Employment Specialist

* Full time position available Monday-Friday



* Must be bilingual in Spanish 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:



* 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.

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.


* Satisfactory results of all required background checks according to Goodwill policy.

Some of our benefits include:


* Vacation & Sick Time Accrual


* Paid Holidays


* Tuition Reimbursement


* Public Service Loan Forgiveness


* Retirement Account Match


* Flexible Spending Accounts


* Health / Dental / Vision / Life Insurance


* Store discount