Career Advisor
The Career Advisor is responsible for providing direct services to disabled adults to assist them in becoming employed and supporting youth ages 14-21 in their career pathways, including the provision of internships.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The following functions of the job include, but are not limited to the following:
- Curates’ relationships with schools to increase referrals
- Provides job readiness and job development to adults and students with disabilities
- Attends 12 hours a year of related training for a role, as assigned
- Curate internship site development with local businesses
- Delivers services that achieve quality, utilization, outcome, and financial sustainability with a high level of individual and stakeholder satisfaction
- Develop competitive, integrated community-based employment opportunities
- Contacts employers on clients' behalf in search of employment opportunities
- Brings consumers to employer sites to complete job applications and attend job interviews
- Maintain case notes and reports for individuals involved in a program in digitized case management system
- Works collaboratively with schools, families, and students
- Attend meetings, as needed
EMPLOYEE QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Sociology, or Business Administration and one year of field experience.
- Driver’s license (Required)
- Bilingual (Spanish) (Required)