Community Employment Navigator

**Job Title**: Community Employment Navigator

**Job Type**:Full-time, salaried position

**Salary**:$45,300 - 53,200/annum

**_ Great Work. Great People. Great Place. GREAT Purpose._**

Are you looking for a career that makes a real difference in the lives of Albertans? Do you want to be part of a growing organization with opportunities for development? Do you want to look forward to coming to work every day? Do you want to work with others to make a difference with dignity and joy? Then Goodwill Industries of Alberta is the place for you

**About Goodwill**

Goodwill is dedicated to providing people with disabilities, and other barriers to employment, the opportunity to find meaningful employment. This is made possible as a direct result of the generosity of Albertans in our community who choose to donate to Goodwill, where these items are resold through our successful retail stores. Our dedicated, ambitious and hard-working team members are the key to our success. Through living our value of We Care and it Shows, we work together as One Amazing Team to Get Better and Better Everyday while we Make a Positive Impact in our community.

The Community Employment Navigator provides individualized case management and coaching to Individuals with disabilities who are looking to obtain and maintain employment or volunteer in the community. The Community Employment Navigator is responsible for coaching, training, facilitating workshops, and file maintenance for Individuals, including acting as a liaison between Individuals, employers, and their support network to ensure success for the Individual.

**What you'll be doing**

• Conducting Person Centered Plan (PCP) interviews with the individual, their support network and guardian (if applicable), in order to determine the individual’s employment aspirations, experiences, abilities, skills and potential obstacles.
• Monitoring and developing the Individual Service Plan (ISP) documents in collaboration with the individual and his/her supports and stakeholders, based on the individual’s desires, goals, and needs.
• Meeting with employers and individuals to establish work goals and develops implementation plan to ensure that employment coaches and employer are aware of the individuals’ goals.
• Breaking job duties and assignments into specific steps to facilitate the individuals learning and independence, ensuring quality of completed tasks.
• Monitoring individual’s performance including determining when the individual is capable of performing the job independently.
• Assisting and advising individuals in building natural supports in the workplace.
• Providing on going assessment of supported individuals, determining necessary changes to meet the support needs of the individual, and providing necessary training and support for successful job performance.
• Utilizing ETO to maintain accurate and up-to-date individual time records, case notes, assessments, and files for Individuals.
• Maintaining and updating individual’s files.

***What you bring to the table**

• Minimum 2 years of post-secondary education.
• Minimum 2 years of experience working with individuals with disabilities and/or barriers to employment.
• Minimum of 2-3 years of case management experience.
• Must be eligible to work in Canada.
• First Aid certificate an asset.
• Own vehicle, a valid class 5 driver’s license, and a clean driving record.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately.
• Interest and ability to work with individuals with disabilities.
• You deliver amazing service by going above and beyond for all Goodwill stakeholders.
• You demonstrate teamwork and engage fellow Team Members in contributing to Goodwill’s mission & core purpose.
• You have an open and honest attitude while making moral decisions.
• You recognize the great efforts of fellow Team Members through genuine recognition activities.
• You contribute to a welcoming & accepting work environment by showing respect at all times.
• You hold yourself and fellow Team Members accountable in their roles and for their contributions to Goodwill’s mission & core purpose.
• You continuously look to improve yourself and the organization in any aspect including but not limited to processes, communications, tasks and customer experience.
• You prioritize safety in all tasks, ensuring safety of self as well as fellow Team Members.

***We thank all applicants for their interest in being a part of our GREAT purpose**

• Goodwill Industries of Alberta is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination of any kind._