AmeriCorps Workforce Resource Navigator

Goodwill Industries of the Southern Rivers; Opelika (AL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living allowance

Health coverage

Childcare assistance

Education award

Loan benefits

Job summary

The Opportunity Center at Goodwill Industries of the Southern Rivers connects individuals and families to employment, education and community resources through workshops, outreach, and partner events. This AmeriCorps role focuses on expanding access via partner pop-ups, career-readiness assistance, and navigation services.

You will help plan events, facilitate workshops, assist with registrations, promote services, and ensure accurate documentation of outcomes and referrals, while leveraging

Qualifications

• Be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or lawful permanent resident alien.
• Meet the minimum age and education requirements AmeriCorps sets for the assigned slot.
• Satisfy all required AmeriCorps National Service Criminal History Check requirements.
• Be available to complete the full service term and required number of approved service hours.
• Meet all additional enrollment and eligibility requirements established by AmeriCorps and GoodwillSR.

Responsibilities

• Expand community access to workforce resources through partner events, approved workshops, basic career-readiness assistance, participant navigation, outreach, and follow-up.
• Support planning and delivery of events connecting individuals and families with employment, education and community resources.
• Facilitate approved resume, job-search, online application, interview, professional communication, and workforce-readiness workshops using GoodwillSR curriculum.
• Promote Opportunity Center services through approved calls, texts, email, events, partners, and social media.
• Prepare approved curriculum, resources, technology, and spaces for workshops and events.
• Maintain accurate outreach, participant, workshop, event, referral, follow-up, and outcome records.

Job description

The Opportunity Center connects individuals and families with employment, education, workforce development, and community resources through workshops, individual assistance, outreach, and partner pop-up events.

Position Purpose

Expand community access to workforce resources through partner events, approved workshops, basic career-readiness assistance, participant navigation, outreach, and follow-up.

Partner Pop-Up Events

Support planning and delivery of events connecting individuals and families with employment, education and community resources.

Assist with partner communication, registration, schedules, resources, participant flow, referrals, volunteers, attendance, outcomes, and feedback.

Workforce Workshops

Facilitate approved resume, job-search, online application, interview, professional communication, and workforce-readiness workshops using GoodwillSR curriculum.

Encourage participation, support exercises, collect attendance and feedback, and refer needs outside the member's training.

Career-Readiness Assistance

Provide basic resume, job-search, application, interview-preparation, and approved employment-resource assistance.

Connect participants with hiring events, workshops, training, and authorized GoodwillSR staff for advanced coaching.

Outreach and Navigation

Promote Opportunity Center services through approved calls, texts, email, events, partners, and social media.

Welcome participants, assist with registration and approved intake, identify appropriate services, and conduct approved follow-up.

Materials and Documentation

Prepare approved curriculum, resources, technology, and spaces for workshops and events.

Maintain accurate outreach, participant, workshop, event, referral, follow-up, and outcome records.

Minimum Eligibility Requirements

Be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or lawful permanent resident alien.

Meet the minimum age and education requirements AmeriCorps sets for the assigned slot.

Satisfy all required AmeriCorps National Service Criminal History Check requirements.

Be available to complete the full service term and required number of approved service hours.

Meet all additional enrollment and eligibility requirements established by AmeriCorps and GoodwillSR.

• Living allowance: Approximately $1,091 per biweekly pay period; final amount and number of distributions confirmed in the member agreement.
• Health coverage: Available to eligible full-time members under current AmeriCorps terms.
• Childcare assistance: Available to members who meet current AmeriCorps eligibility requirements.
• Education award: Segal AmeriCorps Education Award available upon successful completion of the term and required hours.
• Loan benefits: Eligible members may request forbearance and may qualify for payment of interest accrued on qualifying loans.

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