Career Coach

SG Enable; Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

SG Enable is seeking a Career Coach to provide career and skills advisory to persons with disabilities, helping them explore paths, build employability, and navigate training and employment opportunities.

You will support clients with goal setting, resume and interview prep, and referrals, while collaborating with partners to ensure holistic service delivery and ongoing follow-up.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a client-centred disposition.
• Able to engage individuals across diverse profiles and support needs.
• Resourceful and organised with good judgement and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Career exploration and planning: understand clients’ strengths, interests, aspirations, work preferences and support needs, and help them set realistic goals and action plans.
• Career and employability advisory: advise on pathways, job search, résumé writing, and interview preparation.
• Skills and training advisory: identify development needs and recommend training, upskilling and reskilling opportunities.
• Service navigation and referrals: connect clients to employment, training and support services, facilitating referrals and handovers.
• Progress review and follow-up: review client progress at key stages and provide further support as needed.
• Stakeholder collaboration: work with internal teams, employers, training providers and partners to deliver coordinated services.
• Outreach and engagement: support outreach to engage PwDs and raise awareness of training and career services.
• Case management: maintain accurate records of interactions, plans, referrals and outcomes.
• Coaching capability and mentorship: provide guidance to junior Career Coaches and strengthen coaching practices.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Client-centred

Education

CFP Certification by SWDA

Diploma/Degree in any discipline

Job description

The Career Coach provides career and skills advisory to persons with disabilities (PwDs), supporting them to make informed career decisions, strengthen their employability and navigate suitable employment and training pathways.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Career exploration and planning – Understand clients’ strengths, interests, aspirations, work preferences and support needs, and support them to develop realistic career goals and action plans.

Career and employability advisory – Advise on career pathways and employability skills, including job search, résumé writing, interview preparation and job readiness.

Skills and training advisory – Identify skills development needs and recommend suitable training, upskilling and reskilling opportunities.

Service navigation and referrals – Connect clients to appropriate employment, training and specialised support services, facilitating effective referrals and handovers.

Progress review and follow-up – Review clients’ progress at key stages and facilitate further support where needed.

Stakeholder collaboration – Work with internal teams, employers, training providers and community partners to support coordinated service delivery.

Outreach and engagement – Support outreach initiatives to engage PwDs and raise awareness of training, employment and career services.

Case management – Maintain accurate and timely records of client interactions, action plans, referrals and outcomes.

• Coaching capability and mentorship – Provide guidance and mentorship to junior Career Coaches, and contribute to strengthening coaching practices and capability within the team.

Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

• Diploma/Degree in any discipline
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in career coaching, career/skills advisory or related areas.
• Possess certification in the Career Facilitation Programme (CFP) offered by Singapore Workforce Development Agency (SWDA).
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a pleasant, patient and client-centred disposition.
• Able to engage individuals across diverse profiles and support needs.
• Resourceful and organised, with good judgement and problem-solving skills.
• Able to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders