Workforce Career Coach
Company: Eckerd Connects
Location: Joplin
Posted on: June 15, 2022
Job Description:
Working with us takes a certain kind of person; we want someone
who identifies with our values and is willing to challenge
themselves both personally and professionally. We seek employees
who are passionate about serving and -making a -difference -in the
lives of others.
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0Qtn-KpLpc&t=2sEckerd
Connects provides Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
services through contracts with the U.S. Department of Labor and
local workforce boards, partnerships, and strategies to provide and
create a career pathway for youth, adults, and dislocated workers.
-Training services include occupational skills training, customized
training, on-the-job training, incumbent worker training, and
transitional employment opportunities. -We provide youth with
development, academic instruction, career & technical education,
and access to the 14 WIOA Youth Elements. We establish and develop
relationships and networks with large and small employers and their
intermediaries as well as develop, convene, or implement industry
or sector partnerships.Please follow the link for more information
about our Workforce Programs:
-https://eckerd.org/workforce-development/Position ConceptThe
Career Coach is the primary point of contact with the participants
and others in the participant's circle of influence. The Career
Coach will recruit for the program as well as seek employment and
educational opportunities as participants complete the program. The
Career Coach must display initiative, exercise judgment and make
decisions that are consistent with program goals. -Essential
Functions
- Outreach/Recruitment through attending/conducting activities in
the community relating to participant
development.Assessment/Eligibility of participants per project
plan.
- Maintain case records detailing service needs and
activities/arrangements for their fulfillment, according to
data-management procedures established by program management and
the funding sources.
- Deliver skills training in software applications, work
readiness skills and the development of basic remedial skills in
math and reading. - -Develop presentation and facilitation skills
to engage students in meeting program goals.
- Deliver program curriculum/objectives in classroom/simulated
workplace environment.
- Job Development by connect with employers and community
organizations on a frequent basis to market and enrich the program
and the success of the participants.
- Identify and recruit target population of clients and
employers.
- Data and paperwork management.Position SpecificationsEducation:
Related Bachelor's degree, from an accredited College or University
preferred.Experience: Past experience working with the targeted
population. 3+ years relevant work experience.Skills: -
Demonstrated proficient in using Microsoft Office applications or
online database tracking systems. Must have the ability to
efficiently manage a large participant caseload (Active and
Follow-up) in a fast pace environment. Must have the ability to
work independent of central office or direct management support.
Ability to maintain a leadership role with the students to motivate
and influence positive behaviors. Excellent verbal and written
communication skills. Knowledge and or experience with classroom
management techniques. -Physical Demands: -The environment is an
open office/classroom type facility that is reasonably clean and
comfortable. The incumbent is in a non-confined setting in which
he/she is free to move about. The position requires that the
incumbent spend time writing, typing, speaking, listening, lifting
(up to 25 pounds), carrying, seeing (such as close, color and
peripheral vision, depth perception and adjusted focus), sitting,
pulling, walking, standing, squatting, kneeling and reaching.Other:
- Must have appropriate and valid state driver's license and be
able to meet requirements for Eckerd's Auto Insurance and be able
to drive for business purposes. Must meet state criminal background
check requirements.Travel: - Must be able to meet requirements for
Eckerd's Auto Insurance and be able to drive for business purposes.
-*This job description is intended to describe the general nature
and level of work being performed by a person assigned to this job.
It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties
that may be performed by a person so classified.Make more than a
Living, Make a DifferenceWe provide our employees with numerous
opportunities for growth, education, advancement, and the chance to
contribute to business objectives. We offer competitive salaries
and an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:Health,
Dental and Vision Insurance -- -19 days of Paid Time Off the first
year -- -11 paid holidays -- -Retirement savings plan with employer
match up to 5% -- -Flexible spending accounts -- -Paid short-term
and long-term disability -- -Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
-- -Voluntary term life insuranceHeadquartered in Clearwater,
Florida, and founded in 1968 by philanthropists, Jack and Ruth
Eckerd, Eckerd Connects is one of the largest national nonprofit
child and family service organizations in the United States.
-Eckerd provides a full continuum of life-changing behavioral
health, child welfare services, and workforce development through
multiple offices and facilities nationwide that strengthen
families, assist young adults, and help children succeed.Eckerd
Youth Alternatives, Inc. ("Eckerd Connects") considers all
qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national
origin, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran. -Eckerd
Connects is a drug-free workplace and utilizes E-verify to confirm
employment eligibility.*CB
Keywords: Eckerd Connects, Joplin , Workforce Career Coach, Education / Teaching , Joplin, Missouri
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