Life Coach

Starting Salary: $50,000

Position Overview: This position is responsible for providing services to girls that include career planning, work life guidance, daily living support, housing and money management education, health and self-care assistance, pro-social relationship development, intensive daily case management, familial and crisis counseling and leads psycho-educational life skills groups by performing the following duties:

Role and Responsibilities

• Engagement of girls to complete comprehensive individualized youth assessment.
• Complete screening for significant risk factors, mental health issue, substance abuse/use, and trauma histories.
• Work with each girl to create an individualized service plan and identify personal long and short term goals in the areas of education, career, health and wellness, housing, money management, and social relationships.
• Provide support, education and counseling to assist girls with positive progress and attainment of individualized goal plan.
• Provide case management, connecting activities, and identify and utilize natural supports where appropriate.
• Ensure each girl receives guidance to reduce barriers to success and linkages to community supports.
• Assist girls with becoming aware of resources within their community where they can access services related to food, housing transportation, job training, education, employment, legal medical, and mental health needs.
• Support girls with life skills knowledge, development and practice.
• Assist girls with educational support and career counseling. Identifying interests, strengths, areas for development, and realistic placement opportunities. Expose girls to various educational and career paths.
• Engage girls in employability skills development and job linkages. Assist girls with preparation for job searches and interviews and development of good work habits.
• Educate and support girls on understanding their physical health and maintenance needs. Assist girls with accessing resources to support their physical health and maintenance needs, emphasizing importance on preventive health care and pregnancy prevention.
• Assist girls over 18 with obtaining and maintaining housing, while helping them understand lease and rental agreements, budgeting and paying bills, effectively communicating with landlords and roommates, engaging in successful conflict resolution, and learning routine household maintenance.
• Provide informal counseling activities specifically aimed at preparing girls for independence and refer girls in need of more intensive services to therapy as needed.
• Provides counseling and peer mediation in crisis situations.
• Leads group counseling sessions to enhance social development of girls.
• Assist with coordination of and attends all community service, enrichment activities, and family building events. Acts as lead person for these activities as required.
• Works in partnership with girls and their families to find a common approach to problem solving, crisis counseling and intervention.
• Ensures girls are transported and cared for in a safe environment (including escorting to bus stop), if needed, based on the individual Center needs.
• Ensures outcome measures compliance in the girl’s reported progress.
• Ensures the integration of the Six Developmental Domains and Gender Responsive programming in daily practices.
• Work in collaboration as a part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Role models for staff appropriate strategies decided upon to effect change in the behavior of girls.
• Provides training and skill building materials to staff to increase the gender competence of staff in their role and interaction with girls.
• Prepares for and participates in care review meetings and may facilitate care review meetings.
• Uses ETO to document in an accurate and timely manner in accordance with Pace policies and regulatory agency standards.
• Assist program in any other required tasks as needed.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

Required

• Bachelor Degree from four-year College or University. Major in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health, and Counseling or a related field or equivalent experience preferred.
• Minimum three to five years prior experience working with adolescent youth.
• Knowledge of case management practices, youth counseling skills and crisis management skills.
• Experience using personal computers and basic office equipment.
• Current Florida driver’s license valid to transport youth.

Other Requirements

• Must adhere to Agency Values and Principles.
• Upholds the ethical standards of the Agency and professional discipline’s Code of Ethics.
• Follows policies and procedures of the Agency
• Must work evenings and weekends as required to fulfill workload requirements.
• Must be able to travel by automobile, plane, train, etc.; occasional overnight travel may be required.

Preferred

• Masters in in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health, Counseling or a related field.
• Knowledge of state and school districts policies; knowledge of laws relating to children and families
• Experience working with at-risk youth

This position requires a Level II pre-employment background screening pursuant to Chapters 435, 984, 985 and 943, Florida Statutes, and the Department of Juvenile Justice policy and procedures. Additional information is available through the Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse Education and Awareness website: https://info.flclearinghouse.com