Overview

Position Title: CareerSource WIOA Youth Career Navigator

Company: City Of Alachua

Location: Alachua County, FL

Job Description:

This is professional work in providing aspects of career management and development, using guidance, counseling, coaching and advisory techniques to assist youth candidates to clarify and achieve career goals and address issues related to employment barriers in the Economic Development Division of the Alachua County Community and Administrative Services Department.

Responsibilities:

  • Trains youth candidates on how to use the Employ Florida (EF) System to complete a full application (background wizard; resume and virtual recruiter) and perform job searches.
  • Prepares budgets, training purchase orders, supportive service vouchers for youth candidates to ensure all purchases are in accordance with established policy.
  • Provides mock interviews, advice and information on job search techniques, including looking for job vacancies, filling out applications, and going for interviews.
    Reviews, updates, develops and provides career information resources.
  • Conducts preliminary interview meetings with youth candidates to determine youth candidate eligibility through assessment to establish needs and services.
  • Answers questions about eligibility to the public and youth candidates.
  • Performs the duties listed, as well as those assigned, with professionalism and a sense of urgency.
  • Upon declaration of a disaster and/or emergency, employees in this classification may be required to report to work.
  • Follows up with youth candidates, through one-on-one meetings, email, and/or phone discussions.
  • Performs case closures; verifying license, certificate and employment.
  • Engages, interviews and assesses job candidates to determine their qualifications, work history, job search strengths, challenges and areas of interest.
  • Screens and refers job candidates to appropriate workshops.
  • Prepares and maintains case files, including documentation such as candidate eligibility information, program performance, services provided, and other relevant information and correspondence.
  • Maintains compliance with all personnel policies and procedures.
  • Assists in the resolution of customer complaints, concerns, and issues.
  • Provides performance standard information about youth candidate status and progress.
  • Exudes a positive customer service focus.
  • Assists candidates to formulate a self-marketing plan and job campaign strategy.
  • Maintains close contact with youth candidates during training and or job placements to resolve problems and evaluate placement adequacy; assesses continued needs of services.
  • Documents services provided to youth candidates in applicable database.
  • Informs job candidates of how to access the full menu of CareerSource North Central Florida reemployment services.
  • Plans and delivers youth group workshops covering career management skills, interview, resume writing, and creative job searching.
  • Maintains accurate and candidate files and case notes as required by laws, agency policies, and regulations.
  • Matches and refers job candidates to open and appropriate job orders, creates snapshots and provides endorsed referrals.
  • Works retail hours and/or hours as assigned.
  • Advocates building organizational culture through aligning decisions with core values including: integrity, honesty, respect, diversity, innovation, accountability and communication.

Requirements:

  • Ability to effectively work with youth providing career management and development guidance.
  • Knowledge of the principles and procedures of budget preparation, budgetary and financial cost/expense tracking.
  • Ability to plan and deliver group workshops.
  • Skill in time management and case organization.
  • Ability to conduct interviews effectively.
  • Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
  • Ability to evaluate and place candidates appropriately.
  • Skill in public speaking.
  • Knowledge of modern management and administration techniques and methods.
  • Ability to make rational decisions in a timely manner.
  • Knowledge of interviewing, counseling, and coaching techniques and methods.