Career Specialist - Career Map Program

GWUL offers a Family Work & Wellness Accelerator Program to assist approximately 300families who have experienced homelessness and recently exited a rapid rehousing program. The Accelerator provides critical services in career advancement, financial empowerment,family support, and housing stabilization.

The Career Specialist will spend much time in the office on a Hybrid Schedule, completing their daily programmatic requirements and tasks and supporting the Career Mobility Action Plan (Career MAP) program participants and Career MAP Service Coordinators. The Career Specialist is responsible for supporting program participants in creating a comprehensive employability plan that can be achieved by the end of the program. The primary responsibilities attached to this position include workshop facilitation, career coaching, job placement, advocacy, career planning, workforce event planning, relationship building,and engagement documentation. In addition, we provide superior customer service to ensure program participants receive the services they need.

Develops, in collaboration with Career MAP program participants, an individualized

employability plan outlining long and short-term career objectives and steps to

Achieve the specified employment goal.

• Provide detailed documentation of all career-related interactions with the Career MAP program participants in the required systems, such as Quickbase and Apricot.
• Advises, monitors, and tracks career services participation for Career MAP program participants so that they maximize the functions and opportunities of the program.
• Lead the development and implementation of engagement strategies to increase Career MAP program participant engagement with career readiness and advancement services.
• Collaborate with grantor Career Specialist to refer career-ready program participants for job opportunities and training programs.
• Organize and execute career exploration events, job fairs, job clubs, peer groups, or other career services events as needed.
• Work in collaboration with GWUL Career MAP Service Coordinators to provide case management services focusing on intervention strategies that will remove all existing barriers to employment.
• Objectively assesses readiness to transition from unemployment and career preparation to employment.
• Administer career and personality assessment tools as a first step in career planning to measure interests, skills, and work styles for Career MAP program participants.
• Develop the placement program for GWUL Career MAP participants seeking employment in collaboration with GWUL Career MAP Program leadership, with a focus on members being placed in career fields that will increase financial stability for program participants and their families.
• Develop and maintain relationships with local employers whose recruiting needs match the knowledge, skills, and abilities obtained through career services provided by the GWUL Career MAP program.
• Provide motivational support to program participants during the job search process.
• Provide individualized follow-along support to Career MAP program participants, including crisis intervention, job coaching, advocacy, and counseling to assist individuals with maintaining employment.
• Follow up with employers and place Career MAP program participants to ensure positive outcomes for placement.
• Train GWUL Career MAP Service Coordinators in basic career development structure, purpose, and services to complement services provided by the Career Specialist.
• Provide career guidance and counseling, including but not limited to career assessment and interest inventories, career and primary selection resume development and reviews, mock interviews, program-specific career days, job search strategies, cover letter writing, and connections with career resources both inside and outside of the GWUL.
• Facilitate workshops, seminars, and programming to provide career information and other needed topics.
• Must be able to identify with the lived experiences of our primary constituents personally and clients.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, business, marketing, human services, or a related field is preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in a high-volume work environment in the workforce.

development, human resources, career training, adult learning, or another employment-related field is required.

• Ability to relate well with individuals, motivate, and possess experience in presenting workshops and working with individuals with one or more employment barriers.
• Skills and knowledge in performing supported employment activities, including identifying and negotiating potential jobs, integrating program participants into jobs, providing job coaching assistance, and providing program participant advocacy with employers.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Strong Excel, data management, scheduling, customer service, and time management skills.
• Ability to be adaptable and effectively work as part of a Service Coordination Team.
• Experience in private and public agency job placement within the last four years.
• Effective verbal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Experience working with at-risk populations and people from diverse racial, ethnic, and

socioeconomic backgrounds.

• Bilingual candidate is a plus.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 - $63,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person