What are the responsibilities and job description for the Job Coach position at Youth Outreach Services?
Department: Prevention - Youth Workface Development
Location: Chicago, IL (Austin)
Schedule: Hours vary - Evenings/Some weekends.
Position Overview:
Under the direction of the Program Manager, the Job Coach will ensure the delivery of skill building, work experiences, academic support, and positive pro-social recreation. The Coach will work directly with youth, youth’s placements, and community partners to develop and implement activities that support a goal of developing workplace skills and gaining employment experiences.
Major areas of responsibility for this job include but are not limited to the following: identifying potential employers with a focus of developing employment opportunities for program participants assists with the coordination of employment related events/activities, provides case management support to assist participants (eliminate barriers that can interfere with job retention), prepares written reports on weekly basis of job development and placement activities. The company reserves the right to add to, delete, change or modify the essential duties and responsibilities at any time.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Enrollment: Develop and nurtures community relationships to recruit youth participants.
- Engagement: Provide clients with career counseling, employment connections, and training opportunities through a series of different techniques that will keep clients engaged in the program. Develop their "Essential Employability Skills".
- Outreach Services: Work with youth to skills, hone interests, and offer experiences.
- Program Services: Create case plan tailored to each client’s needs.
- Recordkeeping/Documentation: Maintain confidential case files and complete all required reports.
- Meetings: Attend team meetings and individual supervision
- Quality Assurance: Participate in ongoing quality improvement efforts of the agency
- HIPPA Compliance: Full access to client information. Confidentiality must be maintained at all times
- Diversity/Cultural Awareness: Ability to work effectively with diverse communities and constituencies.
- Other Functions: The Agency may assign other functions to the job at its discretion.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree preferred, degree in human services with one year of experience working with at-risk youth and experience in workforce development
- Bilingual in Spanish preferred but not required
Benefits, Full-time:
- Health, Dental, Vision
- Life Insurance
- Short/Long-Term Disability options
- 403(b) Retirement
- Paid Time off (PTO)
- Mileage Reimbursement (exclusive to position)
- Eligibility for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness
Youth Outreach Services is a drug-free workplace and compliance with this policy is a condition of employment and continued employment.
COVID-19 Policy: In compliance with Illinois Executive Order, Youth Outreach Services is requiring all employees to be fully vaccinated against or an approved exemption. Approved exemptions will require weekly testing for COVID-19.
