Goodwill-Easterseals Minnesota

Provide leadership and development opportunities for staff, ensure high-quality service delivery aligned with standards, oversee team operations and budgets, and foster positive stakeholder relationships to enhance operational effectiveness.

Title: Career Navigator - Winona, MN Location: Winona, MN United States Job Category: Services & Programs Requisition Number: NAVIG014787 - Full-Time - Hybrid Job Description: Position Summary: The Career Navigator provides services that may include career counseling and coaching, evaluation, transitional employment, employment and career readiness training, job placement, retention and support services, case coordination, tracking and reporting activities. The Career Navigator will interact with internal and external teams to deliver seamless services to individuals and ensure that positive relationships are maintained resulting in optimal employment outcomes for individuals served. Day in the life: In a typical day, a Career Navigator can expect to... - Career Navigation Services: Provide job placement assistance and career counseling resulting in optimal employment outcomes for individuals served. - Case Management Coordination: Ensure that seamless and comprehensive services are delivered to the individual providing coordinated service options and resources to meet their needs resulting in positive outcomes for individuals served. Serve as the main contact and coordinator for the individual and other involved partners, persons or agencies. - Documentation: Maintains complete, accurate and timely documentation of individuals served by following established applicable procedures, guidelines, funder requirements, and laws. Organize and report essential caseload information on a regular basis to support program and organizational goals. Job Pay & Perks: - Pay range: $25.87 - $36.29 - This is a scheduled-hybrid role whose essential functions require work to be conducted at a physical location, which may include a GESMN or partner facility, at least two (2) days per week. The remaining days can be worked from the employee's home office or a designated community setting as directed by the manager. - Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota (GESMN) prioritizes work-life balance. We offer competitive pay, flexible hours, generous paid time off (PTO) program, competitive medical, dental and vision plans, employer-paid life insurance, 401(k) plan with employer match, and an employee discount! - Opportunities for career development and advancement About You: Required Knowledge & Skills: - Organizational skills - Ability to meet deadlines and achieve required outcomes. - Adaptive and open to change and flexibility within job. - Proven verbal and written communication skills. - Capable of multi-tasking - Independent decision-making skills - Experience successfully managing a case load - Knowledge of data privacy requirements and ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information. - Ability to work in a team environment. - Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite software and the ability to accurately enter data into computer based systems. - This role requires a motor vehicle record (MVR) check(no major violations, not more than two (2) minor violations, and not more than one (1) accident in the past three years), and the ability to meet GESMN's authorized driver requirements, including: - Must have a valid driver's license - Must have proof of auto insurance with a minimum of $300,000 combined limit for bodily injury and property damage coverage. - Must be 21 years of age or older. Prior Experience & Education: - Relevant Experience required (1-3 years) - Associate Degree or Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred About Us: Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that has been creating career possibilities together with partners since 1919. Many people know Goodwill stores, but don't know store proceeds support nearly 20 programs for job seekers to access resources and find careers that lead to advancement. Read more about us here. Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota (GESMN) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. GESMN will not discriminate against any employee or applicant based upon a person's race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, disability, status with regard to public assistance, age, sexual or affectional orientation, gender identity, familial status, ancestry, local human rights commission activity, citizenship, genetic information, protected veteran or military status, or any other categories protected by law.

District Retail Director Rochester, MN (Scott Rd Store) 1987 Scott Road NW Rochester, MN 55901, USA Job Category: Retail Leadership Requisition Number: DISTR014760 - Full-Time - Hybrid Job Description: Position Summary: This position is responsible for directing the management and operations of multiple retail stores (9-13) within an assigned district. Each store the District Retail Director oversees processes approximately 1.7M donated items, generates $2.8M in annual thrift sales on average, employees 30-50 employees and is typically designated to provide retail training services to participants enrolled with Services and Programs. This role is responsible for ensuring retail stores are running efficiently and meeting their financial expectations. The District Retail Director directly manages each store's General Manager and is responsible for their professional development and performance management of the results they are accountable to achieving. Day in the life: In a typical day, the District Retail Director... - Operational Excellence: Fosters cooperation among all business segments to deliver a high standard of quality service - Talent Management: Ensures store talent is trained and developed and manages store personnel needs. - Communication & Collaboration - Services & Programs: Ensures continued community involvement and education around Goodwill-Easter Seals. - Performance & Standards: Produces quality results by applying efficient best practices. - Leadership: Promotes a high quality of work and personal proficiency through effective and innovative leadership. - Safety: Ensures safety and protection of employees, assets, and facilities. Job Pay & Perks: - Pay range: $112,033-$157,061 yearly - This is a flexible-hybrid role whose essential functions allow the employee to primarily work from a personal home office but also require the employee to work at a physical GESMN or partner facility as business needs require, sometimes with great urgency and little notice. - Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota (GESMN) prioritizes work-life balance. We offer competitive pay, flexible hours, generous paid time off (PTO) program, competitive medical, dental and vision plans, employer-paid life insurance, 401(k) plan with employer match, and an employee discount! About you: Required Knowledge & Skills - Team member development: Professional and skills development. - Ability to navigate and influence cross-functionally with support teams and business partners. - Strong independent work skills, personal organization, and drive. - Strong communication skills, both verbal and written. Fast and efficient with modern communication vehicles (laptop/smartphone/email/zoom/Microsoft office applications). - Hands-on approach to training, coaching and inspection skills. - Commuting to store locations for visits 4-5 days a week with a full store business reviews completed each quarter. - Ability to pull a team together cohesively and leverage the unique skills and talents of everyone to perform better holistically. - Ability to adapt and lead within an ever-changing environment and ability to help progress employees through such changes. - Performance management: Ability to analyze data, observe behaviors, solicit feedback, and in turn, identify practices and behaviors necessary for improvement in business results. - Talent management: Ability to source, identify, and develop quality talent for replacement and bench-strength based upon their background and tenure. - Organizational agility: Ability to understand and navigate the various field and office support mechanisms. Planning, organizing, and managing time for current and future months. - Proven history of utilizing POS, scheduling software, spreadsheets, onboarding software, HRIS, payroll. - History of, or comfort with, working in an environment where team members utilize heavy equipment and perform extensive manual labor. - Basic weekly expectations: Daily vehicle travel, occasional overnights, multi-tasking administrative work (meeting scheduling, conference calls, etc.), occasional weekends, available as needed for any issues that may arise after-hours. - Proven ability to drive sales results both in store and through e-commerce. - Strong conflict management skills. - Ability to interact with a diverse population. - Budgeting and cost analysis procedure expertise. - Ability and desire to provide excellent customer service and to lead a team that does the same. - Must have a valid driver's license, be at least 21 years of age, pass a motor vehicle record (MVR) check, and carry automobile liability insurance coverage with a minimum of $100,000/$300,000/$100,000 limits or a combined single limit of $300,000. Prior Experience & Education - Minimum of 8 years of retail or similar/related experience required. - Single-unit business management: 3+ years of required; 5+ years preferred. - Previous multi-unit management preferred. - Experience with increasing responsibilities more than the above minimum requirements will be considered. About Us: Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that has been creating career possibilities together with partners since 1919. Many people know Goodwill stores, but don't know store proceeds support nearly 20 programs for job seekers to access resources and find careers that lead to advancement. Read more about us here. Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota (GESMN) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. GESMN will not discriminate against any employee or applicant based upon a person's race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, disability, status with regard to public assistance, age, sexual or affectional orientation, gender identity, familial status, ancestry, local human rights commission activity, citizenship, genetic information, protected veteran or military status, or any other categories protected by law.