Career Advisor - RESEA

Career Team is a leading workforce development organization on a mission to transform lives. We blend cutting-edge technology with compassionate, high-touch services to drive real, measurable outcomes in the lives of job seekers across the country.

About the role

The RESEA Career Advisor is responsible for raising awareness in the community of Workforce programs administered through Workforce Solutions Job Center, including the successful recruitment of program participants and educating the general public about Workforce Development and services. This role works primarily in the community building strategic relationships, conducting outreach activities, and recruiting program participants. The successful candidate must have an understanding of the local community and its diverse population, culture, and resources. This is an on-site position, working closely with the Program Director and Marketing Department.

Responsibilities

• Maintain relationships with collaborative partners and cultivate new ones
• Engage and recruit participants at community events
• Assist in developing and supporting outreach and recruitment plans utilizing virtual technology
• Research and coordinate hiring events, employer services, and assist with event planning such as coordinating supplies, staffing, and facility needs
• Create outreach and collateral materials, including flyers, brochures, press releases, presentations, and advertisements to market the program and recruit participants
• Work with the Marketing Department to implement social media, public relations, and advertising campaigns for the program in conjunction with organizational objectives
• Assist with participant screening and enrollment process
• Keep accurate records of follow-up with all referrals and interested participants
• Ability to work a flexible schedule as program needs require, including minimal travel and evenings
• Approach each day and task with a “ZAG” mindset
• Other duties and projects as needed

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• General knowledge of employment and training programs administered through the public Workforce system
• Knowledge and experience of social media platforms
• Experience in video production, marketing, and development of print materials is preferred
• Ability to work in a variety of settings with a culturally diverse customer base and to be culturally sensitive
• Ability to serve as a role model to customers and motivate them towards achieving goals
• Personal computer literacy, including effective use of the Internet, e-mail, and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
• Ability to meet and/or exceed set goals and objectives
• Excellent interpersonal, time management, customer service, organizational skills, and communication skills, both oral and written
• Exceptional time management skills to meet deadlines and work under pressure
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A valid Driver’s License

Preferred Skills

• Bilingual
• Experience and knowledge of WIOA, TANF, SNAP, NCP, and Youth workforce development contracts/programs
• Astounding ability to multitask and be proactive

Benefits

• 401k with a generous employer match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with an employee-sponsored HSA on any qualifying plans
• Disability insurance
• Supplemental insurance
• Paid holidays and paid time off, offered on an accrual basis

Pay

$45,000 - $55,000 per year

Schedule

• Full-time, non-exempt
• Position may require local travel on an as-needed basis
• Flexible schedule as program needs require, including evenings

About Career Team

Founded in 1996, Career Team, LLC is a private workforce development organization. Career Team’s outstanding record of accelerating the human condition has resulted in numerous honors, including being named by Inc. Magazine as one of America's 500 fastest-growing privately held companies and recipient of the US Chamber of Commerce Blue Chip Enterprise Award for innovation. The organization has been featured by 60 Minutes, CNN, Money Magazine, Inc. Magazine, and the British Broadcasting Network as an innovative, government-funded solutions program. Career Team was also invited to the White House after being cited by the National Welfare-to-Work Partnership and National Alliance of Business as a top 10 US training provider.

As a socially conscious organization, Career Team balances for-profit innovation with community enrichment. The organization continues to close the nation’s opportunity divide with additional government-funded workforce sites while building staff capacity of workforce funding sources and industry providers.