Youth Job Coach – Career & Transition Services

RISE Services LLC•Frederick, MD

1d•$21 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

RISE Services is hiring a full-time Youth Job Coach to help students with disabilities, generally ages 14–21, explore careers, develop workplace skills, gain real-world experience, and prepare for employment and life after high school. The coach works individually and in small groups, adapting activities to each student’s abilities, communication style, interests, and support needs. Services may include career exploration, job-search preparation, resume and application assistance, interview practice, workplace expectations, self-advocacy, postsecondary options, and preparation for approved work-based learning experiences. This is a community-based position, not a remote or traditional office-based role. Services may take place in schools, employer worksites, community locations, career and hiring events, work-based learning sites, and other approved locations. Regular local travel throughout the assigned service area is essential; reliable personal transportation, a valid driver’s license, an acceptable driving record, and required automobile insurance are required. Approved work-related mileage is reimbursed. The position is full-time, but not a traditional Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. schedule. Dependable availability during afternoons, evenings, weekends, school breaks, and holidays is required. Daytime hours may also be scheduled for meetings, employer outreach, coordination, documentation, training, and other approved responsibilities. The schedule varies according to student availability, authorized services, work experiences, school calendars, and program needs. Candidates must have experience working with teenagers, young adults, people with disabilities, or other populations requiring support, along with the ability to engage, teach, motivate, and build positive relationships with young people. A bachelor’s degree and prior Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) experience are not required; training is provided. RISE Services offers benefits eligibility, paid training, professional development, and opportunities to work with schools, employers, families, and community partners. Eligible full-time employees may receive medical, dental, and vision insurance; paid time off; holiday accrual; short-term disability insurance; life insurance; a long-term care option; an Employee Assistance Program; and an Employee Tenure Bonus Program. Benefit eligibility requirements apply.

Requirements

Experience working with teenagers, young adults, individuals with disabilities, or other populations requiring support.
Ability to engage, motivate, and teach young people and build positive relationships with them.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Good organization and time-management skills.
Ability to work independently in schools, workplaces, and community settings.
Ability to complete electronic documentation accurately and on time.
Significant, dependable availability during afternoons, evenings, and weekends; availability may also be needed during school breaks and holidays.
Valid driver’s license, reliable personal transportation, acceptable driving record, and required automobile insurance.
Ability and willingness to travel throughout the assigned service area.
Basic computer skills, including email and electronic documentation systems.
Ability to satisfy applicable background-screening and employment requirements.
A bachelor’s degree is not required.
Previous Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) experience is not required; training is provided.

Nice To Haves

Experience in job coaching or employment services.
Experience with Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS).
Teaching, tutoring, mentoring, or youth programming experience.
Special education or behavioral support experience.
Career counseling or workforce development experience.
Human services, social work, psychology, or rehabilitation experience.
Experience working with students who have IEPs or Section 504 Plans.
Transition services experience.
Work-based learning experience.
Experience coordinating employer partnerships or workplace experiences.
Experience with Virginia DARS or Maryland DORS services.
Relevant backgrounds may also include paraprofessional or instructional assistant work, after-school or recreation programs, direct support, case management, community-based services, coaching, or youth athletics.

Responsibilities

Provide engaging, individualized career-readiness and employment activities.
Help students identify their strengths, interests, preferences, abilities, and employment goals.
Teach job-search, employment-readiness, workplace communication, professional behavior, and problem-solving skills.
Assist students with resumes, employment applications, interview preparation, mock interviews, and other career-development activities.
Help students explore careers and pathways to employment, college, vocational training, apprenticeships, and other postsecondary options.
Prepare students for work-based learning experiences and support them during approved workplace and community experiences.
Coordinate activities with employers and community partners and help students understand employer expectations and workplace culture.
Participate in career exploration activities, workplace tours, informational interviews, job shadowing, and other community-based learning opportunities.
Adapt instruction to each student’s abilities, communication style, interests, and support needs.
Build positive professional relationships with students and help them address employment barriers, build confidence, increase independence, and practice self-advocacy and decision-making.
Help students obtain work permits and complete other employment-related steps when needed.
Communicate professionally with students, families, schools, employers, vocational rehabilitation counselors, and other team members.
Coordinate services around school schedules and student availability.
Complete progress notes, service documentation, participant records, timesheets, and required reports accurately and on time.
Participate in meetings, training, supervision, and quality-assurance activities.
Follow confidentiality requirements, organizational policies, and applicable vocational rehabilitation program requirements.
Travel regularly between schools, workplaces, and community locations throughout the assigned service area.

Benefits

Benefits eligibility for full-time employees, subject to eligibility requirements.
Medical insurance.
Dental insurance.
Vision insurance.
Paid time off.
Holiday accrual.
Short-term disability insurance.
Life insurance.
Long-term care option.
Employee Assistance Program.
Employee Tenure Bonus Program.
Mileage reimbursement for approved work-related travel.
Paid training.
Professional development opportunities.