Career Navigator Out of School Youth

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

We help job seekers and career changers prepare for and advance in careers with a focus on sustainable, high-growth, high-demand industries. Our committed and well-trained workforce professionals deliver comprehensive workforce solutions at integrated career centers, sector-focused centers and community, and partner sites.

• Maintain strict confidentiality at all times when handing sensitive information.
• Administer or proctor appropriate needs assessments with customers to identify basic literacy and numeracy skills, occupational skills, prior work experience, interests, aptitudes, supportive service needs and developmental needs.
• Identify each customer’s barriers to and services to address them.
• Facilitate a variety of employment and skill development services for customers addressing their needs in the areas of education, employment, and supportive services.
• Develop Career Pathway Plans with customers to establish appropriate career goals and specific plans for skills development activities and job search strategies.
• Update and modify Individual Service Strategies quarterly to ensure customer needs are met.
• Ensure youth or young adult customer is aware of the 14 WIOA program elements.
• Develop activities available to customers to enhance their skills, including basic skills development, customer service, computer skills, and job search skills.
• Maintain files within the computer databases and State System ensuring proper documentation is available to support program eligibility and services received.
• Maintain knowledge of and communication with other community agencies, programs and training offered. Appropriately refer individuals to community and partner agencies.
• Work with participants to continuously engage them through their attainment of employment goal, placement, and post exit follow-up for retention.
• Assist with special projects such as specialized outreach programs to targeted groups and development of new skills training activities.
• Maintain monthly contact with active youth participants up until exit from program services.
• Complete quarterly follow ups for one-year post exit.
• Attend staff meetings.
• Submit required reports in a timely manner.
• Contribute in team member role(s) to ensure that the Workforce Development Board performance standards are met and/or exceeded, and compliance with Federal, State, and Workforce Center rules and regulations.
• Support other staff as needed.
• Other tasks as assigned

• Excellent Counseling Skills.
• Excellent Listening and Communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Excellent data entry skills.
• 2 years related experience.
• Associate degree in related or similar field.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Equus Workforce Solutions is a leading provider of workforce development services in North America. With a dedicated and passionate team, Equus puts the industry’s best practices to work by focusing on the development, design, and delivery of demand-driven workforce solutions.

When you join Equus, you can expect extensive learning opportunities and networking programs. But most of all you can expect to make a lasting impact on the lives of others.

At Equus we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. Equus Workforce Solutions is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, religion, national origin, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or reprisal or any other characteristic protected under state, federal, or local law.