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Position Summary:

The Career Development Specialist is responsible for providing career advisement, case management, and developing a sector-based career pathway; ensuring members have needed support services; supporting members in program activities; and referring members to locate suitable job training programs and employment; maintaining continuing contact and providing employment retention services. Serves as a mentor, liaison, and troubleshooter by managing cases day-to-day based on the members’ career plans.

What You'll Do:

+ Interview, motivate, and guide members daily

+ Coordinate intake and orientation services to assist members with understanding and exploring needs, strengths, interests, aptitudes, experience, capabilities, career goals, and family situations.

+ Complete Career Plans with all members assigned to their caseload

+ Guide the member through all activities as outlined in their career plan.

+ Regularly meet with assigned members to monitor progress toward meeting programming goals as well as coordinating the mitigation of barriers to engagement in services, wellness,and recovery, and employability.

+ Facilitate monthly Jobs-Plus program Orientation sessions one-on-one and in small groups

+ Develop and facilitate life skills and work readiness training curriculum

+ Consult bi-weekly with the Employment Coordinator regarding curriculum and training needs

+ Monthly coordination with Clinical and Wellness Coordinator and Part-Time Clinician to monitor treatment plan on behalf of members with untreated or unstable substance use, mental health, and/or medical conditions that are adversely impacting engagement in services, wellness, and recovery, as well as employability.

Your Responsibilities Include:

+ Scheduling and facilitating monthly workshops according to client needs.

+ Observe all policies and procedures and attend all required trainings and certifications as scheduled.

+ Plan and develop materials needed for each class using textbooks, handouts, workbooks, information from the Internet, and other sources based on the Power of Possible training

+ Plan workshop and seminar topics and develop appropriate curriculum materials quarterly

+ Responsible for capturing and recording employment information

+ Provide bi-weekly outreach to members who have difficulty maintaining engagement to encourage enrollment and successful participation in program services.

+ Stress urgency and ownership, guiding members through a learn-by-doing process during their program engagement.

+ Daily documentation of activities, participation, and employment progress in the case records and both HRA Salesforce and the FedcapCARES™ computer system.

+ Works with Community Coaches to provide monthly outreach to members who fail to report to an appointment to identify and help address and underlying issues to encourage members to re-engage.

You're a Great Fit For this Role If:

+ You have a Bachelor’s degree in public administration or a related field, such as psychology, education, social work, vocational rehabilitation, or occupational rehabilitation from an accredited institution, preferred.

+ Associate's degree or equivalent with 2 years of relevant experience is acceptable.

+ You bring a minimum of 2 years of successful work experience in finance, financial education, financial planning, social work, coaching/mentoring, teaching, or other related fields, and capacity (including language skills) to serve the program’s population.

+ You are familiar with social and human services organizations is a plus.

+ Have the ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds and be sensitive to maintaining confidentiality.

+ Are highly organized and detail-oriented.

+ Proficient in Microsoft Office.

+ You have experience working with public assistance recipients, formerly incarcerated individuals, and those affected by the challenges associated with poverty.

Compensation

+ $21.64/hr.-$24.05/hr.

Equal Opportunity Employer