Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Summary of Position

The Career Advancement Trainer is responsible for teaching career readiness skills to groups or individuals. Develops training and evaluates performance of participants to meet objectives and become job and career ready. Additional responsibilities will include working cross departmentally to further the mission of Goodwill Central Texas.

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Role and Responsibilities

• Contribute to quality of training materials including designing, editing, updating materials used in standard career advancement training classes.
• Instruct participants in pre-employment and job retention skills, including but not limited to soft skills, resume, application, interviewing skills, job readiness skills, time management and digital literacy skills.
• Analyze and assess performance improvement in participant behavior.
• Work cross-departmentally to further the mission of Goodwill Central Texas.
• Exhibit punctuality, professional behavior and expertise in classroom presentation and instruction.
• Establish and maintain open lines of communication with all stakeholders in regard to training curriculum and client/employer needs.
• Ability to intervene effectively and ethically in crisis situations, developing applicable interventions and follow up plans to thoroughly address immediate and future needs while maintaining safety.
• Maintain accurate and complete records as required by administrative regulations and policy. Accurately enter services and training hours into ECM and other grant databases as required.
• Attend staff and other organizational meetings as required by Workforce Advancement.
• Participate in available staff development courses designed to enhance professional and leadership skills.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in education, business, or a social service related field. Associate degree with a minimum of 1 year experience working with clients in employment counseling, placement, education, or human services can substitute for the four-year degree. Minimum of 1 year experience with socially disadvantaged individuals 9e.eg. Homeless, ex-offenders, and low literacy, etc.) and individuals with disabilities.
• Must possess understanding of marginalization and how it impacts those Goodwill serves and employes.
• Knowledge of Goodwill services and of community resources and business networking.
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, outlook), and other Social Medica applications.
• Valid drivers license, proof of valid insurance and ability to travel on work related business in order to meet client location/service delivery needs.
• Ability to conduct and/or translate training sessions bilingually preferred.
• Experience with Instructional Design preferred.
• Experience with Adult Learners preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift to 15 pounds at times.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, and talk or hear.
• The ability to cope with and tolerate moderate levels of stress is also a necessity. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status. Post offer background check is required to ensure applicant meets all eligibility requirements for the assigned customer/location. Alternative work locations may be offered as appropriate.

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