"Career Advisor/Case Manager (Temporary)"

Career Advisor/Case Manager (Temporary)

Ohlone College

Salary: $30.83 - $39.37 Hourly
Job Type: Part-Time Temporary
Division: President's Office
Opening Date: 10/21/2025
Location: Newark Center
Job Number: 202300167
Department: President's Office
Bargaining Unit: N/A

Ideal Candidate Statement

The Career Advisor/Case Manager (CACM) serves as a member of the Ohlone Career Center team and provides Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) Services to community job seekers and students. The CACM provides outreach to elicit interest in WIOA services to build a caseload of job seekers who will benefit from these services. They serve as a case manager, coordinating services for job seekers, and ensuring that appropriate Career Counseling & job search support is provided to the individual. The CACM may assist with workshops, event planning, and overall career development and employer related programming and services. This position will also help coordinate outreach efforts for WIOA services at large, including large scale email blasts, partnerships with local organizations to promote WIOA services, and more.

The Ohlone College Tri-cities Career Center (Career Center) is an innovative organization that provides career services to students and community members. The Career Center integrates services and resources provided by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) with higher education career development models and serves high school students, adult education students, community college students, college/university graduates, community job seekers, dislocated workers, under represented populations (disadvantaged adults, veterans, people with disabilities, re-entry, low-income, etc.) and employers. The integration between education, workforce, and economic development makes Ohlone College an exciting, innovative, and cutting-edge institution of higher education.

Note: This is a temporary position, for 6-9 months at 35-40 hours/week with an option to extend based on grant requirements and budget.

Duties and Responsibilities

Eligibility & Case Management:

1. Coordinate eligibility, including obtaining appropriate documentation, for students/job seekers interested in WIOA services
2. Provide grant-funded program enrollment services to students & community members; input student and required data; review and maintain files, case notes, individual employment plans, and intake documents; provide individualized career guidance to enrolled students; assure tracking of enrollment and performance measures.
3. Hold intake appointments with eligible students & community members to identify career & training needs; work with client to create a career development plan
4. Manage client electronic records and case files maintain and update a variety of records relating to client progress, abilities and opportunities.
5. Coordinate delivery of services in partnership Ohlone College staff and resources, referring client to career development workshops, 1:1 career counseling, career fairs, internships, and other career related resources as appropriate
6. Provide referrals to students/clients regarding community and social services resources; create and implement individualized career plans; identify barriers and develop compensatory strategies.
7. Evaluate job seeker progress to determine case closure, successful employment or reception of unemployment benefits; input and resolve data codes in an assigned database; assure the accuracy and completeness of eligibilities, documentation and case notes;
8. Provide guidance to job seekers regarding vocational training; determine training eligibility and approval; provide assessments for outside agencies; maintain and submit required documents; assure compliance with applicable policies and procedures.
9. Manage student/client electronic records and case files maintain and update a variety of records relating to client progress, abilities and opportunities.
10. Conduct internal audits of peer files; assure compliance of documents and records with County laws, rules and regulations; generate and submit feedback and corrections to assigned personnel in accordance with applicable policies and procedures.
11. Prepare and maintain a variety of narrative and statistical reports, records and files related to personnel, grant requirements and assigned activities.
12. Support career development services at local Tri-Cities Adult Schools
13. Coordinate and support workshops & Career Services information sessions for job seekers; assist with conducting job search workshops; generate, update and maintain workshop curriculum; evaluate training curriculum to assure effectiveness and diversity of training techniques and learning styles.

Outreach:

1. Outreach to job seekers to promote career services & WIOA via CalJobs blasts, email & phone
2. Partner and collaborate with key stakeholders including Ohlone College faculty, staff, students; Alameda County Workforce Development Board; and local community-based organizations & agencies

Employer Engagement:

1. Interact with employers as needed to support recruiting activities.
2. Identify and become familiar with recruiting and employment trends for the Greater Bay Area/Silicon Valley, state, and nation.
3. Perform additional related duties as assigned.

Salary Placement

Initial salary placement will be $30.83-$34.00 per hour and is determined by the education, experience, and qualifications the candidate brings to the position, internal equity, and the hiring department's fiscal resources.

Minimum Qualifications

Must have evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practices.

Required Application Materials

1. Resume/Curriculum Vitae.
2. A list of three (3) professional references including name, position, organization, phone number, email, and relationship to the applicant.

To apply, please visit https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/ohlone/jobs/5118493/career-advisor-case-manager-temporary

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