Career Coach - South Bend, Indiana

Job Description

Job Title: Career Coach
Locations: St. Joseph County – South Bend, IN 46628

Responsibilities:

• Manage a caseload of participants and provide work readiness counseling and mentoring
  
• Assess participant competencies, work history, education, skills, and barriers to employment
  
• Conduct ongoing individual meetings related to job search, job retention, and job readiness
  
• Develop individualized employment plans for short- and long-term goals
  
• Maintain information on area resources and employers
  
• Track participant accountability, attendance, and employment retention
  
• Notify government agencies when a participant loses or reduces work hours
  
• Maintain periodic contact to assess job retention and advancement issues
  
• Provide training and employment advancement information
  
• Monitor participant progress toward self-sufficiency
  
• Maintain accurate electronic and paper case files
  
• Provide case management focused on self-sufficiency
  
• Facilitate access to education, training, and employment services
  

Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree or 12 months of related work experience
  
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
  
• Demonstrated customer service skills
  
• Familiarity with local communities and resources
  
• 1-3 years of workforce development or related experience preferred
  

Travel Requirement: Frequent local travel

Requirements
Responsibilities: • Manage a caseload of participants and provide work readiness counseling and mentoring • Assess participant competencies, work history, education, skills, and barriers to employment • Conduct ongoing individual meetings related to job search, job retention, and job readiness • Develop individualized employment plans for short- and long-term goals • Maintain information on area resources and employers • Track participant accountability, attendance, and employment retention • Notify government agencies when a participant loses or reduces work hours • Maintain periodic contact to assess job retention and advancement issues • Provide training and employment advancement information • Monitor participant progress toward self-sufficiency • Maintain accurate electronic and paper case files • Provide case management focused on self-sufficiency • Facilitate access to education, training, and employment services Qualifications: • Associate’s degree or 12 months of related work experience • Strong verbal and written communication skills • Demonstrated customer service skills • Familiarity with local communities and resources • 1-3 years of workforce development or related experience preferred Travel Requirement: Frequent local travel