Career Specialist II

• Location 9800 8th Ave SW, Suite 101,Seattle, WA, 98106,United States
• Base Pay $28.65 - $31.83 / Hour
• Job Category Education & Community Services, Regular, 40 hours per week, 12 months per year
• Employee Type FT Non-Exempt

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Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of any employment visas.

At Neighborhood House (NH), our vision is a healthy, diverse, and welcoming community, free of poverty and racism, where all people thrive. We serve over 16,000 individuals in Seattle/South King County in the areas of early learning, youth development, citizenship, employment, health, housing, resource navigation, and aging adults. In addition to direct services, we use our experience and deep connection to our communities to advocate for equitable access to services, and policy changes that advance equity for all.

When one of us succeeds, we all succeed!

Neighborhood House is on a mission to becoming a multi-cultural, anti-racist agency. We are achieving this by sharing power, listening to and learning from each other and our communities, and working to repair past inequities. We are building a culture where equity is the foundation, inclusiveness is the default, and access for marginalized communities is the norm.

Our Agency Values include Community, Equity, Integrity, Relationships, and Sustainability. More information about our Agency Values can be found here .

Neighborhood House (NH) operates multiple education and employment programs that serve several hundred individuals and families annually. These programs provide multilingual, multicultural case management, and comprehensive employment search, placement, training, retention and career advancement support for job seekers throughout King County. This position works with job seekers of all backgrounds to assist them in securing meaningful employment, job training and career advancement opportunities.

We are hiring for 3 Career Specialists with preference for candidates fluent in the following languages:

Dari and Farsi

Spanish

• Tigrinya and Amharic

• Conduct community outreach to low-income, immigrant and refugee communities in Seattle and King County.
• Become familiar with complex funder regulations in order to determine client eligibility for employment programs.
• Conduct assessments, determine eligibility for programs and enroll individuals.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with job seekers. Counsel job-seeking clients in vocational and employment issues. Mediate, problem-solve and coordinate individual services.
• Develop effective short and long term employment plans with clients to meet their long term goals of self sufficiency. Assist clients in finding appropriate short term training and financial assistance in high demand occupations.
• Provide job development, placement and retention services to job seekers in accordance with quarterly program goals. This may include career exploration, job matching, career progression and pathway building, and working with employers to problem solve.
• Track participant activities and achievements into client files and multiple databases in a timely manner.
• Implement performance skills curriculum and workshops with clients to support job readiness and job retention.
• Process and manage support service and/or training/tuition funds.
• Develop positive relationships with Work Source, DSHS, colleges, community partners and employers.
• Provide employment services including: resume & cover letter review, application planning, job search skills, acting as a reference, etc.
• Actively participate in partner collaborative initiatives.
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