Career Advisor -Youth Programs

Job Title: Career Advisor -Youth Programs
Location: Michigan Works! Southeast - Hillsdale, MI
Reports to: Service Center Manager
Supervises: N/A
FLSA Status: Full-time, Non-exempt

Come Join Our Team!
At Michigan Works! Southeast, we are the front lines of workforce development, meeting the talent demands of local employers and addressing the unique needs of the communities in Southeast Michigan. Serving Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, and Washtenaw counties, we are committed to delivering services that help businesses find skilled workers and provide a competitive edge for career seekers. By creating meaningful connections, we empower individuals to build a brighter future and support businesses in achieving their goals.

If you are passionate about making a difference in your community and want to be part of a team that helps shape the future workforce, we invite you to join us. Together, we can create pathways to success for both career seekers and employers.

• Provide excellent customer service to internal and external customers and partners
• Provide case management services to all eligible individuals participating in workforce activities and receiving supportive services
• Enroll individuals in applicable programs when appropriate. Determine eligibility based on state and federal regulations, including collection of required program documents.
• Deliver services to and assist customers who are required to comply with work registration and work search requirements as a condition of applying for and/or receiving public benefits.
• Recommend supportive services, evaluate and process individuals’ request for eligible supportive services
• Assess skills utilizing required basic skill assessments and compatibility tests
• Proctor and administer approved assessments as required for education, training, workforce programs and services to assure reasonable success in educational programming, training and job readiness programs
• Instruct program trainings and workshops as approved by the Research and Education Manager. If assigned, assist in the development and improvement of workshop presentations and handouts.
• Process all program required documentation and maintain accurate and complete data entry, including case notes, as required by state and federal program regulations
• Prepare individuals for job readiness by providing job search assistance, resume development, mock interviews and soft skills training
• Supervise job search, provision of training, provide referrals to Business Services Team
• Work with employers to secure work experience locations, contracts and monitoring of work based learning activities,
• Maintain open lines of communication with individuals to ensure program compliance
• Achieve all performance standards, requirements and measures
• Comply with local, state and federal workforce development program policies, procedures and manuals in the delivery of services.
• Ensure compliance with Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) requirements
• Attend all required meetings with partners and Michigan Works! Southeast staff
• Conduct outreach, intake, assessment, eligibility determination, recommendation of program enrollment, development and implementation of the Individual Service Strategy (ISS)
• Maintain awareness of community partners and resources for necessary referrals
• Write quarterly success stories on achievements of participants.
• Assist with covering the resource room and front desk as needed
• Travel between service centers and other sites as necessary to meet the needs of the organization
• Handle stress appropriately and interact well with other
• Regular in-person on site attendance
• Other duties as assigned

• Associate’s degree or equivalent directly related experience, in human services field, case management or related fields; Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required
• Ability to interact with employees and customers in a professional manner at all times including during stressful situations is required
• Knowledge of applicable federal and state regulations with respect to employment and training programs and/or career and technical education programs
• Knowledge of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA), Partnership, Accountability, Training, Hope (PATH), Food Assistance Employment and Training (FAE&T) and Jobs for Michigan Graduates (JMG), Wagner-Peyser, and Unemployment Insurance Agency program rules and regulations preferred
• Experience working with education, community, public and non-profit organizations
• Ability to travel between service centers and community organizations to meet the needs of the organization as required