Offer summary
Qualifications:
Associate’s Degree, 1 year experience with youth/young adults.Key responsabilities:
- Provide individual support to 15-20 participants
- Build relationships with community partners and organizations
DEPARTMENT: Youth & Workforce Development Programs
POSITION TITLE: Youth/Young Adult Career Navigator
LOCATION: Greenfield/Northampton
STATUS: Non-Exempt, 37.5 hours/week
SUPERVISOR: Workforce Development Coordinator or Manager
Compensation for positions at CAPV is based on a transparent agency wide salary scale. Each position is assigned a pay grade. Each paygrade has 3 salary levels based on education and work experience to determine the rate of pay.
POSITION SUMMARY:
We work with youth/young adults who are historically and ongoingly impacted by systems of oppression towards achieving economic justice. The Youth/Young Adult Career Navigator provides goal-oriented support for participants ages 17 to 24 to provide education and employment opportunities. The Career Navigator develops compassionate and respectful relationships with participants using a strengths-based approach. The Career Navigator provides steps towards opportunities that youth/young adults who may otherwise have difficulty accessing. Examples of this include going to job training, attending college as a new or returning student, and exploring a career with a paid internship.
We work with youth/young adults who are historically and ongoingly impacted by systems of oppression towards achieving economic justice. The Career Navigator develops compassionate and respectful relationships with participants using a strengths-based, goal-oriented approach The Youth/Young Adult Career Navigator provides outreach, case management and support to young people aged 17-24 who are working towards their next steps in education, training, and employment. The position is the direct support for youth in exploring and achieving their short, medium-, and long-term goals to map a pathway for education, employment and career success. The Youth/Young Adult Career Navigator works with youth to register for training or college, develops internships to explore employment and supports youth to overcome barriers to those goals. The Youth/Young Adult Career Navigator assists youth in resume and cover letter development, interview skills and conducting job search. Additionally, the Youth/Young Adult Career Navigator is responsible for administrative tasks including maintaining case notes, = data entry, document collection, and ensuring that program standards are maintained.
A Typical Day
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
This does not cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may be adjusted to meet the operational needs of the agency.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:
You are encouraged to apply even if your education or experience isn’t an exact match, we value lived experience and believe the skills to succeed in the position can come from a variety of experiences.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:
The physical demands and work environment described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
AA/EOE/ADA
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of Criminal Offender Record check (C.O.R.I.) prior to hire and every three years. Evidence of a good driving record and ability to be covered under Community Action’s non-owned and hired vehicle policy.
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