Second-Chance Career Planner & Coach (Hybrid)

Workforce Connections, Inc.; Black River Falls (WI); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid holidays

Paid leave

Professional development

Job summary

Workforce Connections, Inc. in Wisconsin is seeking a Windows to Work Career Planner to provide career coaching, employment services, and case management to justice-involved individuals preparing for release and community reintegration.

You will build employment plans, connect with education and training, and collaborate with corrections, employers, and partners to create pathways to meaningful work. Hybrid work with travel required; competitive compensation and robust benefits.

Qualifications

• Strong communication, coaching, relationship-building, organizational, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively with individuals experiencing multiple barriers to employment and build positive, professional relationships.
• Knowledge of employment readiness, career development, community resources, and supportive service systems.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with correctional staff, employers, workforce partners, and community organizations.

Responsibilities

• Provide employment-focused case management and career coaching to Windows to Work participants before and after release from incarceration.
• Assess participant strengths, barriers, employment readiness, and career goals and develop individualized employment and career plans.
• Connect participants with employment, education, occupational training, apprenticeships, supportive services, and community resources.
• Build relationships with employers, including those committed to second-chance hiring, and identify employment opportunities that align with participant skills and goals.
• Coordinate services with correctional staff, probation and parole agents, employers, workforce partners, and community organizations.
• Maintain accurate participant records and required program documentation while ensuring compliance with Windows to Work, Department of Corrections, and organizational requirements.

Skills

Communication skills

Coaching skills

Relationship-building

Organizational skills

Documentation skills

Problem-solving

Education

Associate degree in human services

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Workforce Connections, Inc. in Wisconsin is seeking a Windows to Work Career Planner to provide career coaching, employment services, and case management to justice-involved individuals preparing for release and community reintegration.

You will build employment plans, connect with education and training, and collaborate with corrections, employers, and partners to create pathways to meaningful work. Hybrid work with travel required; competitive compensation and robust benefits.