WIOA Career Coach

Peckham, Inc.•Lansing, MI

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About The Position

The W.I.O.A. Youth Career Coach provides services to at-risk youth focused on education, skill development, work experience, and support for successful transitions to careers and productive adulthood. The Coach handles participant outreach, intake, objective assessment, enrollment, support, and follow-up services for assigned program activities. The program serves in-school and out-of-school youth using Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds and the Jobs for Michigan Graduates/Jobs for America's Graduates program model. This is a grant-funded staff position with no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

2–3 years of experience working with youth or in career coaching.
High school diploma or GED.
Excellent communication skills.
Familiarity with Microsoft Office.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Previous experience in W.I.O.A. or W.I.A. Youth programs.

Responsibilities

Recruit and enroll students, targeting youth at risk of dropping out, recent dropouts, youth likely to be unemployed after graduation, and youth without a career or post-secondary education plan.
Assess students’ academic levels and coordinate remediation or tutoring to strengthen basic education skills and support graduation.
Coordinate career counseling and establish objectives leading to a secondary school diploma or equivalent, or a recognized post-secondary credential.
Deliver the JAG National curriculum and monitor student progress toward mastery of competencies.
Support program recruitment by developing and maintaining a strong relationship with the Eaton County court system.
Organize a motivational, career-oriented, student-led organization that develops leadership, community service, and teamwork skills.
Develop and maintain an advisory committee to assist with recruiting, screening, and selecting students most in need of services (in-school posting only).
Provide mentoring and refer students to school or community-based services to help them overcome barriers to completing individual objectives.
Attend JMG staff development experiences and staff meetings, and assist with special events or peer-based training as needed.
Develop work-based learning or job-shadowing experiences connected to the JAG Model curriculum to strengthen student learning and occupation-specific skills.
Maintain contact with non-seniors during the summer to encourage their return to the program and graduation (in-school posting only).
Provide personal and confidential information for screening in accordance with applicable laws and organizational policies for staff working directly with students in schools.
Complete and maintain required paper and electronic documentation for Peckham, CAMW!, JMG, and the program.
Obtain and maintain required documentation in accordance with contract requirements.
Exceed all contract performance goals.
Maintain a safe and clean work environment.
Promote Peckham’s vision, values, and services to customers and stakeholders.
Assist in maintaining organization-wide quality standards.
Perform other duties as assigned.