DWFS - PROWD Career Navigator
About The Position
The Career Navigator provides integrated workforce planning, case management, career coaching, and employment-related services to participants enrolled in the PROWD Program. The position guides participants through career exploration, education, skills development, employment preparation, and workforce transition, working with participants, employers, training providers, community organizations, and program partners to support measurable employment and education outcomes. A key part of the role is supporting justice-involved individuals preparing to re-enter the workforce. The Career Navigator travels regularly to La Tuna Federal Correctional Institution to provide workforce development services to incarcerated PROWD participants.
Requirements
- Basic computer literacy, including the ability to use the Internet and Microsoft Office products.
- Keyboarding skills.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Strong interpersonal skills and a customer-service orientation.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Customer/client focus, learning orientation, communication proficiency, teamwork orientation, and technical capacity.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual abilities.
Responsibilities
- Deliver career planning and workforce preparation services in a correctional setting.
- Help participants explore career pathways and set occupational goals.
- Facilitate workforce readiness workshops and employment preparation activities.
- Connect participants with education, training, credentialing, and post-release employment opportunities.
- Coordinate with correctional facility staff and community partners to support successful workforce reentry.
- Help participants develop individualized transition plans to promote long-term employment success after release.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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