Career Navigator at Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Job Description:

Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania and North Central West Virginia is a nonprofit organization that funds job training, education, and other community programs by selling donated clothing and household items in Goodwill stores and online. We offer life-changing work on a mission-minded team. We are 1,000 working as one, and each of us is essential to helping our community thrive. For three years running, Goodwill has been named to Forbes’ list of America’s “Most Inspiring Companies”.

We offer a wide range of career opportunities from entry level to management in retail, human services, and administrative fields. Learn more about working at Goodwill. You can help. We can show you how.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Career Navigator will plan and facilitate career readiness and job placement activities to meet individual’s employment goals, setting clients up for long-term career satisfaction. This position will work in collaboration with Goodwill staff to provide training and employment opportunities for Adult Workforce Program participants. The Career Navigator will provide intake, assessments, workshops, and job search support, with a focus on job
coaching and career development to meet the goals of the program and program participants.

Essential duties include, but are not limited to:

• Facilitate career readiness workshops during client orientation and throughout enrollment, direct individuals to specific career readiness workshops offered by Goodwill.


• Communicate job specific expectations to the client and communicate regularly with clients to ensure they are satisfied and fulfilled with employment.


• Deliver quality job search, pre-employment supports, job placement and career development services through collaboration and the utilization of job readiness assessments, job search technologies (including CareerLink website) and resources to identify jobs according to participant
  abilities, skills, and interests.


• Develop relationships with employers seeking employment and work activity opportunities to meet the needs of clients in their communities and identify resources needed to support these initiatives, when applicable.


• Prepare and maintain program related reports, participant records, or program manuals.

Status: Full-time

Location: Lawrenceville Workforce Development Center - 118 52nd Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201

External Hiring Range: $18.25-$18.98/hour

Schedule: Monday through Friday (8:00am – 4:00pm) Schedule can vary depending on department needs.

Travel Required:  Occasional travel is required to Goodwill and community sites in Southwestern Pennsylvania.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or equivalent AND 4 years of experience required. OR
  


• Associates degree AND 2 years of experience required. OR
  


• Bachelor’s degree AND  0-1 year of experience required. 

Required Experience: Experience working with job seekers and/or employers in a job placement function. Public speaking and selling/negotiating
skills required.

 

REQUIRED CLEARANCES, LICENSES, AND CERTIFICATIONS:

• Qualified candidates must have a valid driver's license and reliable transportation for local travel.


• Candidates are expected to provide current, valid clearances (Child Abuse Clearance, FBI Fingerprints Clearance, and PATCH) prior to their first day of employment.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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