Career Coach

Description

SUMMARY OF POSITION

The Career Coach assists people with disabilities or other barriers to employment, by providing services, resources, and training to utilize in their journey towards employment and professional development opportunities. The incumbent is responsible for developing individualized plans for participants that outline strategies to achieve their goals. The Career Coach is expected to be courteous and professional while upholding the core Goodwill values of Empowerment, Public Trust, Respect, Innovation, Quality, and Safety.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

Career Coaching

• Manage the full participant cycle, including assessing, planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating services and programs that provide career growth. Follow the Opportunity Accelerator framework and specific career pathways.
• Provide career coaching through the development of individual employment plans, enrollment in training or education programs, referrals to jobs, job placement or advancement, and retention services. Provide support and advice on interview preparation.
• Develop positive, empowering relationships with all participants. Develop and implement effective coaching strategies to help participants overcome challenges and barriers to employment and workplace success. Create an environment that enables all individuals to contribute to their fullest potential.
• Evaluate and track participants' progress and promptly document activity through well-written case notes in the electronic case management system (CaseWorthy™ Case Management Software).

Job Readiness

Administrative

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Any of the following may be used to qualify :

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Preferred Qualifications

Goodwill Industries of South Texas Inc. is an EO employer M / F / Vets / Disabled and other protected categories.