Career Coach

SUMMARY:

Career Coaching Provider

• Coaches will be trained on various WorkAdvance specific procedures, but will also bring organizational competencies related career coaching ? identify and address personal and professional barriers, support the participants retention in preemployment training and assist with job placement and longer-term job retention and career advancement

• Career coaching for participants will include goal setting, career mapping, confidence building, motivation and specific skill development as needed

• Coaches will work with support service providers and other community resources as needed to address personal or professional barriers.

• Career coach will communicate with employers regularly ? to ensure individual level success and to understand organizational needs related to organizational development

• Career Coach will document and notify WA Project Manager of all communication with managers, supervisors or team leads and employer partners

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Interaction with Participants?

• Career coaching sessions will be a mix of in person and virtual

• Career coaches will begin working with participants during preemployment training:?

• Welcome and explanation of services on Day 1?

• In a group setting, lead the goal setting and career mapping process??

• Finalize the career map during individual coaching

• At least once weekly check-in during preemployment training

• For working participants, provide retention and advancement support:

• At least once during the first week,

• At least every other week through 90-days, and then

• At least monthly through 365-days on the job

• Respond to participant needs as quickly as possible and, in any case, not more than 24 hours following request for services

? Deliverables?

• 4-6 hours of group instructions related to goal setting and career mapping?

• Review resume and customize the final version meet the requirements of specific manufacturing employers

• Weekly 1:1 check-in with each participant during preemployment training?

• Continued career coaching support for one-year post-employment

? Tracking Inputs & Results?

• Documentation of each participant interaction and employment verification

• Document continued employment at the 30, 90, 180 and 365-day points?

• Enter data into an internal system for case management

• Program reporting as needed for grant purposes?

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