Role OverviewThe Career Navigator provides intensive employment support and case management to refugees and immigrants, helping them achieve their career goals and identify sustainable career pathways. This role assists clients with workforce orientation, soft skills development, coaching, and job placement. Responsibilities include developing curriculum, instructing courses, and ensuring clients complete skills training programs.
What You Will Do
Conduct informal interviews to assess candidates' aptitude for the Biofabrication industry, recruit program participants, determine applicants' eligibility for training programs, and develop individualized Career Development Plans.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The ideal candidate will have experience with Best Plus and TABE language assessment certification and testing, strong counseling skills, and proficiency in additional languages. They will also be highly organized, detail-oriented, flexible, and able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Human Services, Counseling, Education, or a related field
- At least two years of experience in job development or employer engagement
- At least one year of adult teaching or tutoring experience, especially with immigrant populations
- Experience in curriculum design
- Strong counseling skills
- Strong computer skills
- Excellent organizational, verbal, written, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work well under pressure and remain calm in stressful situations
- Ability to work collaboratively with staff, clients, service providers, and others
- Ability to evaluate and interpret information to make sound, independent decisions
- Demonstrated commitment to the human rights of refugees, immigrants, and asylees
- Access to reliable transportation
Benefits
- Paid holidays
- Vacation time
- Sick leave
- Health insurance
- Retirement plan
- Paid training and development opportunities
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