Career Coach

JVS Boston•Boston, MA

2d•$51,700 - $58,300•Hybrid

About The Position

Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) is a nonprofit, non-sectarian agency and a major provider of workforce development services in Greater Boston. Its mission is to help people from diverse communities overcome employment barriers and build meaningful careers, while partnering with employers to hire, train, and sustain productive workforces. The Career Coach provides job-readiness training to individuals with disabilities, including pre-employment and on-the-job training through individual coaching and small-group instruction. In the MassAbility Transition Program, the Coach delivers career exploration, self-advocacy, work-readiness, and post-secondary education counseling to career seekers with disabilities ages 14–22 who are enrolled in school or higher education. The program also provides work-based learning in employer settings. The Coach delivers career and professional development sessions in person and virtually, and cultivates employer partnerships to create work-based learning opportunities. At times, the Coach supports career seekers in pursuing, securing, and sustaining competitive employment. The position requires collaboration with career seekers, families, schools, employers, and other support professionals across Greater Boston and Greater Brockton. This is a hands-on position averaging four in-person days and one remote day per week. For four weeks each year, the Coach leads intensive in-person Career Camps—two in Boston and two in Brockton—and is on-site with students every day of the week during those camps. Services may take place outside traditional school hours; the schedule is either 11 a.m.–7 p.m. or noon–8 p.m., with a one-hour lunch break. Local travel and schedule flexibility are required.

Requirements

A deep commitment to disability inclusion in the workforce.
Flexibility to provide in-person services and travel locally in Greater Boston and Greater Brockton.
Ability to work effectively with people from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, ethnic, and educational backgrounds.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Ability to learn and use JVS’s Salesforce database.
Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Nice To Haves

1–3 years of experience in workforce development or a related field.
1–3 years of experience working with individuals facing barriers to employment.
Associate or bachelor’s degree in human services or a related field.
Understanding of job development and job placement.
Knowledge of virtual meeting platforms.
Fluency in Spanish, Haitian Creole, or Cape Verdean Creole.
Knowledge of community and web-based resources.
Knowledge of the disability rights movement and/or self-advocacy movements.

Responsibilities

Deliver engaging in-person and virtual training on job exploration, work readiness, self-advocacy, and post-secondary education.
Help the Transition Program meet enrollment and program-completion goals.
Strengthen and revise the Transition Services curriculum and adapt it to students’ individual learning and support needs.
Organize and lead intensive youth Career Camps during spring and summer school vacations.
Collaborate with career seekers, families, and educators to identify and remove barriers to participation.
Engage employers in fields that match student interests and secure work-based learning opportunities.
Provide or coordinate pre-employment training, hands-on job coaching, and small-group or individualized coaching support with disability-focused workforce development professionals.
Adjust schedules to meet the support needs of career seekers and employers.
Build relationships and collaborate with students, families, educators, employers, and other partners.
Participate in outreach to prospective students, families, educators, and employers.
Help form transition teams bringing together families, educators, MassAbility, and other supports.
Partner with MassAbility Counselors and Placement Staff to help students achieve career and education goals.
Maintain relationships with existing employers and community partners and cultivate new partnerships.
Collaborate with JVS professionals in support of the agency’s mission.
Learn and help strengthen the Transition Program curriculum.
Monitor and evaluate program effectiveness.
Monitor, assess, and document client progress.
Organize and maintain electronic files and records.
Participate in regular supervision and department meetings.
Perform other duties as assigned or requested.