Career Coach

Metropolitan Family Services; Midway (TX); Presencial; USD 45.000 - 48.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

HSA contributions (employee and family

Teladoc access

401K with 4% employer match

Descripción de la vacante

Metropolitan Family Services is seeking a full-time Career Coach for our Midway Team in Texas. You will perform vocational assessments, develop employment plans, and collaborate with community partners to help job seekers advance.

Qualifications include a high school diploma and 1+ years in workforce development or case management, with a preference for a Bachelor's degree. Travel is required, and a robust benefits package accompanies the role.

Formación

• High School Diploma or equivalent education is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferred.
• 1+ years of experience in workforce development or case management is required.
• 1+ years of experience providing services to at-risk populations is required.
• Demonstrated experience coaching and goal setting is required.
• Professional development is required.

Responsabilidades

• Perform situational assessments and vocational exploration activities.
• Develop, implement, and monitor individual employment plans.
• Coordinate with referral sources and community partners.
• Monitor employment retention and enter proof of employment data.
• Facilitate job-readiness training and group activities.
• Assist in resume and cover letter creation and editing.
• Maintain client files and complete required documentation.
• Travel to job seekers' homes or work sites as needed.

Conocimientos

Goal setting

Coaching

Workforce development

Career guidance

Educación

High School Diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree (preferred)

Descripción del empleo

If asked to describe the culture at Metropolitan Family Services, we could do that in one word. COMMUNITY! Reflected in both our internal culture as well as through the services we provide, community is at the heart of all we do.

Metropolitan Family Services empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857, Metropolitan Family Services has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities. Are you looking to have an impact on more than just a company’s bottom line? Then we’d love to hear from you!

We are now hiring for a full-time Career Coach to join our Midway Team!

SALARY:

The average salary for this position is in the $45,000- $48,000 range. Compensation is commensurate with years of related experience, position requirements, and candidate qualifications.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• These are the essential duties, most important to success of the role and performed regularly. List duties and responsibilities in order of the most important and most frequently performed to least. Non-essential duties and those not performed often do not have to be listed.
• Perform situational assessments and vocational exploration activities.
• Assess and addresses barriers to employment. Provide supportive services where appropriate.
• Develop, implement, and monitor individual employment plans.
• Coordinate and communicate with referral sources, community-based organizations, and other workforce providers.
• Monitor employment retention, secure employment verifications, and enter proof of employment into required database.
• Works within program, grant and agency requirements to meet deadlines.
• Utilizes a team approach and works with other workforce staff to plan, implement and reach programs deliverables and goals.
• Travel to job seekers homes, worksites, community meetings, etc.
• Maintain job seekers physical and electronic files in funder required database.
• Facilitates Job Readiness Training and other group activities.
• Assists Job Seekers with creating and editing resumes and cover letters.
• Contact job seekers on a weekly basis after enrollments and gradually decreasing contact after employment placement.
• Conducts mock interviews.
• Assist in establishing employment goals.
• Written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office but willing to learn (shows level of growth in specified period).
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or equivalent education, required.
• Bachelor’s degree in human resources management, Business, Communications, or a related field, preferred.
• 1+ years of training or demonstrated experience in providing workforce development/case management, required.
• 1+ years of training or demonstrated experience in providing workforce development/case management services for at-risk populations, required.
• Demonstrated experience coaching and goal setting, required.
• Demonstrated experience coaching and goal setting, required.
• Professional Development, required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES:

• Works effectively with diverse staff and service populations.
• Must have exceptional organizational skills.
• May be required to work one Saturday and at least one late night a month.
• Written and verbal communication skills Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office but willing to learn (shows level of growth in a specified period).

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Satisfactorily pass all relevant screenings and criminal background checks.

TRAVEL/TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Driving for work required with a personally owned vehicle. Travel between sites required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch. The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing and viewing a computer terminal.

Metropolitan Family Services puts our people first with a top-of-the-line benefits package.

Some highlights include:

• Medical Coverage, Dental Coverage, and Vision Coverage.
• Metropolitan Family Services contributions of $2,000 to individual, and $4,000 to family, HSA accounts, pro-rated to your benefits start date.
• FREE General Medicine and Behavioral Health Teladoc services provided to all team members.
• Ascensus 401K plan services with a 4% employer match, vested at 100% on day one of eligibility.

And so much more!

Some of the above benefits are available for part-time and temporary workers, but not all. Be sure to inquire upon your hire as to which benefits apply to you.

MORE ABOUT US:

Metropolitan is Illinois' first comprehensive human services agency and reaches more than 122,970 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs, and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness, and empowerment.

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