Career Counselor - Higher Ed. jobs in Fort Collins, CO

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Overview

The Career Transition and Training team at Larimer County Economic and Workforce Development (LCEWD) is hiring a Career Transition Counselor/Case Manager to join their skilled, collaborative, and service-oriented team!

The Career Transition Counselor/Case Manager works with adults (ages 18 ) who are seeking assistance with career assessment, exploration and skill development. The customers of the Career Transition and Training Team represent a wide cross-section of local residents and socio-economic backgrounds and may include highly-skilled laid-off workers, veterans, formerly incarcerated individuals, displaced homemakers, older workers, and many other populations specifically intended to be served under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WOIA).

LCEWD carefully recruits staff to build on our existing culture of collaboration, respect, inclusiveness, and innovation. We value all types of diversity and are passionate about serving people, businesses, and our community. We also value the journey and recognize skills can be demonstrated through a variety of professional and personal experiences. LCEWD believes in having purpose and balance in life and we support employee flexibility! Learn more on our website about how we serve our community: https://www.larimer.gov/ewd

To be considered for this position, your application must include a cover letter and resume.

Responsibilities

Specifically, this position:

• Assists and guides customers with identifying their occupation of choice by using a variety of online career exploration tools and resources.
• Works with a diverse customer base to identify any potential skill gaps that may be preventing them from entering or re-entering the workforce.
• Develops a detailed plan in partnership with customers (including any skill upgrades or training needs) that will guide the customer to quality employment.
• Assist customers with completing internal scholarship or internship applications in order to fund their re-skill, upskill, or other training plans; advocates for the approval of these scholarships from the Career Transition and Training team.
• Provides active support and guidance on job search strategies and assistance with resume, cover letter, and interviewing.
• Collaborates with community partner organizations to coordinate the specific supports that will enable customers to participate in program services, training, and job searching activities.
• Obtains proper documentation of customer achievements throughout their participation (i.e. completions, credentials, employment, etc).
• Maintains periodic follow-up contact with customers and provides further assistance when needed to ensure continued customer employment.
• Applies standard operating procedures set by LCEWD and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) for the digital tracking, reporting, and maintenance of customer activities and outcomes.
• Handles customer information with great care, and diligently works to maintain a high level of confidentiality in all regards.
• Manages and prioritizes a multitude of digital administrative tasks associated with service and funds provisions to customers.
• Develops, coordinates, and provides financial resources and supports for customers.
• Performs post-exit follow-up contacts with customers to ensure employment retention; provides services as necessary to support the customers’ continued employment.
• Obtains documentation of credentials and employment upon an individual’s exit from services; performs follow-up activities with exited individuals as needed to meet program performance requirements.

To view the full job description, visit - https://www.larimer.gov/hr/careers/job-descriptions#/app/detail/Employment_Specialist

We are looking for a candidate that will:

• Apply skills in coaching, teaching, and/or facilitation to build a strong working rapport with customers.
• Effectively connect and counsel customers using a hybrid environment of in-person meetings and virtual platforms.
• Adapt and respond quickly to the varying levels of resources, access, and/or digital literacy of their customers.
• Work with a range of participants who represent broad and varying socio-economic backgrounds, skills, education, and interests.
• Have knowledge of career exploration practices and tools, labor market information, and local area employment trends.
• Demonstrate empathy, compassion, and effective conflict resolution skills with customers, co-workers, colleagues, and partners.
• Understand and stay current on the fundamentals and trends of employment counseling i.e. resume, interviewing, and networking.
• Maintain a high level of digital organization and demonstrate an advanced level of technology skills.
• Follow detailed, digital processes for maintaining case files.
• Interface, reference, and comfortably navigate a variety of technology platforms (i.e. Zoom, Gmail, Google Drive, proprietary databases, etc).
• Adhere to service timelines, data entry, and documentation requirements set forth by the Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE), in addition to those set by Larimer County Economic and Workforce Development (LCEWD).

Qualifications

All candidates will be screened for the following required minimum qualifications. Any candidate who does not meet all of the qualifications listed as required will be eliminated from the process.

• Two (2) years of experience in a related field or in the performance of similar duties and responsibilities is required.
• High School Diploma or GED, required.

Benefits

For all temporary positions, sick leave and our Employee Assistance Program are available and other benefits may be available.

Larimer County offers the following for all Regular/Limited Term positions:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts / Health Savings Account
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Basic Life/Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• Accident Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Retirement Plan 401(a) with employer match
• 457(b) Deferred Compensation
• Paid time off including vacation, sick and holidays

To view information on Larimer County's Benefits, visit www.larimer.org/hr/benefits.

Supplemental Information

The typical hours for this position are Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm.

An offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen and background check. As marijuana is an illegal substance under federal law, testing positive for marijuana (medical or otherwise) or any other substance for which the county tests, will result in the contingent offer of employment being revoked. A successful completion of the drug screen is defined as obtaining a negative result.

All application components must be submitted by 11:59 PM MT on the closing date listed.

Larimer County is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and prohibits discrimination and harassment in all employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or expression, and sexual orientation), national origin, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law or regulation.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $22.79 - $23.92 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location