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Position Summary
To support, guide, and mentor participants to successfully remove barriers to success and train for and obtain a career; coordinating participant services, assisting participants in progressing toward their career goals and in connecting with possible employers and follow up with participants when they leave the program. This position will service Woodbury County, Iowa and report to the Siouxland Pathway Program Director.
Essential Job Functions: • Plan with the Program Director and Lead Case Manager for optimal program success by beginning of participant enrollment; provide intensive, face-to-face case management to enrolled participants; meet with participants at least weekly at enrollment, or more as needed by participant; continue to communicate with participants as they transition to the follow-up period • Assess Siouxland Pathway participants to determine individual and family needs, independent living skills, academic needs, and employability • Assist participants in setting realistic and achievable goals through an Individual Career Plan (ICP) • Screen participants admitted to the program for indicators of mental health and substance abuse issues • Refer participants to partners and community providers for needs not provided by Siouxland Pathway (housing, mental and physical health services) • Ensure that participants understand and consent to services • Contribute to the development of outreach materials, including social media, to recruit participants and employer partners • Perform career exploration and referral to Job Training Partners for employment-related services • Assist participants in selecting vocational training, meeting training admission requirements and facilitate the enrollment into the training • Assist participants in their need for transportation, appropriate clothing, classroom equipment or materials, training materials and /or childcare • Guide, oversee and monitor service learning and community involvement • Prepare participants for employment • Contribute to the development and submission of quarterly reports per U.S.
Department of Labor Reentry Employment Opportunities (DOL REO) grant requirements • Train in the data collection system, and regularly input case notes and data into the system • Establish and coordinate accurate records of all case management activity • Serve as a liaison between participant and the Siouxland Pathway Employer Specialist, who can connect them to employers and help them with job training and readiness • Provide problem-solving skills to participants to remove barriers to employment • Be knowledgeable about current workforce needs in the service area • Collaborate and communicate with other Siouxland Pathway staff and partners about service needs • Keep accurate and complete records of participant’s employment-related activities, participant and employer satisfaction surveys and maintain documentation of all case management activities • Attend weekly Siouxland…