Career and Workforce Counselor

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* Job Title:

Career and Workforce Counselor
**** Department:
Education
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* Reports to:

Executive Director of Education
**** Supervises:
None
**** Classification:
Full-Time, Exempt
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* Location:

Wilton Rancheria Tribal Office (Elk Grove, CA)
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* Position Summary:

** The Career and Workforce Counselor independently provides career counseling, workforce development, employment preparation, vocational guidance, and career pathway services to Wilton Rancheria Tribal Citizens and eligible participants. The position exercises professional judgment in assessing individual career and workforce needs, identifying employment barriers, developing individualized career action plans, and determining appropriate education, training, employment, and workforce resources and referrals.

The Career and Workforce Counselor independently manages assigned participant services and caseload responsibilities, working directly with youth, adults, postsecondary students, career seekers, employers, educational institutions, workforce agencies, training providers, and community partners. The position also provides resource navigation related to entrepreneurship and small business development.

The position operates within established Department policies and programs and provides the Executive Director of Education with regular updates, data, reports, and recommendations regarding participant needs, workforce barriers, employment trends, and opportunities for program improvement. The Career and Workforce Counselor has substantial independence in carrying out assigned professional responsibilities but does not have independent authority over Department policy, budgets, personnel decisions, contracts, or executive-level Department decisions.
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* Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

*** Provide individualized career counseling, workforce development, employment preparation, and vocational guidance to Tribal Citizens and eligible participants.
* Assess participant career interests, strengths, skills, experience, employment needs, and professional goals.
* Develop individualized career action plans in collaboration with participants.
* Monitor participant progress and determine appropriate follow-up, support strategies, resources, and referrals.
* Assist participants in identifying education, training, employment, and career pathways consistent with their goals and interests.
* Provide information regarding vocational schools, trade programs, community colleges, universities, Tribal colleges, apprenticeships, certification programs, and other education and training providers.
* Assist participants with applications and enrollment processes for education, vocational, certification, and training programs.
* Provide information and referrals regarding scholarships, financial aid, workforce funding, training assistance, and other available resources.
* Provide employment-readiness services, including assistance with resumes, cover letters, job applications, professional correspondence, and job-search strategies.
* Provide interview preparation, mock interviews, and guidance regarding workplace expectations, professionalism, communication, and career advancement.
* Identify employment, internship, apprenticeship, job-shadowing, and training opportunities for Tribal Citizens and eligible participants.
* Assist high school students with career exploration and transition planning.
* Assist postsecondary students with transitioning from education or training into employment.
* Provide career advancement guidance to working Tribal Citizens and participants considering career changes, additional education, or training.
* Independently manage assigned participant caseloads, including outreach, follow-up, service coordination, referrals, and case documentation.
* Identify barriers to employment, education, training, or career advancement and determine appropriate resources and referrals.
* Coordinate or assist with career fairs, hiring events, internships, job-shadowing opportunities, workshops, and other approved workforce activities.
* Develop and maintain professional working relationships with employers, workforce agencies, training providers, apprenticeship programs, educational institutions, Tribal departments, and community partners.
* Coordinate participant referrals and routine workforce activities with approved employers and community partners.
* Provide resource navigation related to entrepreneurship and small business development.
* Refer prospective entrepreneurs to appropriate…