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⚔️ Virginia – Remote

💵 $50k - $60k / year

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Northern Virginia Family Services

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1924

🤝 Non-profit

🤲 Charity

🌍 Social Impact

💰 $3k Grant on 2024-12

Non-profit • Charity • Social Impact

Northern Virginia Family Services is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive social services to families and individuals across Northern Virginia. It operates programs in early childhood development (Head Start and Early Head Start), family and child well-being, community health, hunger assistance, homelessness and housing support, immigration legal services, workforce development and job training, entrepreneurship, mental health services, and youth initiatives. NVFS serves over 30,000 people annually through direct services, volunteer programs, and community partnerships in Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Alexandria, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park.

📋 Description

• Provide individualized career coaching and employment counseling to help clients identify and achieve their career goals. • Assess clients' education, work history, skills, interests, strengths, and barriers to employment. • Develop personalized employment plans with realistic goals, milestones, and career advancement opportunities. • Guide clients through career exploration, workforce training, and labor market opportunities. • Support every stage of the job search, including resumes, cover letters, applications, interview preparation, networking, and online job search tools. • Coach clients on workplace professionalism, confidence, self-advocacy, and job retention skills. • Build trusting relationships that encourage client engagement and long-term success. • Identify barriers to employment and connect clients with community resources and supportive services, including workforce training, education, financial counseling, mental health, housing, transportation, childcare, and volunteer/work experience opportunities. • Monitor client progress and adjust employment plans as needed. • Determine and document TANF eligibility and ensure participants understand program requirements and available services.

🎯 Requirements

• At least 2-3 years of experience in a related field such as coaching, adult education, workforce development or proven success building relationships. • Experience serving high-barrier/low income/vulnerable populations or non-English speaking and low literacy adults; this may include volunteering, internships, and/or personal lived experiences. • Oral and written fluency in English; bilingual language fluency in client languages (such as Spanish, Amharic and/or Arabic) a plus. • Ability to build trusting relationships with individuals from diverse backgrounds while maintaining professional boundaries. • Digital and technical proficiency, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite. • Experience working with a Customer Management System or a Case Management System, such as Apricot. • Certification in workforce development or resume writing a plus. • Familiarity working with government-funded programs a plus. • Successful completion of background checks and drug screening required upon hire.

🏖️ Benefits

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