Community Workforce 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 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