Career Coach - Lincoln $19/hr

Equus•Lincoln, NE

About The Position

The Career Advisor builds professional one-on-one relationships with clients to help remove barriers to obtaining and retaining employment. The role provides assessment, individualized attention, coordination, career coaching, and individualized employment and career advancement planning. It also provides ongoing case management and follow-up to support job retention, career progression, and long-term employment goals. The Career Advisor conducts customer orientations and professional development workshops, supports participants in completing planned activities, and helps ensure contract-required outcomes, especially placement in sustainable employment and career advancement. The position assesses participant skills, interests, goals, and readiness; connects participants with community services, training, and credentialing opportunities; and documents contacts and outcomes, including post-placement retention and career progression. The role also manages program activities and workshop offerings, coordinates grants and placement data, works with business services to align training with available jobs and qualifications, and communicates with center staff about operational and participant-outcome goals. The position participates in training and professional development to maintain expertise in labor-market trends, career coaching, and workforce development.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Build one-on-one working relationships with clients and provide assessment, career coaching, individualized attention, coordination, and employment and career advancement plans.
Provide consistent case management and follow-up to support job retention, career progression, and long-term employment goals.
Conduct new customer orientations covering career pathways, in-demand industries, and H2/H3 employment goals.
Help meet contract-required outcomes, emphasizing sustainable employment placement and career advancement.
Facilitate professional development workshops on job readiness, career exploration, advancement strategies, and preparation for high-demand occupations.
Ensure participants complete planned activities and progress toward career pathway and employment objectives.
Assess participants’ work readiness and needs, refer them to community or social service agencies when appropriate, and identify training or credentialing opportunities.
Document participant contacts and activities in case notes and complete required post-placement follow-up, tracking retention and career progression.
Address attendance problems and barriers to participation in training, employment, and career advancement activities.
Manage program activities, including introductory and weekly workshops, grants within predetermined allocation targets, and collection of employment and career-pathway outcome data.
Manage job-preparation workshops to maintain business-driven curriculum, quality presentations, participation, clear next steps, and practical preparation for high-growth, high-demand occupations.
Collaborate with the business services team to identify available jobs and qualifications and align workshops and training with H2/H3 opportunities 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.
Assist with Center intake, including assessment of participant skills, interests, career goals, and readiness for H2/H3 opportunities.