Life Skills Coach

Child & Family • Cranston, RI

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Life Skills Coach works across the Semi-Independent Living and Independent Living Programs, supporting clients’ treatment teams in creating individualized plans for successful transitions to permanence and independence. The role builds life skills related to vocational training, financial goals, and educational goal attainment, and provides services before and after transitions, including community-based integration of behavioral health treatment. Programs serve youth ages 16–20, including those pursuing reunification with family or aging out of the system. This is a hybrid role with 20% remote work.

Requirements

• Associate degree in social work, psychology, or a related field.
• At least 1 year of experience in human services, housing services, and/or homeless services.
• Statewide travel is required.
• Strong organizational, critical-thinking, and time-management skills.
• Basic computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office 365.
• Ability to communicate and interact effectively with a diverse population.
• Ability to collaborate and work as part of a team.
• Must authorize Child & Family to complete a motor vehicle records check.
• Valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and car registration.
• Must meet the required background checks and medical clearances.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, drive, carry, and lift up to 25 pounds; operate a desktop, laptop, and/or cell phone; and communicate with colleagues.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, or a related field.
• Experience as a Life Coach.
• Bilingual Spanish skills are strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate individual and group life-skills trainings tailored to each client’s needs; develop and implement workshops, trainings, and seminars across life-skills domains; and update program curriculum as needed.
• Assess clients’ learning capabilities and problem-solving skills.
• Apply relevant resources to curriculum to meet clients’ needs.
• Build professional relationships with people and organizations in clients’ communities, including parents, police departments, DCYF, and schools.
• Communicate with treatment teams to support each client’s self-sufficiency plan, including employment, vocational, and educational needs.
• Work with the agency team to prioritize and implement solutions for clients with differing abilities.
• Collaborate with external workforce organizations and refer clients to community resources for job placement and career opportunities.
• Cultivate a trauma-informed environment by understanding the impacts of trauma and neglect, using trauma-sensitive language and approaches, and responding to clients and their families or caretakers with empathy, sensitivity, and confidentiality.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree