Youth Career Advisor (800017) 21.23 hour

Youth Career Advisor Job Description

We are seeking a Youth Career Advisor to join our WIOA Youth team in the Midlands region of South Carolina. This role is essential in guiding young people (ages 1724) toward education training and meaningful employment opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Recruit enroll and case manage eligible youth participants under WIOA guidelines.
• Conduct eligibility determination assessments and development of individual employment plans (IEPs).
• Provide career counseling mentoring and support services to help youth overcome barriers to employment and education.
• Facilitate workshops orientations and group activities focusing on career readiness financial literacy leadership and workplace skills.
• Connect participants to work-based learning opportunities (work experience OJT internships job shadowing).
• Partner with Career Advisors Business Solutions Consultants and local schools training providers and employers to build pathways for participants.
• Maintain accurate case notes activity codes and documentation in SCWOS and other required systems.
• Monitor performance measures (credential attainment measurable skill gains placement in education/employment) to ensure compliance with federal and state guidelines.
• Track participant progress provide follow-up services and celebrate youth success stories.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in Social Work Counseling Education Human Services or related field (or equivalent combination of education and workforce development experience).
• Experience working with youth or young adults especially those facing barriers to employment/education.
• Strong knowledge of WIOA Youth programs workforce development and community resources preferred.
• Excellent communication facilitation and motivational skills.
• Ability to build rapport with diverse populations and maintain professional boundaries.
• Strong organizational and documentation skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Familiarity with SCWOS (South Carolina Works Online System) preferred.

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Salary $21.23hr

75 hours per pay period

Equus Workforce Solutions is a leading provider of workforce development services in North America. With a dedicated and passionate team Equus puts the industrys best practices to work by focusing on the development design and delivery of demand-driven workforce solutions.

When you join Equus you can expect extensive learning opportunities and networking programs. But most of all you can expect to make a lasting impact on the lives of others.

At Equus we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included treated fairly and with respect. Equus Workforce Solutions is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color gender age pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity ancestry religion national origin veteran status physical or mental disability or reprisal or any other characteristic protected under state federal or local law.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time