Healthcare Career Planner

CAREER PLANNER

Forward Careers, Inc. | Full-Time

Help adults launch healthcare careers while strengthening Wisconsin’s future workforce.

Forward Careers is hiring a Career Planner for our nationally recognized NEXT healthcare workforce program. In this role, you’ll coach and support adults as they complete training, secure employment, and build long-term career stability - while making a lasting impact in your community.

If you enjoy variety in your workday, meaningful work that changes lives, workforce development, community engagement, or helping people reach their goals, this could be an excellent fit.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As a Career Planner, you’ll build relationships with participants and help them take concrete steps toward successful healthcare careers, including:

• Coach participants through career exploration, goal setting, training, job search, employment, and career advancement.
• Connect participants to healthcare education and occupational training, including short-term training and credential opportunities.
• Work to identify employment, work-based learning, and advancement opportunities.
• Provide resume assistance, interview preparation, job search support, and employment coaching.
• Coordinate supportive services and connect participants with community resources that can help them successfully complete training and maintain employment.
• Build relationships with employers, colleges, training providers, and community organizations throughout southeastern Wisconsin.
• Maintain timely and accurate participant documentation, case notes, service records, and program data and follow up with participants throughout training and employment to help address challenges and keep them moving forward.
• Contribute directly to program goals for training, work-based learning, credential attainment, employment, and career advancement.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

You do not need to come from a traditional workforce development background to be successful in this position.

We’re especially interested in candidates with experience in:

• Career coaching, mentoring, advising, or case management
• Recruiting, staffing, talent acquisition, or employee development
• Workforce development or employment services
• Healthcare, healthcare education, or healthcare support
• Human services or community outreach
• Nonprofit or community-based programs

People with experience in coaching, recruiting, customer service, education, healthcare support, nonprofit work, workforce development, or community engagement often succeed in this role. We value relationship-building skills, empathy, adaptability, and a willingness to learn.

POSITION DETAILS

• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM (Some occasional evening/community events may be required)Hybrid work options are available after six months of employment
• Primary Location: Waukesha, with occasional travel throughout Southeast Wisconsin; business-related travel is reimbursed.
• Wage Range: Hourly Wage: $18–25/hour based on experience, plus fringe benefits, retirement plan, paid holidays, professional development opportunities, and summer hours.
• Type: Full-time

WHY FORWARD CAREERS

At Forward Careers, you’re a coach, advocate, and community connector helping people build better futures. Employees enjoy:

• A dynamic role where no two days look exactly the same
• A balance of participant coaching, collaboration, and community engagement
• Meaningful work that creates real community impact

• Advancement and professional development opportunities

• Summer hours and potential Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility
• The opportunity to help shape the future healthcare workforce in Wisconsin

• Strong benefits package including:
  • Health, dental, life, and disability insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Paid time off + 11 paid holidays

Forward Careers is a nonprofit workforce development organization with more than 36 years of experience serving Southeast Wisconsin. We help individuals explore careers, gain skills, and connect to high-demand employment while helping businesses build strong talent pipelines. Forward Careers was one of only 25 organizations nationwide selected to receive this competitive U.S. Department of Labor NEXT Healthcare workforce grant supporting healthcare workforce expansion and career advancement opportunities.

Our mission is to develop a thriving workforce and strong economy by being the preferred source for career exploration, education and skills training, and employment connections to every person and business.

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EEO

Forward Careers, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Service Provider. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

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