Career Coordinator

Career Coordinator

Position Description

$25/hour DOQ

PRIMARY PURPOSE:

The Anokiiwin Career Coordinator provides comprehensive services and information

resources that enable program participants to take active responsibility for their work

plan, career decision and job search; equipping program participants for making career

plans by facilitating awareness of their work related strengths, interests, and values and

understanding the world of work; preparing participants for finding suitable employment

by enhancing their job search skills and capacity to express the relevance of strengths to

employers; and fostering relationships with the employer community to provide program

participants with opportunities to develop professional skills, integrate academic learning

from work, and find jobs.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with the NWICDC team to identify, define, and provide education,
• career planning, goals, and objectives
• Identify needs and barriers that might prevent participant from completing their
• goals and assist in overcoming them
• Provide education and career direction services to program participants
• Maintenance of internet applications and databases that support and delivery of
• services to program participants
• Reach designated assigned monthly program goals and outcomes, and report on
• them per each grant requirement
• Support a thorough case management process and maintain accurate client files
• and ongoing participant documentation per grant requirement
• Manage administrative systems by registering new participants and participating
• in their orientation /intake process
• Maintain proper record keeping and reporting including activities and events
• conducted breakdowns of daily participating figures, notable achievements and
• any problems/issues as they relate to the Education and Career Development
• Program Area and specific grant requirements
• Supervise the acquisition, maintenance, and dissemination of information regarding
• career fields, employment opportunities, and specific employers for full-time, part-
• time opportunities
• Connect members to educational opportunities, potential employers, trainings and
• support services
• Collect educational functioning levels through the TABE assessment for all program
• participants
• Ability to utilize multiple to assessment tools to continually assess member progress
• and skills
• Develop and direct programs and services designed to equip program participants
• with necessary job search skills and employment preparation strategies
• Ensure quality improvement by monitoring and evaluating program achievements
• against target goals, recommending modifications that respond to program
• participant needs and interests and participate in weekly team meetings
• Special emphasis on assisting women with finding high-wage, high-demand, non-
• traditional careers through training and employment
• Perform other related duties as assigned

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

• College degree or equivalent experience in business education, workforce
• development related field
• Minimum of three years’ experience in, or related to, career planning and
• employment services, including direct career counseling and development
• Experience in career development strategies for diverse higher education
• populations
• Knowledge of local, high-demand trades and industries preferred
• Cultural sensitivity; knowledge of Anishinaabe worldviews and values or the
• willingness to learn and incorporate into practice
• Ability to interact positively with the general public
• Ability to plan and implement quality programs
• Have strong communication skills (writing, listening, and speaking)
• Be consistent, dependable, enthusiastic, and flexible
• Understanding and use of current educational practices in career counseling
• Ability to work cooperatively as member of a team and in a professional manner
• Ability to work independently and follow-through on assigned tasks

DISCLAIMER:

The information presented indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this

classification. It is not designed to contain, or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties,

responsibilities, qualifications and objectives required of employees assigned to this job.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $45,019.48 - $54,217.01 per year

Schedule:

• Day shift

Work Location: In person

Salary : $45,019 - $54,217