Career navigator

About the role

The career navigator provides integrated workforce planning services to career center customers. Aids customers in developing, evaluating, and effectively initiating and implementing plans to find employment and/or employment skills. Work involves developing and maintaining contact with customers, and/or service providers for service needs. Helps customers to engage in self-assessment.

Responsibilities

• Interviews customers to assess ongoing service needs, obtain occupational information and explore the full range of employment opportunities and/or training.
• Coaches customers to present themselves effectively as candidates and obtain optimal placement in employment or further occupational information.
• Provide career advisement including the development of individual employment/placement plans, referrals to jobs, placement in training or education programs, job placement or advancement, and retention services.
• Performs visits to customers' homes, training providers' sites, and/or employment sites.
• Develops and implements service plans to meet customer needs.
• Ensures that service plans are maintained and updated as needed.
• Coordinates service provider activities.
• Implements prescribed program related procedures and accurate case management.
• Provides ongoing case management and serves as a liaison between customers and service providers.
• Manages a comprehensive caseload of job seekers.
• Provides employment services on an ongoing basis.
• Provides guidance and other assistance to help the participant retain employment.
• Accurately document customer interactions through well-written case notes in automated system.
• Ensure that case files meet or exceed programmatic requirement.
• Prepare reports as requested.
• Address the unique needs and barriers of customers and create and maintain an environment of inclusion for all participants by making customer referrals to appropriate workshops, assessments and internal programs while ensuring equitable access for all individuals regardless of needs or barriers.

Requirements

Must have valid driver's license and adequate vehicle insurance coverage.

Qualifications

Physical requirements include carrying/lifting up to 5 pounds, frequently; up to 10 pounds, regularly; and up to 25 pounds, occasionally. Visual acuity, speech and hearing; hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to drive an automobile and operate computer keyboard and basic office equipment; subject to carrying, lifting, twisting and reaching to perform essential job functions. Working conditions are primarily in an office environment with occasional travel to other locations.

Skills

• Basic computer literacy including ability to use the Internet and Microsoft Office products.
• Keyboarding skills mandatory.
• Ability to work in a team environment.