Job Description

Job Location: 110 2nd Street South Waite Park - Waite Park, MN 56301
Position Type: Full TimeEducation
Level: High School Diploma/GED
Salary Range: $21.36 - $26.70 Hourly

Job Shift: Day
Job Category: Employment Services - Career DevelopmentDo you know, you have the power to change the course of someone’s life? Avivo employees do this every day, and we want you to join the team. At Avivo, our employees work with utter commitment to their clients, embracing the full person, believing in the dignity of all people.
The Career Developer provides customized employment services and establishes and maintains partnerships with local businesses. This position facilitates job search and career advancement workshops and coordinates full cycle recruitment process.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Facilitate placement opportunities by sourcing, pre-screening and screening, interviewing.
- Coach, guide and counsel job seekers on interviewing and jobs search best practices.  This may include participating in informational and mock interviews, job fairs and employer networking opportunities; instruct individuals or groups on job market and labor market information.
- Review and update participant’s resume for appropriate skill sets. Evaluate candidates for employer referrals ensuring that participant skills match with employer requirements.
- Provide transition and retention services when program participants find employment, which includes, but are not limited to, mentoring by continuing to support improvement and acquisition of new skills through training and education, and referrals to community sources for additional support.
- Establish effective relationships with area employers to promote hiring, on the job training and internship opportunities.
- Identify possible areas for Program improvement based on the need of participants.
- Monitor and track program results.  Maintain participant files; submit reporting forms, and other data as required.

Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED is required.
- With a high school diploma or GED, a minimum of 4 years of experience in a similar role is required.
- If associate degree in human services or related field, a minimum of 2 years of experience in a similar role is required.
- If bachelor’s degree in human services or related field, no additional experience is required. Partial credit will be given for an internship with an applicable BA completed.
- Experience and desire to work with persons of diverse cultural, economic and educational backgrounds.
- Experience in vocational/employment counseling, case management, vocational rehabilitation, supported work settings, community mental health, or chemical dependency services.
Benefits We Offer:
- Medica health plan
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Nice Healthcare: offers chat, video visits and in home primary care visits
- Dental plan
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Basic Life/AD&D & Voluntary Life/AD&D
- Long term disability
- Option to purchase critical illness, accident insurance and short-term disability
- 401(k) Plan
- 10 Paid holidays & generous PTO
IN ADDITION:
- Mission driven culture that celebrates diversity
- Clinical supervision towards licensure
- Competitive pay, based on education & experience
- Mileage reimbursement
Avivo will begin participating in E-Verify effective July 1, 2025.
Avivo is an equal opportunity employer and will recruit, hire, promote and transfer qualified persons into all job classifications regardless of race, gender, religion, skin color, national origin or ancestry, physical disability (including pregnancy) or mental disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, legally protected medical condition, family care status, marital status, veteran status, or genetic characteristics.