Community Engagement & Career Coach

Gesher Human Services; Detroit (MI); Vor Ort; USD 48.000 - 58.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Gesher Human Services is seeking a Community Engagement Specialist in Detroit, MI to engage Detroit At Work participants at on-site and mobile centers. You will handle intakes, provide resources/referrals, and support neighborhood outreach while entering program data for analysis.

This role requires building partnerships with community organizations and supporting participants through coaching and referrals.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or related field preferred.
• One to two years experience engaging disadvantaged adults in career or personal/family development.
• Interpersonal skills sufficient to communicate with participants, public and staff.
• Experience working with community partners.
• Experience with Computers, Windows, Office 365 programs.

Aufgaben

• Provide orientation to services and resources available in center and mobile unit.
• Engage customers in career coaching activities.
• Advocate for, link customers to community services, and assist in assessing available support services.
• Schedule and market in house and partner training/workshop opportunities.
• Make routine contact with community human service organizations to verify services and eligibility requirements.
• Provide individual coaching to assist customers in mitigating identified barriers.
• Follow-up with customers and community human service organizations to ensure that customers are getting their need met.
• Provide updates to career coaches regarding the status of barrier resolution.
• Maintain awareness of local labor market information and refer customers to job leads or to other staff with job leads.

Kenntnisse

Interpersonal skills

Community outreach

Public speaking

Data entry

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or related field

Tools

Windows

Office 365

Jobbeschreibung

Gesher Human Services is seeking a Community Engagement Specialist in Detroit, MI to engage Detroit At Work participants at on-site and mobile centers. You will handle intakes, provide resources/referrals, and support neighborhood outreach while entering program data for analysis.

This role requires building partnerships with community organizations and supporting participants through coaching and referrals.