Workforce Advisor
Full Time • Syracuse
Benefits:
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Training & development
Job Summary: To provide leadership, program development and implementation for Workforce Development programming throughout the year through the YWCA center-based program. This position will maintain a caseload of a minimum of 25 participants, focused on out-of-school youth and young adults ages 16-24. The Workforce Advisor will engage participants in life skill development to support basic needs (access to services), workforce development activities (workshops, skill development), and job searching in the local community.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities: (Additional duties may be assigned)
· Plan for development and implementation of program activities
· Prepare case notes
· Develop service plans for participants
· Manage all required documentation for program operation
· Develop workshops and training activities for participants
· Transport participants as needed for appointments, interviews, etc. related to the program activities
· Requisition and control of program supplies and materials
· Perform minor custodial duties when needed
· Participate in and contribute to agency, regional, and national trainings
· Periodically review operating procedures and make recommendation as necessary to ensure they are current
· Build relationships with youth, families, and stakeholders
· Act in accordance with YWCA mission, policies, and goals
· Represent agency in community activities in consonance with established policies
· Perform other duties as requested and agreed upon
Supervisory Responsibilities:
· Oversee the activities and progress of participants on caseload
· Address complaints and resolve problems
· Keep CDO informed of problems, concerns, needs, trends, and unusual situations
· Bring any violation of regulatory issues, company policies, and program procedures immediately to
CDO
Compensation: $22.00 per hour
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The YWCA Syracuse & Onondaga County is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1885 as a member of the national YWCA, an autonomous women’s movement. The YWCA is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.
The YWCA Syracuse & Onondaga County fulfills this mission by providing:
•Safe, affordable housing for low-income women and their children
•Affordable Youth Development programs creating safe, gender neutral, places for kids to play and learn
•Racial Diversity programming to create a more just and inclusive community
•Education and training to ensure economic security
•Enrichment programs for girls to grow healthy, strong, and confident
•Affordable Youth Development programs creating safe, gender neutral, places for kids to play and learn
•Racial Diversity programming to create a more just and inclusive community
•Education and training to ensure economic security
•Enrichment programs for girls to grow healthy, strong, and confident
THE YWCA IS THE OLDEST AND LARGEST MULTICULTURAL WOMEN’S ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD.
Across the globe, we have more than 25 million members in 106 countries, including 2.6 million members and participants in 300 local associations in the United States.
More important than the numbers, is our mission to eliminate racism and empower women. We provide safe places for women and girls, build strong women leaders, and advocate for women’s rights and civil rights in Congress.
Women come to us in times of crisis, as survivors of rape or domestic violence. They come for job training and career counseling. They come for childcare. They come for health and fitness. They come for a variety of reasons. And they leave with a renewed spirit, new skills, and stronger lives.
If you’re passionate about eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all, we want you on our team! Join us as we work on the front lines tackling some of the most pressing issues of our time. Our staff is creative, collaborative, smart, dedicated and inspired as we seek to build a world where all girls and women are empowered to safely reach their full potential.
If you’re passionate about eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all, we want you on our team! Join us as we work on the front lines tackling some of the most pressing issues of our time. Our staff is creative, collaborative, smart, dedicated and inspired as we seek to build a world where all girls and women are empowered to safely reach their full potential.
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