Career Navigator

Duties And Responsibilities

• Interviews customers or their authorized representatives to gather information to assess service needs.
• Responsible for the intake process of center customers to determine eligibility for services.
• Interpret and explain information such as eligibility requirements, application details, and applicants' legal rights.
• Conduct in-depth interviewing, testing, and skills assessment of eligible participants for entry into career center activities.
• Interview participants at specified intervals to certify their eligibility for continuing benefits.
• Completes applicant documents and forms accurately and expeditiously.
• Compile, record, and evaluate personal and financial data to verify completeness and accuracy, and to determine eligibility status.
• Follows standard procedures to administer and evaluate interest, aptitude, and achievement tests and work samples. Provides assessment results to assist participants, etc., in setting appropriate goals and identifying appropriate education and training options.
• Affords assistance to customers to access basic self-help services through effective use of the resource center.
• Keeps abreast of revisions and changes impacting the eligibility of applicants, and reporting requirements.
• Refers applicants who are ineligible or have other training interests to other agencies, training centers or community organizations, as appropriate.
• Maintains detailed participant records in compliance with agency's policies and procedures and prepares required reports.
• Performs other work-related duties as needed and/or as assigned.
• Coordination and provision of direct case management services to include assisting the job seeker to: develop long- and short-term employment goals;
• Interpret and explain information such as eligibility requirements, application details, and applicants’ legal rights.
• Development and management of Individual Employment Plans (IEPs) tailored to job seekers’ short- and long-term career goals, and update plans as necessary to track progress and outcomes.
• Provide career guidance to assist job seekers in making and carrying out career decisions for success in the labor market; identify suitability for and/or barriers to employment/training.
• Oversee job seeker's program participation providing career counseling, job coaching and career mentoring that ensures sustained employment.

Education And Experience

Preferred: Associate Degree with coursework in Psychology, Sociology, or related field; or Two (2) years of related experience performing intake and case management, or a combination of experience and education.

Desired Knowledge, Skills And Abilities:

• Working knowledge of programs administered by TWC, TANF, etc.
• Ability to properly interview and screen clients for services.
• Ability to read and interpret eligibility requirements.
• Ability to properly administer and score assessment instruments.
• Ability to prepare reports.
• Ability to accurately calculate income levels.
• Ability to analyze participants' documents to determine eligibility.
• Skills in establishing rapport with participants.
• Knowledge of assessment tools used in workforce center applications.
• Knowledge of basic mathematics to include addition and subtraction.
• Knowledge of and ability to use personal computer.
• Highly preferred: Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

Special Requirements

• Must possess a valid Texas Driver's License and provide automobile liability insurance as required by the State of Texas.
• Must have access to reliable transportation in order to make required home visits and travel within service area.

Physical Demands And Work Environment

• While performing duties of the job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; for long periods of time.
• Employee must be able to drive for extended periods of time.
• Employees must occasionally lift and /or move up to 25 pounds, must be able to set up display area.
• Fast paced, demanding physically and mentally, will be in constant communications.