Career Planner

Besides our inspiring mission, is culture important to you? At Forward Service Corporation we focus on the participants, while valuing employees, ensuring employees’ voices are heard, and providing ample time away to rejuvenate and maintain work-life balance.

About Us: At Forward Service Corporation, we're dedicated to empowering individuals to achieve self-sufficiency through high-quality workforce development services. As a Career Planner, you’ll work directly with youth and adult clients, supporting them in achieving work readiness, job skills training, and meaningful employment through individualized and group-based services. Using the Transition to Success (TTS) model, including the “Map of My Dreams” workbook, you will guide clients in identifying both personal and professional goals.

Key Responsibilities:
 As a Career Planner, your core responsibilities include mentoring clients, assessing needs, and developing tailored employment plans through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) programs.
 • Determining eligibility for WIOA services and documenting program requirements
 • Maintaining an active caseload and providing individualized or group case management
 • Conducting comprehensive assessments of skills, aptitudes, and service needs
 • Guiding clients using the TTS model to set and track goals
 • Coordinating services through community partners, training providers, and the CARE Network
 • Providing career mentoring to youth and adults, including those aging out of foster care in some locations
 • Responding to labor market trends and aligning services with high-wage, in-demand occupations
 • Conducting outreach to employers, schools, and community organizations to promote program services
 • Matching clients to employment opportunities through employer engagement
 • Tracking client progress and providing 12-month follow-up support
 • Meeting recruitment benchmarks and performance standards
 • Maintaining accurate, confidential records and ensuring timely data entry

Qualifications:
 Associate degree with two (2) years of work-related experience. Alternatively, a combination of education and relevant experience that demonstrates the necessary skills and qualifications for this position. Completion of Transition to Success Coach Training will be provided upon hire. We value diverse backgrounds and experience, so non-traditional education paths and varied work experience are encouraged to apply.

Why Join Us?
• Make a meaningful impact: Support individuals in your community as they pursue educational, employment, and personal success.
• Collaborative environment: Work alongside a dedicated team committed to empowering others.
• Professional growth: Access ongoing training and development opportunities to enhance your skills.
• Competitive pay: minimum starting at $23.78/hr, with additional compensation for direct experience beyond minimum requirements.
• Competitive benefits: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package including Medical (HMO), Dental, 100% company-paid Vision, 100% company-paid Short-Term Disability, 100% company-paid Long-Term Disability, and 100% company-paid Life. Matching 401(k) plan with no investment period. Generous PTO plan accruing 4 weeks in the first year of employment and 12 paid holidays.

Ready to empower others and transform lives? Apply now to join our team as a Career Planner!

At Forward Service Corporation we seek diversity. Differing perspectives lead to innovation. We are an equal opportunity employer and invite applications from candidates from all backgrounds. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and promotion without regard to age, ancestry, arrest or conviction record, color, creed, disability, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status.