WORK EXPERIENCE COACH

Our Piece of the Pie; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with company/3%

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off

Paid company holidays

Job summary

Our Piece of the Pie in Hartford, CT seeks a Work Experience Coach to provide career readiness coaching, support youth during placements, and coordinate with employers and worksite supervisors. This role requires strong communication and organization to keep placements on track and ensure compliance with subsidies.

You will prepare youth for interviews, connect them to internships and employment opportunities, and ensure required documentation and subsidized timesheets are completed accurately

Qualifications

• Experience in youth development, workforce development, career coaching, internships, or work-based learning.
• Strong communication, organization, follow-up, documentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to travel locally among employer sites and youth placements.

Responsibilities

• Preparing youth leaders for interviews, workplace expectations, communication, reliability, and self-advocacy.
• Connecting youth to internships, work experiences, and employment opportunities aligned with their goals and credentials.
• Maintaining regular contact with youth and employers during placements.
• Supporting placement success through coaching, problem-solving, worksite visits, and next-step planning.
• Reviewing and submitting timesheets for subsidized internships and work experiences.
• Maintaining accurate documentation and coordinating with HYSC staff.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Documentation

Relationship-building

Coaching

Youth development

Workforce development

Career coaching

Internships

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Job description

Description

The Work Experience Coach provides career readiness coaching, supports youth during placements, communicates with employers and worksite supervisors, and helps ensure required documentation and subsidized placement timesheets are completed accurately and on time. This position is not responsible for service-learning projects.

Key responsibilities include:

• Preparing youth leaders for interviews workplace expectations, communication, reliability, and self-advocacy.
• Connecting youth to internships, work experiences, and employment opportunities aligned with their goals and credentials.
• Maintaining regular contact with youth and employers during placements.
• Supporting placement success through coaching, problem-solving, worksite visits, and next-step planning.
• Reviewing and submitting timesheets for subsidized internships and work experiences.
• Maintaining accurate documentation and coordinating with HYSC staff.

Ideal candidates will have experience in youth development, workforce development, career coaching, internships, employment placement, or work-based learning. Strong communication, organization, follow-up, documentation, and relationship-building skills are essential.

Requirements

• Associate degree in education, workforce development, human services, business, or a related field preferred; an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
• Experience supporting young people with career preparation, employment, internships, or work-based learning.
• Experience communicating with employers, worksite supervisors, or community partners.
• Experience facilitating or supporting job-readiness, career competency, or workplace-preparation activities.
• Strong coaching, communication, organization, documentation, follow-up, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to build respectful relationships with youth leaders from diverse communities.
• Ability to manage multiple placements and time-sensitive documentation with consistent supervision and team coordination.
• Ability and willingness to travel locally among OPP, employer sites, and youth placements.

We offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with a competitive company match, company-paid life and disability insurance, and generous paid time off (PTO) and paid company holidays.