Career Advisor/ Coach - Columbus, IN
About The Position
The Career Advisor / Coach manages a caseload of participants, providing work readiness counseling and mentoring. This role involves assessing participant competencies, work history, education, skills, and barriers to employment. The advisor conducts ongoing individual meetings focused on job search, job retention, and job readiness, and develops individualized employment plans for both short- and long-term goals. Key responsibilities include maintaining information on local resources and employers, tracking participant accountability, attendance, and employment retention, and notifying government agencies when a participant's work hours are reduced or lost. The advisor also maintains periodic contact to assess job retention and advancement issues, provides training and employment advancement information, monitors participant progress toward self-sufficiency, and ensures accurate electronic and paper case files. The position focuses on case management to promote self-sufficiency and facilitates access to education, training, and employment services.
Requirements
- Associate’s degree or 12 months of related work experience
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated customer service skills
- Familiarity with local communities and resources
Nice To Haves
- 1-3 years of workforce development or related experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Manage a caseload of participants and provide work readiness counseling and mentoring
- Assess participant competencies, work history, education, skills, and barriers to employment
- Conduct ongoing individual meetings related to job search, job retention, and job readiness
- Develop individualized employment plans for short- and long-term goals
- Maintain information on area resources and employers
- Track participant accountability, attendance, and employment retention
- Notify government agencies when a participant loses or reduces work hours
- Maintain periodic contact to assess job retention and advancement issues
- Provide training and employment advancement information
- Monitor participant progress toward self-sufficiency
- Maintain accurate electronic and paper case files
- Provide case management focused on self-sufficiency
- Facilitate access to education, training, and employment services
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
