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Why work with YWCA Seattle King Snohomish?
YWCA SKS is the region’s largest non‑profit organization with a 120+ year legacy, focused on the needs of women, with programs serving 7,000 people each year. When you work with YWCA you make a difference. We’re women and BIPOC‑led, family‑centered, and supportive of employees. As a full‑time YWCA employee (30+ hours), you’ll enjoy a benefits package including medical insurance, generous vacation, holiday, sick leave plans, and an outstanding retirement plan. Put your passion for racial equity and social justice to work –
apply today! What You’ll Do
The Youth Career Navigator provides outreach and employment and training‑focused case management to low‑income and underserved youth residents in South King County. The Navigator will recruit youth from the surrounding community and from King County Housing Authority occupants, with a focus on BIPOC youth who face barriers to engagement, employment, and economic advancement. This position helps youth develop workplace readiness, job search skills and college success skills, and access training, internships, and employment opportunities. It also provides ongoing career and educational support and case management, working one‑on‑one with each participant to designate career‑focused goals and action steps, identify and develop strengths, remove barriers, apply for jobs, and prepare for employment. The Navigator also assists with youth development and employment workshops, supports recruitment of youth into employment, and collaborates with community partners who serve youth. Additionally, the Youth Career Navigator will support the training needs and learning outcomes of young adults enrolled in the YWCA’s Food and Beverage Customer Service training program, a partnership with Starbucks. This position has a social justice component that requires critical thinking around how external system impact the work through the lens of racism and intersections with poverty. Knowing the core principals of antiracism and grounding those principles in everyday work, as well as working well in non‑white environments and championing anti‑racism policy, are required job skills and core values. As an equal opportunity employer, we highly encourage people of color to apply. Expectations of Your Role
Recruit, interview, and screen youth participants to determine eligibility and enroll and orient program participants. Conduct assessments to determine planned services and customize an individual employment plan. Provide ongoing case management, coaching, and support. Work in tandem with other YWCA youth‑serving staff including career navigators, instructors, life coaches, and youth development specialists. Network and maintain contact with representatives of other social service providers and community colleges. Determine participant’s job readiness, training, placement, and support services needs. Collaborate with participants to develop career and employment objectives and individual development action plans. Connect participants to appropriate occupational training programs, apprenticeship programs, internship opportunities, and youth employment and training programs. Support youth enrolled in school or training to persist and successfully complete their program. Provide individual and group job search preparation and training to clarify and develop the habits and attitudes needed to be successful in the workplace. Coach participants in developing resumes, cover letters, social media profiles, and other job search materials and successful interviewing techniques. Provide clients with appropriate employer referrals and job search information. Facilitate successful job placements by matching participants with appropriate employers. Maintain complete and accurate client case files and make necessary corrections and updates per program requirements and funder requests. Enter client information into the program database on a regular basis and complete program reports. Meet deadlines for case notes, monthly reports and quarterly full data and narrative reporting. Initiate and develop relationships with local employers for the purpose of developing job opportunities and placing clients. Implement all work by incorporating the YWCA’s Social Justice Initiative by understanding how racism, sexism, classism and other oppressions intersect and are embedded in all institutions and systems. Recognize that solving racism is the root of how we understand and heal from these –isms. Show demonstrated ability to interact with people of different cultures. Continue search for understanding of racial, gender and class equity. Adhere to all Volunteer Services protocol relative to volunteer usage, recognition and monitoring. Work alongside volunteers, where applicable. Understand where internalized oppressions (superiority and inferiority) play a role in volunteer and client interaction and know ways to address these oppressions from a solutions‑based perspective. Assure that volunteers are treated with respect and dignity regardless of race, ethnic background, gender or socioeconomic background. Understand how racism has played a role in defining what respect and dignity is and use racial equity and multiracial perspectives when teaming with volunteers. Must Have’s to Be Successful
One to two years of demonstrated experience
