Career Development Specialist

2 months ago

Boston, Massachusetts, United States JVS Boston Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Career Coach to join our team at JVS Boston. As a Career Coach, you will play a critical role in empowering individuals from diverse communities to overcome barriers to employment and begin building careers.

Key Responsibilities
  • Accountability and Results Focused:
    • Provide high-quality job search coaching, including interview preparation, resume creation, and tailoring resumes to specific job openings.
    • Develop, engage, and maintain professional relationships with employers to secure job opportunities for clients.
    • Assist clients in setting career goals, identifying barriers, and creating a plan to achieve job placement, skills upgrades, and career advancement.
    • Effectively market clients to employers, solicit job openings, schedule interviews, solicit feedback, and confirm placements.
    • Target employment opportunities based on clients' experience, skills, and career goals.
    • Stay up-to-date on internet and social media resources for job seekers and apply this knowledge to assist clients.
    • Understand and apply knowledge of local and national labor market trends to help clients identify career opportunities.
    • Establish, track, and meet program dashboard indicators using database software.
    • Collaborate with JVS departments to develop and implement cross-departmental processes for advertising training opportunities, recruiting and screening candidates, and shared management documents.
    • Work collaboratively with team members to ensure performance goals are met.
  • Build Relationships, Collaboration, and Teamwork:
    • Support and promote the mission and philosophy of JVS Boston both internally and externally.
    • Establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with key stakeholders, including clients, employers, partner organizations, and funders.
    • Work as part of a team, sharing job leads and collaborating on workshops, classes, group interviews, and other tasks as needed.
    • Attend and actively participate in staff meetings and team-based projects.
    • Provide assistance to fellow team members when needed.
  • Administrative/Communication:
    • Demonstrate a professional demeanor with strong customer service skills.
    • Communicate effectively verbally and in writing with compassion and professionalism.
    • Maintain accurate and up-to-date information in all databases.
    • Exercise discretion in handling confidential information.
    • Support event preparation and coordination, generating completion certificates, ceremony invitations, and programs.
    • Work on data validation in conjunction with the IT and database team.
    • Create visual representations of data for marketing and reporting purposes.
    • Communicate regularly with the Supervisor to ensure smooth delivery of services.
    • Organize and maintain files and records and contribute to reports as necessary.
Requirements
  • Associate's degree in a related field (Employment Coaching/Career Counseling, Human Resources, Psychology, Social Work, or Education) or 5+ years of related experience.
  • 1-3 years of experience in workforce development or a related field required.
  • 1-3 years of experience working with individuals with barriers to employment strongly desired.
  • Demonstrated experience creating and maintaining professional business relationships relevant to employment of others preferred.
  • Bilingual/working proficiency in English and Spanish or strongly preferred.
  • Knowledge of community resources and web-based job search resources and techniques required.
  • Experience working with homeless, immigrant, and/or at-risk families highly preferred.
  • Experience in recruitment and job development desired.
  • Outstanding interpersonal, customer service, and organizational skills required.
  • Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment required.
  • Strong Microsoft Office Suite skills required.
Competencies
  • Demonstrated expertise in producing professional-level resumes.
  • Proficiency in designing/adapting and presenting workshops and group programs on career-related topics.
  • Employer engagement/relationship-building.
  • Tracking program progress and reporting.

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