Career Coach

Position Title: Career Coach

Reports To: Workforce Development Program Manager

Classification: Full-time, 1.0 FTE

FLSA Status: Non
- Exempt

Location
:
Portland, OR

Compensation: $26.30 hourly

Latino Network’s mission is:
Leading with love, we cultivate our staff and community as a powerful force for radical social change. We do this through Latino community-driven programs, advocacy, and service. Our work springs from the core belief in Latino community self-determination, that is, the ability of community members to participate meaningfully in the decisions that affect their lives and the lives of their families.

We actively partner across a variety of city, county, state, and community organizations to deliver training and support, a wide range of services, as well as influence policy.

Latino Network provides a generous benefits package that includes:

• Health Plans including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Alternative Care
• FSA
  - Flexible Spending Account for Medical & Dependent Care expenses
• 401k Plan with Match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employer sponsored Life, AD&D, and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Paid Leave (Vacation, Sick, Sabbatical)
• Professional development opportunities
• Self
  - Care perks
• Team and family events

We envision a thriving Latino community where our youth and families have clear and accessible pathways to prosperity, can build wealth, and have opportunities for self-actualization. This requires a radical redistribution of resources and power, along with programs rooted in deep and meaningful relationships where our participants are seen, cared for, feel that they belong, achieve stability, and are supported to pursue their dreams and provide for their future generations.

We believe that it is a human right to have a roof over our heads, food on our table, and the opportunity to salir adelante.

Latino Network’s Career Coach will assist families to maintain benefits while helping them to engage in training and occupational coaching towards the goal of career-track employment in targeted industries through Work Source Portland Metro and other programs. The Career Coach will work collaboratively with clients to develop a career plan, provide long-term, individualized coaching and guidance, and build positive relationships and trust with clients and community partners in order to support training and employment goals.

This position requires consistent contact with clients, data entry into multiple databases, including Efforts to Outcomes and I-Trac, and regular communication with Latino Network staff, Work Source Portland Metro, and community partners. Other requirements include excellent follow through, attention to detail, professional writing skills, excellent time management and communication through in-person meetings, phone and email, and excellent verbal and written communication in Spanish and English.

• Conduct outreach, intake, and needs assessment
• Screen for eligibility and completion of all enrollment criteria
• Facilitate job-readiness activities, including 1:1 coaching, resume building, job exploration, and placement.
• Facilitate professional development workshops and activities in collaboration with other programs and departments
• Partners with Work Source Portland Metro programs and professional development resources
• Advocate and negotiate with government agencies and other community partners on behalf of clients
• Build and maintain effective relationships with clients, co-workers, and community partners
• Engage in client-centered, collaborative career mapping and planning
• Ensure the career plan identifies and addresses client strengths, capacities, and potential barriers with respect to employment
• Provide ongoing support for clients through career and life skills coaching
• Provide ongoing job search and placement support
• Provide retention and advancement support once the client has entered employment
• Maintain knowledge of, and connect clients to, vocational and education services available for families, particularly Latino families
• Maintain knowledge of services and resources to address…