required in client recruitment and enrollment, career assessment and planning, support services, occupational training, workplace readiness, job placement, records maintenance and outcomes reporting. Additional experience in job and work‑site development, internship placement, and retention services. Knowledge of the local labor market and target client population(s). Knowledge of career assessment methods. Knowledge of local occupational training program and resources. Strong customer service orientation. Experience working with communities of color. Demonstrated understanding of the intersection of racism and poverty. Sensitivity to the needs of YWCA clients who are homeless, low income, limited English speaking, or impacted by domestic violence, substance abuse or other barriers to employment. Commitment to diversity and ability to work well with diverse family styles and multi‑ethnic populations. Oral, written, and interpersonal communications skills. Creativity in problem‑solving, decision making and negotiating solutions. Working independently and as a member of a team. Prioritizing, organizing workload and managing time to meet deadlines. Computer familiarity with MS Word, Excel, and e‑mail. Candidate must be able to travel independently between multiple work sites within a day. Core competencies expected: caring, professionalism, fostering diversity, social justice advocacy, interpersonal skills, initiative, collaboration, and problem solving. Hours, Rate, and Benefits
Hourly Range: $26.50 Hours: 40 Hours per week Excellent benefits package including medical insurance, retirement plan, plus generous vacation, holiday, and sick leave plans. For more information about our benefits, please visit YWCA Careers & Benefits Information. At the time of hire, employees may enroll voluntarily in the Fidelity 403b Plan. After two years of employment, employees are eligible to participate in the YWCA Retirement Fund. Physical Requirements
Continuously does indoor work including operating computer. Frequently stands and walks while performing duties. Occasionally reaches outward, above shoulders, lifts/carries 11 to 20lbs., pushes/pulls 13 to 25 lbs., bends and handles/fingers office equipment. Continuously over 80% time, Frequently 20-80% time, and Occasionally under 20% time. Mental Health Considerations
All employees of the YWCA interact with clients who have experienced or are experiencing trauma in various forms, including but not limited to, racial trauma, domestic violence, sexual violence, homelessness, unemployment, and financial hardship. As a result, employees are at risk of secondary trauma. We encourage employees to seek support inside and outside the workplace and maintain self‑care routines. Equal Opportunity Employment
YWCA Seattle King Snohomish is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To read more about this, view EEO is the Law Poster and EEO is the Law Poster Supplement. For More Information
Contact us at careers@ywcaworks.org with any questions or if you need accommodation for your application.
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YWCA SKS is the region’s largest non‑profit organization with a 120+ year legacy, focused on the needs of women, with programs serving 7,000 people each year. When you work with YWCA you make a difference. We’re women and BIPOC‑led, family‑centered, and supportive of employees. As a full‑time YWCA employee (30+ hours), you’ll enjoy a benefits package including medical insurance, generous vacation, holiday, sick leave plans, and an outstanding retirement plan. Put your passion for racial equity and social justice to work –
apply today! What You’ll Do
The Youth Career Navigator provides outreach and employment and training‑focused case management to low‑income and underserved youth residents in South King County. The Navigator will recruit youth from the surrounding community and from King County Housing Authority occupants, with a focus on BIPOC youth who face barriers to engagement, employment, and economic advancement. This position helps youth develop workplace readiness, job search skills and college success skills, and access training, internships, and employment opportunities. It also provides ongoing career and educational support and case management, working one‑on‑one with each participant to designate career‑focused goals and action steps, identify and develop strengths, remove barriers, apply for jobs, and prepare for employment. The Navigator also assists with youth development and employment workshops, supports recruitment of youth into employment, and collaborates with community partners who serve youth. Additionally, the Youth Career Navigator will support the training needs and learning outcomes of young adults enrolled in the YWCA’s Food and Beverage Customer Service training program, a partnership with Starbucks. This position has a social justice component that requires critical thinking around how external system impact the work through the lens of racism and intersections with poverty. Knowing the core principals of antiracism and grounding those principles in everyday work, as well as working well in non‑white environments and championing anti‑racism policy, are required job skills and core values. As an equal opportunity employer, we highly encourage people of color to apply. Expectations of Your Role
