- Country: USA
- Vacancies No: N/A
- Salary: N/A
- No of Jobs: N/A
- Education: Relevant degree
- Experience: N/A
- Gender: Both
Major Responsibilities
- Provide intensive one-on-one case management services to clients looking to develop a career pathway, discerning their long-term career goals, detailing a step-by-step plan for its achievement, and providing hands-on assistance with various steps as needed
- Assist in developing contextualized work readiness training and bridge programming for refugee job seekers in career development programs
- Identify career opportunities for program participants, including outreach to local employers and networking with targeted industries
- Research and document career advancement, professional certification and recertification, and other vocational education opportunities as needed for effective case management
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date case files documenting client goals, activities, and services received
- Work closely with IRC Economic Empowerment Team to integrate career development activities within complimentary services
- Engage with local and national agencies that offer vocational education, recertification, or educational equivalency services in support of project objectives
- Attend regularly scheduled meetings with other IRC staff and volunteers as part of the review, evaluation, and program maintenance process
- Assess eligibility and connect program participants to resources and other services within IRC and in the community
- Plan and coordinate classroom activities
- Other duties as assigned
Key Working Relationships
Position Reports to: Career Development Program Coordinator
Other Internal and/or external contacts
- Internal: Economic Empowerment Team, Resettlement Team, All IRC Seattle Program Teams, Volunteer Coordinator, employment volunteers
- External: Skilled Immigrant and Refugees Engagement Network (“SIREN”), Workforce Development Council, YWCA, area colleges, libraries, city and county governments, funders, and employers
Job Requirements
- Relevant degree or equivalent professional and/or lived experience
- Lived experience as a refugee or immigrant is preferred
- In lieu of lived experience, experience working with refugees and/or immigrants; cross-cultural or overseas experience accepted
- Strong communication skills, both written and oral
- Previous work experience with the IRC’s target population, and/or the ability to provide career services that are culturally responsive
- Demonstrated skills with reporting and tracking information in a database
- Commitment to anti-racism and ongoing learning
- Access to reliable transportation to travel regularly throughout the service delivery area (driver’s license, insurance, and access to vehicle pr
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