About the Organization  

Canal Alliance exists to break the generational cycle of poverty for Latino immigrants and their families by lifting barriers to their success. Canal Alliance is a nonprofit champion of immigrants who are challenged by a lack of resources and an unfamiliar environment. Every day, we educate, empower, support, and partner with motivated immigrants to best meet all their unique needs—from putting food on the table, to becoming American citizens, to learning English, to graduating from college. Canal Alliance strives for a trauma-informed collaborative and inclusive culture. We invest in high quality services, professional development, and work-life balance.

Workforce Development Navigator (Bilingual)

Summary: In this role you will provide case management and support for our clients in various workforce programs, including Latinos in Finance, Construction, CNA, and others. You will teach valuable work soft skills including resume writing and interviewing and support the clients’ success until the desired outcome is reached. You will also support the Workforce Supervisor in the overall coordination of the program.

Full-Time position= 32 hours per week

Non-exempt hourly position, $33/hr (annualized equivalent $54,900)

Schedule: Monday through Thursday 9am to 5pm, with occasional evenings or weekends.

Location: San Rafael, with occasional WFH opportunity.

Essential Functions 

• Provide case management and progress monitoring for about 50-60+ adult clients
• Use a restorative justice and client centered approach to identify needs of clients and arrange for access to support services
• Engage clients in their education by monitoring attendance in class, regularly communicating with students, and empowering students to own their educational journey
• Coach clients in workforce development soft skills from career entry to two years post placement
• Implement client outreach strategy, focused recruitment, client enrollment process, and work placement
• Track client progress at entry, program certification/graduation, and every 6 months
• Supports coordinating logistics with outside financial partners to bring financial literacy programs to clients in partnership with the WF Target Supervisor
• Work collaboratively and in partnership with internal Canal Alliance programs such as Adult Education, College to Career and with outside organizational partners including community college partners and industry partners
• Monitor client progress and input data correctly into Salesforce
• Coordinate volunteers with support from the Workforce Target Supervisor Participate in team and agency meeting
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

• 1-2 years of case management experience and working with underserved populations
•  Associate/bachelor's degree or 1-2 years' experience in workforce development
•  Bilingual in Spanish and English (REQUIRED)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Experience working with Salesforce and/or other CRM (preferred)
• Proof of COVID vaccination

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of workforce development systems
• Knowledge of soft skills support such as resume building, interviewing skills, and negotiations
• Ability to use cultural responsiveness with clients and staff
• Ability to establish positive and cooperative relationships with  students/clients, staff, and partners
• Ability to collect, analyze and use data at the student/client level
• Ability to focus on results and inspire others to do the same
• Ability to effectively communicate information both verbally and in writing
• Ability to take initiative and work collaboratively on a team
• Ability to function with supervision, follow directions, handle multiple tasks simultaneously, and manage stressful situations effectively
• Strong time management and organization skills

Compensation

This is a full-time, non-exempt position with benefits. We offer a competitive pay of $33/hr with a benefits package that includes: 

• 3 weeks paid vacation per year 
• 12 days of sick leave per year 
• Paid Birthday each year 
• 13 paid holidays per year 
• 100% paid employee medical & dental insurance, life insurance, LTD, and EAP 
• 403(b)-retirement plan with employer match of up to 4% after 3 months of employment 
• Voluntary benefits include FSA, vision, life, and pet insurance, as well as coverage for dependents 
• Telehealth for physical and mental health 

We get a high volume of candidates - for the fastest response from Canal Alliance, please use this Paylocity Link to apply:

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Apply/3203119/Canal-Alliance/Workforce-Development-Navigator 

*Canal Alliance works a 4DWW- Work 4 days / 32 hours in a highly effective and efficient team - and get paid 5 days /40 hours! Shifts are Mon-Thurs 9am-5pm.

Canal Alliance Equity and Inclusion Statement 

Canal Alliance actively promotes and recognizes principles of fairness, equity, and social justice in relation to, and across, intersections of race, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, disability, ancestry and all other identities represented among our diverse employees.