accurately track program goals and objectives. Office will be located in the SMPDD building in Gulfport, MS.
Career STEP Career Coach / Job Developer - FULL JOB DESCRIPTION
SEND RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO:
Email: cassandrabrown@smpdd.com
POSITION :
The Career Coach will be responsible for the implementation and execution of the Career STEP (Career Skills Training Education Pathways) Program funded through the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds. The Career Coach will provide career counseling, job readiness training, mentoring, and all other necessary pre-employment skills to eligible participants ages 16 through 59. Services will be provided to eligible residents of the following counties: Clarke, Covington, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Leake, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Pearl River, Perry, Scott, Smith, Stone, and Wayne. The success of this position is dependent on being able to achieve and accurately track program goals and objectives. Office location to be determined, dependent upon residency of individual chosen and availability of office space. This is a high volume, high touch case management position.
Career STEP Career Coach - FULL JOB DESCRIPTION
SEND RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO:
Email: cassandrabrown@smpdd.com
POSITION :
The Lamar County Career Coach will assist students to identify career goals through personal and group consultation. Utilizing leadership, advocacy, and collaboration, career coaches will promote academic and personal success by implementing a comprehensive program that encompasses areas of personal and social development of students as well as academic and career needs.
High School Career Coach - FULL JOB DESCRIPTION
SEND RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO:
Email: ndiaz@smpdd.com
POSITION :
The Pathway Home Re-entry Program Instructor-Resource Navigator is responsible for assisting incarcerated and formerly incarcerated adults return to the workforce in the 24 counties of the Twin Districts Workforce Development Area (TDWDA). The Instructor Resource Navigator will work directly with the Program Administrator and will establish relationships with employers interested in recruiting and hiring formerly incarcerated individuals. Instructor-Resource Navigator will also work with the formerly incarcerated individuals to navigate the process of finding gainful employment and removing barriers that often plague justice-impacted individuals. This work will mainly be performed at the Leake County Regional Correctional Facility in Carthage, MS.
The purpose of the Pathway Home Re-entry Program helps connect eligible incarcerated individuals to training opportunities and/or jobs upon release from a correctional facility. The program aims to reduce recidivism, improve offender outcomes by providing life skills training, job search and placement services, and mitigation of barriers to successful re-entry. The Instructor-Resource Navigator works with the individuals and the employers to make the strategic connections necessary to ensure successful re-entry for the returning citizens and a dependable labor pool for the employers.