Career Coach - Compton, CA

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Full Time Professional Compton, CA, US

Salary Range: $28.85 To $30.00 Hourly

In addition to a competitive compensation, this position is also eligible for a
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SUMMARY:

We are seeking a motivated and service-focused Career Coach to empower individuals in achieving their employment and career goals through personalized guidance, support, and connections to meaningful opportunities. The Career Coach manages a caseload of assigned Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Customers (WIOA) customers with sensitivity to individual needs ensuring customers receive expert coaching and support necessary to reach their employment goals.

• Provide career counseling and intensive case management services to WIOA customers;
• Complete intake and eligibility determination for WIOA Adults and Dislocated Workers. Assess jobseekers’ employment and training needs and abilities through interviewing, testing and other methods;
• Demonstrate a high level of customer service to all job seekers while delivering case management services.
• Enter data into and otherwise use and process clients through the participant information system as required, and any other database;
• Guide jobseekers through the preparation of individual employment plans (IEP) based on their specific career and educational goals;
• Counsel customers on the local labor market, available job opportunities, training programs and other services provided by partners. Refer individuals to appropriate services and follow up on those activities;
• Conduct orientation sessions, workshops, job clubs and other group presentations;
• Follow all policies, procedures and regulations related to eligibility documentation; ensure that case files have originals and/or copies of eligibility documentation;
• Maintain accurate individual case files for each registered customer assuring that each file contains all required eligibility documents and meets compliance requirements with all policies and procedures;
• Administer reading and mathematics appraisals to each customer enrolled in WIOA Services to determine reading, math, and language competencies. Administer various career interest inventories and aptitude assessments to registered customers to determine occupational interests and career paths;
• Develop a comprehensive Individual Employment Plan (IEP) for all customers. Provide referral and tracking of eligible customers into programs provided on-site and/or located in the community in accordance with established MOU’s;
• Provide twelve (12) month post-exit follow-up services for all registered WIOA customers to include retention and supportive services. Verification and recording of enrollment in post-secondary education or training and credential attainment throughout the follow-up period are required;
• Meet and/or exceed program benchmarks, completing all required reports.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able tocarry outeach essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills,andabilitiesrequired.

• Superior communication skills – oral and written.
• Strong interpersonal and staff management skills.
• Strong management, customer service and organizational skills.
• Ability to professionally adjust to unforeseen circumstances or programmatic changes.
• Ability to cultivate and manage high-quality stakeholder relationships and demonstrated ability to work with a diverse workforce.
• Ability to function at a high level of discretion and…