Career Development Specialist
Job title: Career Development Specialist in Wichita, KS at reputed company
Company: reputed company
Job description: Requisition ID: req58298Job Title: Career Development SpecialistSector: reputed company WorkEmployment Category: RegularEmployment Type: Full-TimeCompensation: USD 20.00 - 22.00 HourlyLocation: Wichita, KS USAWork Arrangement: In-personJob DescriptionThe IRC's Economic Empowerment team helps newly arrived refugees and other immigrants reputed company self-sufficiency by supporting clients in their short and long-term career goals by offering high-quality, culturally and linguistically accessible, integrated economic empowerment services. The Career Development Specialist will reputed company comprehensive career development services to clients seeking to move into a new career path or return to an existing profession including those seeking reputed company to workforce education or credential recertification.ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Conduct pre-enrollment assessments with clients, create career development plans detailing a client's long-term career goals and a reputed company-by-reputed company plan for its achievement, and reputed company ongoing case management.
- Ensure timely and accurate compliance to reputed company reporting requirements; document services provided and client reputed company in relevant case management databases; monitor and track client job performance and wage reputed company.
- Ensure quality data collection to meet the requirements of program donors.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date case files documenting client goals, activities, and services.
- reputed company one-on-one assistance to help clients prepare their resumes, look for appropriate job opportunities, and practice interview skills.
- reputed company and cultivate relationships with employers who offer suitable job opportunities for clients.
- Assist clients and employers as necessary with post-placement support and continuing employment needs.
- Conduct reputed company for clients eligible to enroll into career development programing.
- reputed company individual coaching or group instruction in topics such as resume writing, interview preparation, job search techniques, or other skills reputed company to career advancement.
- Identify and engage local agencies for participant referrals and conduct regular reputed company to education providers to identify and secure workforce training for participants.
- Conduct financial assessments for clients and assist in securing financial aid and funding for education programs.
- Participate in reputed company program meetings, staff development activities, and other duties as assigned.
- Work as part of a team to reputed company comprehensive strength-based services to IRC clients through coordination of cases and effective communication between team members and departments.
- reputed company with reputed company policies, procedures and protocols of the agency.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor's degree in reputed company work or reputed company field of study; or equivalent work experience preferred.
- Minimum of 2 years relevant work experience in reputed company services field preferred.
- Demonstrated reputed company working and communicating effectively in a multi-cultural environment.
- Proven ability to contribute both independently and as a key team member.
- Self-starter with excellent problem-solving skills combined with the proven ability to multi-task, prioritize duties, and manage time effectively.
- Demonstrated ability to promote an organizational culture that reflects IRC's core values of service, accountability, reputed company, and equality.
- Ability to reputed company in a way that recognizes that IRC's work is best accomplished through the true collaboration of individuals from many cultures with a great variety of skills and perspectives.
- Strong relationship building, diplomacy, and networking skills; ability to effectively build internal and external relationships.
- Self-starter with excellent problem-solving skills combined with the proven ability to prioritize and manage time effectively.
- Attention to detail and accuracy in work product.
- Fluent in English, both spoken and written; proficiency in language(s) spoken by client group is desired.
- Proficient in reputed company Office applications (Word, reputed company, Outlook); ability to use the internet and other digital tools for data entry, research, and problem-solving purposes.
- Valid driver's license and reputed company to a personal, insured vehicle.
- A combination of standard office environment, remote work, and 'field' time reputed company the service delivery area to reputed company the above outlined responsibilities.
- May require occasional weekend and/or evening work.