As a Career Navigator, your role is to provide guidance and support to individuals facing unemployment or underemployment in a complex job market. You will primarily work with justice-impacted individuals, including those currently or recently incarcerated, as well as other vulnerable populations. Your key responsibilities include identifying the specific challenges each individual faces and creating opportunities for them to succeed. Your work will not only make a significant impact on the organization but also contribute to your personal and professional growth through building relationships with prominent employers in the community and within the organization.

- Understand the required metrics driven by grant specifications and how they impact the success of the program. 

- Identify critical needs gaps for our clients by conducting initial intakes and assessments.

- Create a customized Individualized Employment Plan (IEP) roadmap for clients outlining career readiness plans that increases client engagement and lead them to achieving their career goals.

- Create new partnerships with employers in industries that match the skill set and interests of our clients that offer meaningful employment opportunities.

- Foster and develop relationships with community partners to increase our client pipeline and widen our supportive services network.

- Become an advocate for our clients and champion of our organization by representing us at weekly/monthly community networking meetings & events.

- Develop a communication plan that identifies efficiencies in sharing resources between like programs within the organization.

- Facilitate workforce readiness workshops in a small group setting. 

You’re someone who is relatable to the clients we serve either by experience or empathy of their current situation.  You have experience with the justice impacted/re-entry population.  You have a can-do attitude and a service-oriented spirit.  You can listen with intent, communicate effectively, and plan with precision.  You have a knack for fostering new relationships and have your ear to the ground when it comes to community resources that serve the justice impacted population. 

You are proficient in computer skills and like to take on the challenge of learning new systems software.  Your ability to read, write and/or speak in a second language, particularly Spanish, is highly coveted. 

You will be able to pass a background check to enter the Orange County jail system to facilitate curriculum.  You’ve got a good driving record with a reliable vehicle.   20% of the time you will be traveling locally to meet clients and community partners.

At Working Wardrobes, we do everything in our power to help individuals overcome difficult challenges so they can achieve the dignity of work, and the power of a paycheck.  Our guiding philosophy is a belief that people are more powerful than the barriers they face and that all clients share a common desire to achieve success. The greatest measure of their success is hearing a client say, "I got the job!"  We empower our team to also achieve career success.  As a team, we work hard, have each other’s back and think creatively to achieve our goals. 

We hire talented people based on evidence of your accomplishments and cultural alignment.  If you’ve read this far, we invite you to apply so you can have the opportunity to do the same. Resumes are standard but we’re more curious about how you answer our assessment questions you’ll find in the application process.