• Career Readiness Counselor Job Description

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• Who is Persevere?

Persevere is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering justice-involved individuals through innovative workforce development and career preparation support services that give real access to quality employment in the technology industry. Specifically, Persevere provides technology training, career readiness instruction and support, wraparound case management, individualized job-based mentoring, and job placement services for justice-impacted individuals and people who are at risk for justice-involvement. 

Founded by and for people with lived experience with criminal justice, corrections, and poverty, Persevere understands the needs of the justice-impacted population as few organizations can, and our work embodies our commitment to reducing racial inequalities throughout all aspects of society and eliminating disproportionate minority contact and disproportionate minority confinement within the criminal justice system. As we have grown and expanded, we have focused on developing and executing strategies that continue to expand our mission of reducing racial disparities and inequalities, both as part of our work, and as well, our organization's practices regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

Real Hope. Valuable Skills. Meaningful Opportunity.

Job Overview

• The Career Readiness Counselor works with the Career Readiness team to deliver asynchronous training to Persevere students, while collaborating closely with Instructors and Classroom Facilitators. This is a primarily remote role, but it will require local travel within Central Florida and may occasionally involve work inside prison facilities. The primary responsibility of this role is to assist with the administrative elements of equipping students with the essential skills and knowledge needed to succeed in their chosen career path.  This is a full-time salaried position with excellent benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage, disability and life insurance, a matching 401k and generous paid time off.

• Responsibilities and Duties

• Work closely with the Employer Engagement Recruiter,  Career Readiness team, Instructors, Case Managers, and Technology Employment Specialists to track and maintain updated student progress in the program.

• Enroll students into career readiness programming, maintain accurate student attendance records in life skills classes, career readiness class, and workshops while managing class schedules in support of asynchronous learning.

• Lead or assist with evaluating students' completion of career readiness tasks, assignments, and activities.

• Support grading of asynchronized learning activities for performance reviews. 

• Provide direct student support to a caseload of assigned students

• Facilitate life skills and career readiness workshops as needed

• Aid in contributing to course supplemental materials to support student needs.

• Assist participants in self-assessment of job readiness and help remove barriers to employment.

• Provide labor market information, job search counseling, and post education planning services.

• Assist the participant in creating and enhancing a LinkedIn profile.

• Complete corporate training on a timely basis.

• Assist with the creation of and follow critical Standard Operating Procedures and Workflows.

• Participate in cross training staff as requested.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in psychology, counseling, social work, human resources, or a related field.

• Proven experience in workforce development.

• Willingness to travel locally up to 25% of the time

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, especially in a virtual environment.

• Strong organizational and time-management skills.

• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• Ability to work independently in a remote setting

• .Basic computer skills and access to reliable internet service during working hours.

• Experience providing instruction to a diverse group of students.

• Patience, empathy and a genuine desire to help students succeed.

We highly value

• Passion for and responsibility to the customer/partner

• Must be self-starting, hardworking and inquisitive

• Leadership through innovation in everything you do

• Passion for what you do and being self-reflective to improve

• Relentless commitment to win

• Personal and corporate integrity