Recruit, interview, and screen youth participants to determine eligibility and enroll and orient program participants. Conduct assessments to determine planned services and customize an individual employment plan. Provide ongoing case management, coaching, and support. Work in tandem with other YWCA youth‑serving staff including career navigators, instructors, life coaches, and youth development specialists. Network and maintain contact with representatives of other social service providers and community colleges. Determine participant’s job readiness, training, placement, and support services needs. Collaborate with participants to develop career and employment objectives and individual development action plans. Connect participants to appropriate occupational training programs, apprenticeship programs, internship opportunities, and youth employment and training programs. Support youth enrolled in school or training to persist and successfully complete their program. Provide individual and group job search preparation and training to clarify and develop the habits and attitudes needed to be successful in the workplace. Coach participants in developing resumes, cover letters, social media profiles, and other job search materials and successful interviewing techniques. Provide clients with appropriate employer referrals and job search information. Facilitate successful job placements by matching participants with appropriate employers. Maintain complete and accurate client case files and make necessary corrections and updates per program requirements and funder requests. Enter client information into the program database on a regular basis and complete program reports. Meet deadlines for case notes, monthly reports and quarterly full data and narrative reporting. Initiate and develop relationships with local employers for the purpose of developing job opportunities and placing clients. Implement all work by incorporating the YWCA’s Social Justice Initiative by understanding how racism, sexism, classism and other oppressions intersect and are embedded in all institutions and systems. Recognize that solving racism is the root of how we understand and heal from these –isms. Show demonstrated ability to interact with people of different cultures. Continue search for understanding of racial, gender and class equity. Adhere to all Volunteer Services protocol relative to volunteer usage, recognition and monitoring. Work alongside volunteers, where applicable. Understand where internalized oppressions (superiority and inferiority) play a role in volunteer and client interaction and know ways to address these oppressions from a solutions‑based perspective. Assure that volunteers are treated with respect and dignity regardless of race, ethnic background, gender or socioeconomic background. Understand how racism has played a role in defining what respect and dignity is and use racial equity and multiracial perspectives when teaming with volunteers. Must Have’s to Be Successful
One to two years of demonstrated experience
required in client recruitment and enrollment, career assessment and planning, support services, occupational training, workplace readiness, job placement, records maintenance and outcomes reporting. Additional experience in job and work‑site development, internship placement, and retention services. Knowledge of the local labor market and target client population(s). Knowledge of career assessment methods. Knowledge of local occupational training program and resources. Strong customer service orientation. Experience working with communities of color. Demonstrated understanding of the intersection of racism and poverty. Sensitivity to the needs of YWCA clients who are homeless, low income, limited English speaking, or impacted by domestic violence, substance abuse or other barriers to employment. Commitment to diversity and ability to work well with diverse family styles and multi‑ethnic populations. Oral, written, and interpersonal communications skills. Creativity in problem‑solving, decision making and negotiating solutions. Working independently and as a member of a team. Prioritizing, organizing workload and managing time to meet deadlines. Computer familiarity with MS Word, Excel, and e‑mail. Candidate must be able to travel independently between multiple work sites within a day. Core competencies expected: caring, professionalism, fostering diversity, social justice advocacy, interpersonal skills, initiative, collaboration, and problem solving. Hours, Rate, and Benefits
Hourly Range: $26.50 Hours: 40 Hours per week Excellent benefits package including medical insurance, retirement plan, plus generous vacation, holiday, and sick leave plans. For more information about our benefits, please visit YWCA Careers & Benefits Information. At the time of hire, employees may enroll voluntarily in the Fidelity 403b Plan. After two years of employment, employees are eligible to participate in the YWCA Retirement Fund. Physical Requirements
Continuously does indoor work including operating computer. Frequently stands and walks while performing duties. Occasionally reaches outward, above shoulders, lifts/carries 11 to 20lbs., pushes/pulls 13 to 25 lbs., bends and handles/fingers office equipment. Continuously over 80% time, Frequently 20-80% time, and Occasionally under 20% time. Mental Health Considerations
All employees of the YWCA interact with clients who have experienced or are experiencing trauma in various forms, including but not limited to, racial trauma, domestic violence, sexual violence, homelessness, unemployment, and financial hardship. As a result, employees are at risk of secondary trauma. We encourage employees to seek support inside and outside the workplace and maintain self‑care routines. Equal Opportunity Employment
YWCA Seattle King Snohomish is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To read more about this, view EEO is the Law Poster and EEO is the Law Poster Supplement. For More Information
Contact us at careers@ywcaworks.org with any questions or if you need accommodation for your application.
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