In-Facility Employment Readiness Navigator

AmeriCorps & Senior Corps; Olympia (WA); On-site; USD 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education award

Training

Childcare assistance

Health Coverage

Stipend

Monthly stipend

Job summary

AmeriCorps & Senior Corps is recruiting for a national service role in Washington state’s ESD Comprehensive Re-entry Program. Members will serve inside Department of Corrections facilities and WorkSource offices to help adults prepare for release and connect them with re-entry resources.

You will facilitate employment-readiness workshops, build relationships with local jails, and coordinate warm hand-offs to WorkSource contacts, supporting job seekers and employers in the reentry process.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering employment-readiness workshops inside facilities.
• Ability to build relationships with local jails.
• Provide individualized support and connect participants to WorkSource contacts.

Responsibilities

• Deliver employment-readiness workshops inside DOC facilities.
• Build relationships with local jails.
• Provide individualized support to participants.
• Engage local employers in second-chance hiring.
• Assist with job search readiness and transition to community services.

Skills

Computers/Technology

Communications

Teaching/Tutoring

Team Work

Education

Public Health

Job description

26-27 ESD Re-entry In-facility Employment Readiness Nav

This is an AmeriCorps/Washington Service Corps national service position. It is contingent on funding and open until filled. Washington’s Employment Security Department (ESD) supports economic stability and equitable access to employment services across the state. Through the ESD Comprehensive Re-entry Program, AmeriCorps members will serve adults preparing for release from Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) facilities. Many justice-impacted individuals face barriers to employment. These include limited work history, lack of job-readiness skills, and difficulty connecting to community resources after release. The members will serve inside multiple DOC facilities to support job readiness and coordinate warm hand-offs to local WorkSource contacts upon release. This role is ideal for someone interested in workforce development, reentry services, adult education, or public service. Members will gain experience in facilitation, trauma-informed service delivery, and navigating Washington’s workforce system. The members will serve in WorkSource Offices and Department of Corrections facilities in Thurston, Mason, and Grays Harbor Counties. Applicants will have an opportunity to express their preference for primary service site during the interview process. Because the members will be serving in Department of Corrections facilities, applicants will need to be able to pass a DOC background check. We expect to begin rolling review of applications and interviews in early August. Monthly stipend amount: $1,942.

Member Duties

• They will deliver employment-readiness workshops inside DOC facilities;
• build relationships with local jails;
• provide individualized support;
• connect participants to local WorkSource re-entry contacts;
• engage local employers in providing second-chance hiring opportunities;
• support justice-impacted individuals in preparing for job search and successful transition to community-based services.

Program Benefits

• Education award upon successful completion of service
• Training
• Childcare assistance if eligible
• Health Coverage
• Stipend
• Monthly stipend: $1,942

Terms

• Car recommended.

Service Areas

• Community and Economic Development.

Skills

• Computers/Technology
• Communications
• Teaching/Tutoring
• Team Work
• Education
• Public Health

26-27 ESD Re-entry In-facility Employment Readiness Nav