AmeriCorps Workforce Resource Navigator

Goodwill Industries of the Southern Rivers • Opelika, AL

2h • $1,091

About The Position

The AmeriCorps Workforce Resource Navigator serves with the Opportunity Center to expand community access to workforce resources. The position supports partner events, approved workshops, basic career-readiness assistance, participant navigation, outreach, and follow-up. The role connects individuals and families with employment, education, workforce development, and community resources through workshops, individual assistance, outreach, and partner pop-up events.

The member supports planning and delivery of partner events; facilitates approved workforce-readiness workshops using GoodwillSR curriculum; provides basic career-readiness assistance and referrals; promotes Opportunity Center services and helps participants navigate available services; and prepares materials and spaces while maintaining accurate program records. The member must meet AmeriCorps and GoodwillSR eligibility and enrollment requirements, including availability for the full service term and required service hours.

Requirements

• Be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or lawful permanent resident alien.
• Meet the minimum age and education requirements AmeriCorps sets for the assigned slot.
• Satisfy all required AmeriCorps National Service Criminal History Check requirements.
• Be available to complete the full service term and required number of approved service hours.
• Meet all additional enrollment and eligibility requirements established by AmeriCorps and GoodwillSR.

Responsibilities

• Support planning and delivery of partner pop-up events connecting individuals and families with employment, education, and community resources.
• Assist with partner communication, registration, schedules, resources, participant flow, referrals, volunteers, attendance, outcomes, and feedback.
• Facilitate approved resume, job-search, online application, interview, professional communication, and workforce-readiness workshops using GoodwillSR curriculum.
• Encourage workshop participation, support exercises, collect attendance and feedback, and refer needs outside the member's training.
• Provide basic resume, job-search, application, interview-preparation, and approved employment-resource assistance.
• Connect participants with hiring events, workshops, training, and authorized GoodwillSR staff for advanced coaching.
• Promote Opportunity Center services through approved calls, texts, email, events, partners, and social media.
• Welcome participants, assist with registration and approved intake, identify appropriate services, and conduct approved follow-up.
• Prepare approved curriculum, resources, technology, and spaces for workshops and events.
• Maintain accurate outreach, participant, workshop, event, referral, follow-up, and outcome records.

Benefits

• Living allowance of approximately $1,091 per biweekly pay period; final amount and number of distributions are confirmed in the member agreement.
• Health coverage is available to eligible full-time members under current AmeriCorps terms.
• Childcare assistance is available to members who meet current AmeriCorps eligibility requirements.
• Segal AmeriCorps Education Award available upon successful completion of the term and required hours.
• Eligible members may request loan forbearance and may qualify for payment of interest accrued on qualifying loans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed