Career Coach - Young Adult Population

Description

STRIVE is a national leader in workforce development solutions, empowering individuals to discover their best future selves through innovative, evidence-based career training and holistic, lifelong support. STRIVE partners with employers, funders and community organizations to close gaps in workforce needs and help local economies thrive. Founded in East Harlem, NY, in 1984, STRIVE has grown from its roots to now offer programs in locations across the country.

For more than 40 years, STRIVE has been a catalyst for economic change and prosperity in underserved communities. Our tuition‑free skills and job readiness training, one‑on‑one support and lifetime personal coaching prepare students for careers in high‑growth industries such as healthcare, construction and logistics. With a proven pathway to possible, 80% of STRIVE students graduate, 76% attain employment and 70% retain employment long‑term.

Looking to the future, STRIVE has embarked on an ambitious ten‑year growth plan to increase its impact in more locations nationwide, aiming to serve up to 10,000 individuals each year by 2033.

We meet individuals where they are, providing free programs tailored to adults 18+, including those impacted by the justice system. At STRIVE, there is always a path forward.

See why STRIVE has been the pathway to possible for more than 40 years in our 3‑minute mission video.

Under the direction of program leadership, the Career Coach is responsible for assisting STRIVE students ages 18-24, in navigating STRIVE's education, training, and employment services; accessing resources to alleviate program participation barriers; making connections to supplemental services to achieve goals related to personal development and career readiness; and maximize the information and resources provided throughout the Career Pathways program.

The Career Coach will provide group and individual support in the areas of goal setting, decision‑making, processing and applying job readiness and life skills content, understanding assessment outcomes, and more. The Career Coach also will support the participant in identifying education and training opportunities that result in milestone achievements and measurable outcomes for the long‑term success of both the program and its students.

• Develop and implement effective coaching strategies to help students overcome challenges and barriers to employment and workplace success.
• Coordinate supportive services that will assist the participant with ongoing attendance and participation in program activities, assessing needs through case management principles and making referrals to community resources as appropriate.
• Identify students' strengths and advise them on how to use those strengths to secure employment or excel in their chosen career path.
• Provide information on suitable career paths based on students' skills, qualifications, interests, and experience.
• Conduct assessments to gauge students' skills and abilities and providing feedback on results.
• Develop, review and edit participant resumes to ensure trainees are prepared for job interviews and conduct follow‑up assessments.
• Meet individually and in small groups with students to guide students through the development of an individual or family plan; reinforce curriculum concepts, identify short and long‑term goals, process assessment outcomes, and apply learnings to the decision‑making process about education and training opportunities.
• Coordinate supports that will assist the participant with ongoing attendance and participation in program activities, assessing needs through case management principles and making referrals to community resources as appropriate.
• Meet regularly with students to reinforce the use of skills learned in job readiness activities through ongoing coaching sessions during the education and training phase of program participation, as well as during and after the transition to employment.
• Collaborate with program staff to ensure successful selection and referral of students and implement strategies to assess the abilities and barriers to the…