College and Career Readiness Specialist

OVERVIEW OF RESPONSIBILITIES
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The College and Career Readiness Specialist is responsible for assisting with career development, occupational skills training, work readiness, and academic growth. Provides coordination of support services, and ongoing case management services to at-risk youth and young adults, 14-24 years of age, from low-income backgrounds with barriers to success. This position assists with program planning and development, and program marketing activities.

ESSENTIAL

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Bachelor's degree in a social services or business-related field preferred

Experience: Two years' experience working in job placement or employment services and at least one year of youth-related experience.

Availability: Monday - Friday 9a - 5p, hours may vary slightly based on program need.

Certifications: Valid Oregon Driver's License, acceptable record, and insurability under Agency's auto insurance.

For more information on the College & Career Readiness Specialist Position, you can download the full job description below.

Compensation & Benefits

In order to hire and retain employees who truly share our mission to "build a better future for youth, adults, and families", we offer competitive benefits, compensation, a generous PTO accrual rate, and a positive work culture.

• Wage: $25.72/hour
• The benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k) options, and more!
• Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual rate starts at 0.1039 hours/hour worked, which is ~18.01 hours per month, equivalent to 5.4 weeks/year in the first year of employment.
• PTO accrual rate increases with tenure at the agency.
• Paid in-depth training to ensure a successful transition into the agency and position.

Looking Glass is committed to recruiting employees who reflect the diversity of our community and the youth and families we serve. We value providing the highest level of quality services to our clients and we are committed to the pursuit of cultural awareness. We believe in the abilities of individuals and systems that respond respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures, classes, races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, sexual orientations, genders, and abilities in a manner that recognizes, affirms, and values the worth of individuals, families, and their communities and protects and preserves the dignity of each.

Our workforce and clientele represent a diverse set of people from all walks of life. As such, we are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion in the agency. All staff must embody and represent these, and other, Looking Glass agency values.

Looking Glass Community Services has provided crucial services to Lane County youth and families since 1970!

In compliance with applicable laws and licensing requirements, Looking Glass Human Resources Department conducts a background check on all new employees, non-paid staff (volunteers and interns), and existing staff as required. This is completed by the Background Check Unit with the State of Oregon per the Oregon Administrative Rules.

For more information on your responsibilities and obligations with a background check that is processed by the DHS Background Check Unit, please refer to the ORCHARDS background check system on their government website.