Career Coach - Omaha $21/hr.

Equus•Omaha, NE

About The Position

The Career Advisor builds one-on-one relationships with clients to help remove barriers to obtaining and retaining employment. The role provides assessment, individualized career coaching, case management, referrals, and employment and career-advancement planning. It supports participants through job retention, career progression, and long-term employment goals, with an emphasis on sustainable work and opportunities in high-growth, high-demand industries. The Career Advisor conducts customer orientations and intake assessments; facilitates job-readiness, career-exploration, and advancement workshops; and helps participants follow planned activities and progress toward employment objectives. The role also coordinates program offerings, grants, and placement data; collaborates with business services staff to align workshops and training with available jobs and employer qualifications; documents participant contacts; and tracks placement, retention, and career-progression outcomes. The position contributes to staff communications and participates in training and professional development to maintain expertise in labor-market trends and workforce-development practices.

Requirements

Two years of experience in career advisement and development, case management, customer service, or a similar role assisting individuals.
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in education, social services, or communications, or two years of relevant experience in human-service, people-helping, or customer-service-related fields.
Working knowledge of MS Office.
Ability to maintain flexibility as contract or contractor needs require.
Ability to prioritize tasks and document visits and contacts.
Demonstrated telephone and computer skills and strong written and verbal communication skills.
Typing speed of at least 35 words per minute.
Strong leadership skills and ability to work in environments with multiple stakeholders, frequent change, and diverse objectives.
Professional understanding of a wide array of occupations and career paths.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual Spanish/English communication skills.

Responsibilities

Build one-on-one working relationships with clients and provide assessment, individualized attention, coordination, career coaching, and employment and career-advancement plans.
Provide case management and follow-up to support job retention, career progression, and long-term employment goals.
Conduct new customer orientation, introducing career pathways, in-demand industries, and H2/H3 employment goals.
Support contract outcomes, emphasizing placement in sustainable employment and career-advancement opportunities.
Facilitate professional-development workshops on job readiness, career exploration, advancement strategies, and preparation for high-demand occupations.
Ensure participants follow planned activities and progress toward career-pathway and employment objectives.
Assess participants’ work-related needs, refer them to appropriate community or social-service agencies, and identify training or credentialing opportunities.
Document participant contacts and activities in case notes, complete required post-placement contacts, and track career progression and retention outcomes.
Address attendance problems and barriers affecting participation in training, employment, and career-advancement activities.
Coordinate program offerings, including introductory and weekly workshops, grants in accordance with allocation targets, and collection of employment and career-pathway outcome data.
Manage job-preparation workshop offerings to ensure business-driven curricula, quality presentation, participation, clear next steps, and tangible preparation for high-demand industries and occupations.
Collaborate with the business services team to identify available jobs and qualifications and align workshops and training with those opportunities, especially H2/H3 employment and career pathways.
Develop and maintain a communication plan to keep staff informed about center-wide issues, operational goals, and participant outcomes.
Participate in training, capacity building, and professional development related to labor-market trends, career coaching, and workforce-development strategies.
Assist with Center intake services, including assessment of participants’ skills, interests, career goals, and readiness for H2/H3 opportunities.