Job Placement - Career Counselor

Job Description
MassHire Springfield Career Center is looking for a Job Placement - Career Counselor with bi-lingual skills (English-Spanish) to guide people through selecting and enrolling in the Work Participation Program offered by the Career Center under our partnership agreement with the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA). As a Job Placement - Career Counselor you are responsible for providing a broad range of services to job seekers related to training and job search. This includes explaining program criteria and eligibility, assessing skills through testing, determining eligibility, preparing individuals for services, monitoring training progress, assessing job readiness, assisting in job placement, providing intensive job search services, and conducting necessary follow up services. The Job Placement - Career Counselor must be effective in working with people from a wide diversity of backgrounds and communication skills.
Verify any assistance programs job seekers currently utilize, determine eligibility for government funded programs and training grants.
Assess job seekers skill levels by administering standardized testing and evaluating achieved score levels, and assigning appropriate training, programs or other career center resources.
Assist job seekers in developing individual training and job search plans that will fit their specific needs.
Provide technical assistance and one-on-one training on the use of computers (including the internet and social media), fax and copy machines, and various software to assist job seekers in their job search;
provide a wide range ofjob coaching on all subjects related to job searching.
Maintain knowledge of all Career Center programs available for eligible job seekers as well as programs of partner agencies and refer members to the appropriate program(s) to address needs.
Perform all necessary data entry in a timely and accurate manner documenting job seeker interactions.