Career Navigator

About the role

The Career Navigator supports participants in achieving meaningful employment through individualized career services and job placement assistance. As a Career Navigator, this role provides career counseling, employment preparation, and retention support tailored to participant goals and labor market trends. The Career Navigator also builds relationships with employers and community partners to create job and training opportunities. Ultimately, the Career Navigator helps individuals gain the skills, confidence, and connections needed for lasting career success.

Responsibilities

• Conduct outreach, intake, assessments, and individualized service planning.
• Provide one-on-one and group career counseling, pre-employment workshops, and job readiness training.
• Connect participants with supportive services, training programs, and community resources.
• Develop employer partnerships to identify job openings and promote participant placement.
• Assist participants with job search, applications, interviews, and follow-up for job retention.
• Maintain accurate participant records and ensure compliance with program and confidentiality standards.
• Collaborate with staff, training providers, and workforce partners to improve outcomes.
• Participate in professional development, staff meetings, and agency initiatives.
• Comply with safety standards and follow operating procedures when utilizing equipment, tools & machinery.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Services, Counseling, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience in workforce development, career counseling, or case management preferred.
• Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to engage with diverse populations and community partners.
• Travel is required; must have a valid driver’s license and access to an insured vehicle.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly required to: stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.