Goodwill Industries of Hawaii, Inc.

Job Description

Job Title: Career Vocational Evaluator

Division: Mission Services

Department: Workforce Development 

Reports to: Program Coordinator

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Reviewed by: Human Resources

SUMMARY

Responsible for administering vocational and educational assessments to assist clients on public assistance. The goal is to assist these clients with determining a vocational goal to find employment conducive to their functional abilities. Provides group and one on one educational and vocational guidance services as well as job readiness classes, job club and supports to Ohana Nui events as needed.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Facilitates and administers all required Diagnostic Vocational Evaluation (DVE) testing, recommends testing needs and methods for diagnostic and prognostic data.

Administers and interprets psychometric and occupational tests; develops and modifies testing instruments and methodologies to meet specialized participant needs; observes, records, and interprets participant behaviors and performances as they relate to the job market; and provides specialized vocational guidance and counseling to identify job interests and to help attain job-seeking skills.

Analyzes participant personal, work, and economic history; medical, educational, social and/or psychological data; and physical strengths and barriers to employment, BioPsychoSocial assessment (BPS) and Case Complexity in order to assist in determining viable vocational alternatives.

Develops comprehensive and integrative reports of findings and recommendations in the development of individualized vocational goals, objectives, plans, and additional service needs to determine job obtainment and retention. Uses Motivational Interviewing techniques to reinforce selective skills and/or behaviors and documents information in a written report.

Follows up with Career Navigators to assess needs and see if recommendations require revision in order to better meet the participant’s needs. The CVE reports directly to the Program Coordinator, and weekly meetings will be held to discuss program participants and performance outcomes.

Compiles, analyzes, and reports results of testing from all DVE tools, incorporating observations, case-notes, and professional opinion.

Makes recommendations toward Individualized Service Plan (ISP) and employment and career goals in concert with Career Navigators.

Completes files on individual participants; completes all mandated forms and documents within time frame.

Facilitates Job Readiness and Preparedness classes as well as Job Clubs and all Ohana Nui initiatives.

Maintains records and coordinates all official file entries with FTW staff.

Works to ensure that all persons on public assistance with physical or psychiatric disabilities have equal opportunity to transition from welfare to work and that all program services accommodate and reflect participants' individual choice. 

Manages all program operations in accordance with agency policies, and HIPAA guidelines.

Attends and participates in meetings, staff development sessions and in-service training as assigned.

Provides guidance to interpreters regarding expectations and needs for interpretation during assessments. 

Ability to deal effectively with unresponsive or uncooperative participants.

Assists participants to understand and overcome social, motivational, emotional, and other problems which could constitute a barrier to employment. Refer participants to outside resources as needed.

Responsible to understand and support CARF accreditation standards.

Assists with participant, employer and funder satisfaction surveys on a quarterly basis.

Possible travel with sensitive assessment and evaluation materials, ensuring that client confidentiality is maintained in accordance with contract, State, and Federal law including HIPAA.

Conducts work in a safe and responsible manner, utilizing protective clothing and/or equipment when appropriate. Complies with all safety standards.

 Responsible for being aware of and adhering to all company and safety policies and procedures.

May be assigned other tasks and duties reasonably related to their job responsibilities.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or equivalency with no less than one to two years’ experience in employment or career counseling and evaluation or related field and demonstrable experience working directly with a diverse population in both an individual and class room setting. 

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent 

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or, diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

CPR Certification may be required as delegated by management.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

All applicants must currently reside in the state of Hawaii and be available for an immediate in-person interview.

At Goodwill Hawaii our mission is simple, yet powerful, we help people with employment barriers reach their full potential and become self-sufficient. We are the third largest non-profit agency in Hawaii and our motivation is sustaining Hawaii’s community through the power of work. We service over 11,000 people and last year placed over 1,500 people into employment, resulting in $24 million in annual wages earned as a result of these job placements. Join the Goodwill Hawaii family and help strengthen our Hawaii community, one job at a time.

Goodwill Hawaii participates in E-Verify and is committed to fully complying with all Equal Opportunity Employment and Affirmative Action laws and regulations. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, marital status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. We also foster a drug-free work environment.