Career Navigator - Boston

SUMMARY:

The Career Navigator is responsible for providing career counseling and job placement assistance resulting in optimal employment outcomes for program participants. Assists in developing a comprehensive career plan, and supports participants to achieve the steps in their plan and ultimately gain employment in their targeted career. Serves as the point-of-contact and resource for participants assigned to a caseload, completing intakes, assessments, and other required documentation.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The requirements listed below are representative of the essential duties required of the Career Navigator position.

• Provides career advising services to help participants reach their career goals and objectives.
• Conducts interest and skill-based assessments to determine an individual's interests, aptitudes, and personality traits that could impact their interest and goals in a particular career field.
• Reviews resume and provides feedback on how to improve resume effectiveness.
• Provide job search assistance including helping participants apply for jobs online.
• Provides career coaching and case management for participants.
• Reaches out to community organizations, collaborators, or schools to assist with partnerships.
• Creates and facilitates group and individual job search workshops.
• Documents case management and support services provided to participants in accordance with Goodwill and regulatory standards.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge and familiarity with career advising services, industry trends, labor markets, training resources, and programs.
• Exercises good judgement, discretion, confidentiality, and sensitivity.
• Performs duties in accordance with Goodwill's standard policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Employee works under general supervision.
• Employee makes decisions within clearly prescribed areas referring matters that fall outside that area to others.
• Employee recommends actions and alternatives to supervisor and others.
• Advises participants on proper use of company services.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Does not have any supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree or Associate's degree plus two (2) years relevant experience.
• One (1) year of experience working in a comparable role in addition to above.
• Professional experience providing services to persons who have disabilities and/or other barriers to employment such as poverty, welfare dependence, English language barriers, ex-offender status, age, and homelessness.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills.
• Possess active listening & response skills.
• Must have excellent organizational, time-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to efficiently prioritize and multi-task.
• Exceptional interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Bilingual (Spanish, Haitian Creole, French) a plus.
• Satisfactory results of all required background checks.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL EFFORT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Career Navigator encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Physical Demands/Efforts

• Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time working on a computer.
• Work performed is typically sedentary with occasional periods of walking and standing.
• May require stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, and crawling.
• Utilizes finger dexterity to perform computer operations, handle or feel objects or controls.
• May be required to lift or move up to twenty (20) pounds at times.

Mental & Visual Demands

• Significant level of mental concentration required to manage multiple complex tasks.
• Work requires frequent visual effort for extended periods of time.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.

Work Environment and Hazards

• Working environment is typical of an office setting and the noise level is usually moderate.
• Absence of hazards.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries, Inc. complies with all aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and state disability laws. This means that we will not discriminate against qualified individuals with a disability in any phase of the employment relationship including application for employment, hiring, promotions and/or advancement opportunities, termination, compensation, training and any other conditions or privileges of employment.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.