Career Counselor

*Career Counselor * Opportunity Junction is seeking a Career Counselor (bilingual Spanish/English preferred) to join our team at SparkPoint Contra Costa in Bay Point.
At Opportunity Junction, we believe that everyone who works hard deserves an opportunity to succeed.
We help low-income residents of East Contra Costa, most of them living below the poverty line, gain the skills and confidence they need to get and keep jobs that support themselves and their families.
The work is intensely rewarding.
We like to say that relationship is our “secret sauce;” a strong candidate will have a gift for building strong relationships and trust quickly and helping clients overcome personal barriers.
The Career Counselor will maintain a caseload of motivated job-seekers overcoming barriers to employment.
Specifically, the career counselor position will be responsible for: · Individual case management supporting and motivating clients as they overcome personal barriers and gain employment; · Counseling clients through the process of finding employment, including evaluating client interests, skills, and abilities to best match career goals; · Evaluating client backgrounds, education, and training to help clients create and achieve realistic goals; · Group facilitation instructing on various life skills or career skills development; · Resume and cover letter writing and revision; · Staying organized in a fast-paced environment; · Recommending candidates for placement opportunities; and · Data tracking using customized Salesforce databases.
Our culture is nimble, implementing current best practices and embracing new opportunities while learning from mistakes, and you should be, too.
If we can find a better way to serve our job seekers or the employers who hire them, we want to make it happen.
*Necessary Competencies (should have these or demonstrate the ability to develop them): * · *Relationship building*: Ability to establish strong relationships with demographically diverse clients and counsel them through personal obstacles; · *Communication*: Strong written skills to produce grammatically correct resumes and cover letters, and oral communication skills to deliver workshops while holding listeners’ attention; · *Adaptability/Flexibility*: Ability to adjust priorities and procedures depending on organizational needs and goals; and · *Technology*: Tech savvy and able to deliver career counseling via Zoom, telephone, and text.
Proficient in Microsoft Word and able to efficiently enter data into online database systems (Salesforce) and understand online job search systems.
Able to use email and online calendaring systems.
Salary range is $52,000-$62,000, and benefits include 17 days of holidays along with a starting vacation accrual of 21 days per year and 3% 403B match.
Proof of Covid 19 vaccination required for this position.
Applications will be accepted by email only, addressed to Director of Programs Alicia Quay (alicia@opportunityjunction.
org) and must include a resume and cover letter, attached as Word documents, that serve as an initial demonstration of your qualifications for the position.
Job Type: Full-time Pay: $52,000.
00 - $62,000.
00 per year Benefits: * 401(k) * Dental insurance * Flexible schedule * Health insurance * Life insurance * Paid time off * Vision insurance Schedule: * 8 hour shift * Monday to Friday Ability to Relocate: * Bay Point, CA: Relocate before starting work (Required) Work Location: In person