Career Development Specialist

Wage/Salary: $45,000 to $50,000

Position Summary

Responsible for providing career advisement and developing a sector-based career pathway; ensures members have needed support services; supporting members in program activities; and referring members 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.

Essential Job Functions

• Guides the member through all activities as outlined in their career plan.
• Interviews, motivates, and guides members with the development of career plan.
• Develops and facilitates life skills and work readiness training curriculum
• Responsible for scheduling and facilitating workshops according to client needs
• Responsible for capturing and recording employment information.
• Plans and develops materials needed for each class using textbooks, handouts, workbooks, information from the Internet, and other sources based on Power of Possible training
• Consults with Employment Coordinator regarding curriculum and training needs
• Coordinate with Job Developer and Transition Coordinators to assist members with understanding and exploring needs, strengths, interest, aptitudes, experience, capabilities with career goals.
• Document’s activities, participation, and employment progress in the case records and both HRA and FedcapCARES™ computer system.
• Stresses urgency and ownership, guiding members through a learn-by-doing process during their program engagement.
• Regularly meets with assigned members to monitor progress toward meeting employment goals as well as coordinating the mitigation of barriers to engagement in services, wellness and recovery, and employability.
• Works with Community Coaches to provide outreach to members who fail to report to an appointment to identify and help address and underlying issues to encourage member to re-engage.
• Performs other related duties as assigned. This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities.
• Provides outreach to members who have difficulty with maintaining engagement to encourage enrollment and successful participation in program services.
• Observes all policies and procedures and attends all required trainings and certifications as scheduled.
• Provides services in a flexible manner according to member’s schedule to maintain engagement in programs.
• Plans workshop and seminar topics and develops appropriate curriculum materials
• Facilitates IMPACT program members work readiness one-on-one sessions and in small groups.

Education And Experience

• Minimum of two (2) years successful work experience in social services or other related field, and capacity (including language skills) to serve the program’s population.
• Highly organized and detail oriented.
• Experience working with public assistance recipients, formerly incarcerated individuals and those affected by the challenges associated with poverty.
• 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.
• Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds and be sensitive to maintaining confidentiality.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Equal Opportunity Employer