Life Skills Coordinator

Vantage Plus, Inc.; Colorado; On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Vantage Plus, Inc. in Colorado seeks a Life Skills Training Coordinator to design and deliver personalized life skills programs for members, focusing on independent living, community integration, and personal growth.

The role blends direct coaching, program coordination, and collaboration with care teams and partners to help members reach their goals and improve quality of life. You'll support underserved populations, document progress, and ensure services align with policies while maintaining

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, education, psychology, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least one year of relevant training experience in personal assistance agency or related health programs.
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Professional demeanor and appearance.
• Proficient skills to promote client relations with a positive attitude.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and time management skills; ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Proficiency with office software and electronic record-keeping systems.

Responsibilities

• Program Design & Delivery: Develop and deliver individualized life skills training plans aligned with members' goals.
• Direct Support & Coaching: Provide regular life skills support during transitions or life changes.
• Community Integration: Facilitate access to community resources, counseling, and employment services.
• Collaboration: Work with care teams, case managers, healthcare professionals, and other providers.
• Resource Navigation: Guide members to community services and communicate with case workers.
• Documentation: Maintain confidential case notes, progress reports, and program evaluations.
• Conflict Resolution & Safety: Assist with conflict resolution and ensure member safety.
• Program Evaluation: Monitor progress and adjust training plans as needed.

Skills

Excellent communication

Professional demeanor

Client relations

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Independent / collaborative work

Office software proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social work, education, psychology, or related field

Job description

Reports to: Agency Manager

Revised: 09/23/2026

Job Summary:

The Life Skills Training Coordinator will implement and oversee programs that equip individuals often from underserved or vulnerable populations, with the practical skills needed for independent living, community integration, and personal growth. The role combines direct coaching, program coordination, and collaboration with stakeholders to ensure that our members achieve their goals and improve their quality of life.

Qualifications/Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, education, psychology, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least one year of relevant training experience in personal assistance agency or related health programs (non-medical home care, nursing facility). Proven experience working with individuals with disabilities, trauma survivors, or those recovering from addiction.
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills including ability to effectively communicate with clients.
• Professional demeanor and appearance.
• Proficient skills to promote excellent client relations and customer skills while maintaining positive attitude.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and time management skills; ability to work independently and collaboratively. Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, routines and standard accepted practices.
• Proficiency with office software and electronic record-keeping systems.

Responsibilities/essential functions:

The person in this position must be able to perform the following essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Serve as the agency’s internal resource for all Life Skills Training Coordination:

• Program Design & Delivery: Develop and deliver individualized life skills training plans aligned with our members goals, covering areas such as personal hygiene, housekeeping, cooking, budgeting, time management, social benefits, community integration and problem-solving.
• Direct Support & Coaching: Provide regular, as-needed life skills support to assigned members transitioning from a more restrictive community setting to a less restrictive community setting, or experiencing a change in life circumstance, using structured frameworks and program trackers. Support agency’s workforce to provide Life Skills Training that may be used for up to 365 days following the first day the service is provided.
• Community Integration: Facilitate access to community resources, including counseling, recovery programs, employment services, and social activities, to promote independence and social connection.
• Collaboration: Work closely with care teams, case managers, healthcare professionals, and other service providers to ensure comprehensive, coordinated support.
• Resource Navigation: Guide members in identifying and utilizing available community services, and encourage constructive communication with case workers, and other stakeholders.
• Documentation: Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential case notes, progress reports, and program evaluations in compliance with Vantage Plus Inc policies.
• Conflict Resolution & Safety: Assist with conflict resolution, ensure members safety, and implement remedial actions as required.
• Program Evaluation: Monitor members’ progress, adjust training plans as needed, and evaluate program effectiveness.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those required by an employee to perform to the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodations.

Physical Elements

• Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, to enable the employee to communicate effectively.
• Sufficient vision or other powers of observation, with or without reasonable accommodation, to enable the employee to review a wide variety of materials in electronic or hard copy form.
• Sufficient manual dexterity, with or without reasonable accommodation, to enable the employee to operate a personal computer, telephone, and other related equipment.
• Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodation, enable the employee to safely lift, move, or maneuver whatever may be necessary to successfully perform the duties of their position.
• Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodation, to enable the employee to efficiently function in a general office environment; and
• Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodation, to enable the employee to efficiently function in a general office environment, with frequent travel to a variety of field sites.

Environmental Elements

Employee works in an office environment with moderate noise levels, controlled temperature conditions and no direct exposure to hazardous physical substances. Employees may interact with upset staff and/or public and private representatives in interpreting and enforcing departmental policies and procedures.

The above list reflects the essential functions and other job functions considered necessary of the job identified and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent in the job or assigned by supervisory personnel. This job description is used as a guide only and not inclusive of responsibilities and job duties.