Summer Youth Work Experience Mentor

Perks!

• Store discount
• Casual dress
• Work for an incredible mission
• Collaborative work culture
• Weekly pay
• Career development

Organizational Summary
Goodwill Industries of West Michigan is a non-profit organization headquartered in Muskegon, MI. We serve our community by providing employment development services and placement assistance for employment. Our programs are supported with profits generated primarily through the sale of donated goods in our Retail Stores. We have 17 retail stores and 2 employment and training centers operating in a region spanning Manistee to Holland to Cedar Springs.

Job Summary
The seasonal Summer Youth Work Experience Mentor provides individualized support and guidance to help students with barriers develop job readiness skills and gain valuable work experience.

Responsibilities
Community Employment Support Services including:

• Provide job readiness training tailored to the summer work experience program.
• Collaborate with school personnel, employers, and community partners to ensure a successful summer work experience.
• Provide side-by-side job coaching, with up to 5 students at a time, at employment sites.
• Monitor and track student progress throughout the program.
• Document student interactions and program outcomes accurately ensuring timely and quality case noting in the case management system.
• Complete task analysis of client job duties to develop training strategies before job-site training.
• Determine accommodations and design strategies that match the needs of the worker and employer.
• Provide training on job skills. Teach appropriate social skills on the job. Develop client soft skills
• Complete and communicate work evaluations to measure the worker’s performance, work habits, and skills.
• Responsible for written documentation and accurate records in compliance with agency standards, CARF, and as identified by the funding source and/or referral source.

Technical Skills

• Case Management Software: User

Competencies
All positions at Goodwill Industries of West Michigan require that the individual possess strong personal motivation/initiative, problem-solving orientation, commitment to excellence, an ability to work well with diverse teams, and a strong commitment to our organizational mission. Additionally, this position requires the following:

• Written communication
• Flexibility/adaptability
• Motivating others

Education

• Associate's Degree in Human Services preferred

Experience

• 2 years of experience working with HS students, Summer programs, or Job Readiness programs preferred

Certifications/Licenses

• Valid driver's license and insurance required

Physical Requirements

• Mobility: Required to stand; frequently walk, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl.
• Dexterity: Requires hands to manipulate, feel, reach, lift and/or carry.
• Sensory: Able to see objects, colors at close range or distance, peripheral, and depth vision, communicate orally with normal hearing decibel.
• Sedentary Work: (lifts no more than 10 lbs. at a time)
• Driving: The operation of a motorized passenger vehicle or other vehicles such as forklifts.

Physical Environment

• Combination of both indoor and outdoor work

Perks!

• Store discount
• Casual dress
• Work for an incredible mission
• Collaborative work culture
• Weekly pay
• Career development