Job Details: Career Coach, Emerging Workforce
| Job Type | In Person |
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| Employment Type | Full Time |
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| Industry | Other: Workforce Development |
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| Ability One/Second Chance | |
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| Job Description | The Emerging Workforce division of the Hampton Roads Workforce Council was designed to create a regional talent pipeline focused on increasing access to professional development opportunities, and economic mobility for youth and young adults in the region. This position serves as the division’s Career Coach and assists program participants with career assessment, exploration and immersion, preparing for job searches, internship placement support, post-secondary and graduate school preparation, financial literacy education, general outreach, and follow-up support for all participants, of approximate ages 10 – 24. Also, the Career Coach will support participating employers and other stakeholders in creating career development initiatives for youth and young adults. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Emerging Workforce Coordinator. The hours of operation for the Emerging Workforce programs are between 7am-9pm, Monday through Saturday. This is a highly mobile position. |
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| Key Responsibilities | ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS\\· Assess the knowledge, skills, abilities, and employment needs of Hampton Roads Community youth and young adults.\\· Assist participants with career exploration based on assessment outcomes.\\· Guide youth and young adults through the preparation of individual career, education, training, and employment plans, based on their specific occupational goals.\\· Counsel youth on available job opportunities, training programs and other services.\\· Refer individuals to appropriate services, training programs or job opportunities and follow-up on those activities.\\· Conduct orientation sessions, workshops, job clubs and other group presentations for clients.\\· Plan and implement career-related special events.\\· Market to and communicate with youth via the web and other digital resources.\\· Develop marketing materials for workshops and other special events.\\· Other duties as assigned. |
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| Education Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Skills and Experience | PERFORMANCE STANDARD\\Employees at all levels are expected to effectively work together to meet the needs of the community and the organization through work behaviors which demonstrate the Board of Directors’ Vision, Mission and Values.\\\\REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE\\To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.\\\SKILLS AND ABILITIES\\· Ability to understand the vision and values of the Council and to implement the mission, purpose, and goals.\\\LANGUAGE SKILLS\\· Ability to facilitate workshops.\\· Ability to respond effectively to staffing issues, customer inquiries and complaints and other sensitive program related matters; and\\· Ability to effectively present and report both qualitative and quantitative information to both small and large groups, committees, etc.\\· Bi-lingual English/Spanish is preferred.\\\MATHEMATICAL SKILLS\\· Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percentage.\\\REASONING ABILITY\\· Ability to apply principles of logical thinking to a wide range of organizational and service delivery challenges and issues; and\\· Ability to deal with a variety of competing interests, abstract and/or concrete variables. |
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| Benefits | Excellent benefits, including the Virginia Retirement System and fully paid health insurance for employees. |
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