Career Navigator, Basic Food Employment and Training (BFET)

YWCA Seattle King Snohomish; Seattle (WA); Sur place; USD 32 000 - 45 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical insurance

Retirement plan

Vacation, holiday, and sick leave

Résumé du poste

YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish is hiring a BFET Career Navigator to work onsite, helping participants plan careers, access training, and overcome barriers to employment. You will provide resume support, connect to programs, and coordinate with partners to ensure progress and stability.

The role requires empathy, strong organization, and the ability to maintain confidential records while applying antiracist approaches across services.

Qualifications

• At least one year of experience supporting people through employment services or similar community programs.
• Ability to build respectful, supportive relationships with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Commitment to antiracist, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed practices.

Responsabilités

• Recruit and enroll eligible participants and develop individualized employment plans.
• Provide career coaching and resume/interview support.
• Connect participants with education, training, and employment opportunities.
• Help participants access transportation, childcare, housing resources, and other supports.
• Maintain regular contact to support progress and retention.

Connaissances

Employment services experience

Relationship building

Effective communication

Organizational skills

Formation

Experience-based/no degree required

Outils

eJAS

Microsoft Office

Description du poste

ABOUT YWCA SEATTLE | KING | SNOHOMISH

YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. Through services that support housing stability, health and safety, and economic advancement, YWCA works alongside individuals and families to address barriers and create opportunities for lasting stability.

This position requires an understanding of how racism, sexism, poverty, and other forms of oppression affect the communities we serve. Applying antiracism principles in everyday work, working effectively across cultures, and advancing equitable services and outcomes are essential to this role.

POSITION SUMMARY

Basic Food Employment and Training (BFET) is a program that helps eligible people receiving Washington’s Basic Food benefits build skills and prepare for employment. Through career planning, job search assistance, education, training, and connections to supportive services, BFET helps participants pursue employment and greater financial stability.

The BFET Career Navigator works directly with participants to understand their strengths, interests, and goals and develop an individualized employment plan. This includes helping participants explore career options, access training, prepare resumes and applications, and connect with employers. The Career Navigator also helps participants address challenges such as transportation, childcare, or access to technology that may affect their ability to participate in training or maintain employment.

Using a strengths-based, participant-centered, and culturally responsive approach, this position provides ongoing coaching, coordinates resources with YWCA colleagues and community partners, and maintains accurate records to support participant progress and meet program requirements.

WORK ARRANGEMENT: This position works 100% onsite. Hybrid and remote work are not available. Travel to other YWCA sites and community locations may be required.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Participant Support and Career Navigation

• Recruit and enroll eligible participants, complete assessments, and develop individualized employment plans based on participants’ strengths, interests, and goals.
• Provide career coaching and practical assistance with resumes, interviews, job searches, online applications, and basic digital skills.
• Connect participants with education, vocational training, and employment opportunities that align with their goals.
• Help participants access transportation, childcare, housing resources, and other supports that address barriers to employment.
• Maintain regular contact with participants to support progress, job retention, and career advancement.

Partnerships and Outreach

• Build relationships with employers, training providers, WorkSource, and community organizations to expand participant opportunities.
• Coordinate referrals and services with YWCA colleagues and external partners.
• Participate in community events, job fairs, and partner meetings to recruit participants and share program resources.

Program Records and Accountability

• Verify eligibility and maintain timely, accurate, and confidential participant records in eJAS and other required systems.
• Document services, participant progress, reimbursements, and employment outcomes in accordance with program requirements.
• Support reporting, file reviews, and program monitoring by keeping documentation complete and addressing needed corrections.
• Participate in required training and team meetings, stay informed about BFET requirements, and contribute to improvements in participant services.
• Apply antiracism, trauma-informed practices, and respect for participant choice throughout daily work.

QUALIFICATIONS

• At least one year of experience supporting people through employment services, community programs, education, housing, customer service, or a related setting. Relevant volunteer experience, community involvement, and transferable skills will be considered.
• A combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the role. A college degree is not required.
• Ability to build respectful, supportive relationships with people from diverse backgrounds and work collaboratively with colleagues and community partners.
• Understanding of barriers that may affect employment, such as poverty, racism, housing instability, limited access to childcare, or transportation challenges.
• Commitment to YWCA’s mission and willingness to learn and apply antiracist, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed practices.
• Clear communication, listening, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to help participants identify goals and navigate resources.
• Ability to organize work, follow through on commitments, maintain accurate records, and protect confidential information.
• Basic computer skills, including email, word processing, and online applications, with the ability to learn required databases.
• Ability to travel between worksites and community locations as needed.

Helpful but not required

• Familiarity with BFET, eJAS, WorkSource, or King County employment and community resources.
• Experience helping others with job searches, resumes, applications, or access to community services.
• Experience working with communities of color or people experiencing economic or housing instability.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. In performing this position, the employee:

• All positions at YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish are exposed to clients who have experienced or are experiencing trauma in various forms including but not limited to domestic violence, sexual violence, homelessness, unemployment, financial hardship, etc. As a result, staff are at risk of secondary trauma. Employees are encouraged to seek external support and maintain self-care when working indirectly or directly with clients.
• Regularly communicate with participants, colleagues, employers, and community partners.
• Use a computer and other office equipment to maintain records and provide services.
• Sit, stand, walk, and travel to community meetings, events, and partner locations.
• Lift and carry program materials, typically up to 5 pounds and occasionally up to 40 pounds.
• Occasionally bend, reach, or stand for extended periods during outreach activities and job fairs.

$28 - $28 an hour

BENEFITS, HOURS AND RATE

• Hourly Rate: $28.00
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Classification: Non- Exempt
• Excellent Benefits package including medical insurance, retirement plan, plus generous vacation, holiday, and sick leave plans.
• At the time of hire, employees may choose to voluntarily enroll in the 403b plan. Typically, after two years of employment, employees are eligible to participate in the YWCA retirement fund with a 14% employer contribution.

www.ywcaworks.org

At YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish, we do not just accept diversity and inclusion - we celebrate it, we support it, we live it, and we flourish in it for the benefit of our employees, the community, and our clientele. Our vision is a healthy community transformed by racial and gender equity, where women and girls of color have equal access to opportunity, and there is social justice for ALL people. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.