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Career Advisor I

Goodwill Industries of San Diego County

Career Advisor I

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El Centro, CA, USA

In-Office

21-23 Hourly

Junior

Retail • Social Impact

The Role

Supports job seekers at Goodwill Community Employment Centers by assessing needs, maintaining client caseloads, developing action plans, identifying job leads, assisting with applications, and providing resume and interview coaching. Coordinates job fairs, workshops, hiring events, and outreach activities. Conducts follow-up calls, enrolls clients in job readiness programs, documents services and placements in ETO, and helps maintain organized employment center operations.

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About Us

Are you looking for meaningful work and want to make a difference? Do you want to gain valuable work experience? Joining the Goodwill team could be a great fit for you! At Goodwill we live and breathe our Core Values of Creativity, Credibility, and Collaboration. We are a mission-integrated organization that is funded by resalable goods. Last year alone, we were able to keep 10 million pounds of donated goods from hitting our landfills. Through the reselling of donated items, we can provide job readiness training and employment opportunities to individuals with disabilities and barriers to employment.

Overview

Hourly Range: $21.00 - $22.50

POSITION SUMMARY: Greets, assists, and follows up with clients interested in the services of Goodwill Industries of San Diego County’s Community Employment Centers. Ensures that clients know about the job search services offered by Goodwill Industries of San Diego County at the Center and helps to enroll clients into our centers. Responsible for helping the community employment center serve and assist designated amount of clients annually.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Reasonable Accommodations Statement:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions Statements:

Greets, assists, and assess the needs of clients who either call or visit the Community Employment Center. Helps to create a friendly, safe, productive environment for the job seeker.

Maintains a caseload of clients helping them identify skills, completes Skill Assessment Action Plan, and coaches them through the job search process.

Searches for job leads daily to assist job seekers with job search and updates Job boards accordingly.

Coordinates and helps set up job fairs, employer panels, and all other CEC events.

Assists with GISD Hiring Days by printing sign in sheets, printing applications, setting up the rooms for the event and informing job seekers of the services available in the CECs.

Acts as a back-up for the CA IIs in conducting in person and virtual workshops.

Provides assistance to clients in their job search by identifying appropriate job leads, by helping them in the application process, by providing training in resume building and interview skills.

Follows up with clients by scheduling one-on-one appointments, calling clients to coach and encourage them in working on their action plan.

Makes follow up calls to clients to reminds them of appointments at the center, attendance to workshops, and to see if employment has been secured.

Enrolls job seekers in Job Readiness Certificate Program no less than two monthly.

Submit no less than two success stories (with a photograph) a month of job seekers who have used the services and obtained employment.

Maintains accurate records of clients by updating files and inputting information into ETO. Reviews placements in ETO bi-monthly, monthly, quarterly, and annually to ensure that information is accurately inputted and consistent with client files.

Organizes and maintains the operations of the center by updating job boards, assembling client files, ordering supplies, setting up computer stations, and keeping the center clean and orderly.

Assists in the outreach to the community to promote the resources of the Community Employment Center to potential clients.

Performs other miscellaneous duties as assigned or directed.

Qualifications

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Education: AA, BA, or BS preferred.

Experience: Require one to two years of specific job knowledge, education, and/or experience.

Computer Skills: Excellent computer skills, MS Office, MS Project, email, internet.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; may include weekends and evenings.

Skills Required

Associate degree, bachelor's degree, or bachelor's of science degree preferred
One to two years of specific job knowledge, education, and/or experience
Excellent computer skills
Experience with Microsoft Office
Experience with Microsoft Project
Experience using email and the internet

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The Company

1,300 Employees

Year Founded: 1930

What We Do

Goodwill Industries of San Diego County is a local nonprofit that provides employment and training opportunities for people with disabilities and other barriers to employment. It funds this mission through donated-goods resale and recycling, operating donation centers, retail and outlet stores, and an online store. The organization also offers free career advising, job-search assistance, skills workshops, and placement support to San Diego County residents.