Workforce Development Coach Full Time
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Workforce Development Coach works
directly with young people in Domus workforce engagement programs. The
Domus Works program works with young people ages 16-25 who are
disconnected or disengaged at enrollment, to teach them job readiness
skills, provide them will real work experience through our work crews
and explore career pathways, with the goal of providing them with the
supports, skills, and habits of mind that they need to gain employment
on the path to self-sufficiency. The afterschool program is a job
readiness enrichment program for young people ages 15-18, which teaches
them the skills needed to be job ready. This job will primarily work
with Domus Works young people and run the work crew.
OUR HIRING PROCESS AND TIMELINE:
- We will review applications on a
rolling basis until the position is filled. We will begin interviewing
for this role in late October
Domus is an equal opportunity
employer. Domus is committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and
inclusive environment. Domus does not discriminate based on race, sex,
color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability,
veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender
identity, or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of
employment opportunities and benefits.
COMPENSATION
Salary range is $49,000 - $56,000 per year based on education and experience.
This is a full-time, non-exempt
year-round position, working a minimum of 40.0 hours per week. We
believe in work-life balance, and there will be times when the balance
tips to work and when the balance tips toward life.
Competitive medical benefits, 403b plan and paid time off provided
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Relentless relationship building with young people typical time spent: 60%
- Engage young people in 1-1, face to face, positive, life changing relationships and become a trusted, go-to resource
- Address young peoples past and
current traumas and stressors as they relate to the underlying drivers
of current behavioral challenges
- Connect young people with appropriate community supports, including ongoing mental and physical health resources
- Utilize Thoughts, Emotions and Behaviors (cognitive behavioral skills) to build young peoples emotion management and resilience
- Utilize teachable moments to teach/model interpersonal communication skills
- Provide skills building on the hoof (in real time)
- Use method of assertive friendliness
actively seeking contact with young men rather than waiting to be
greeted, or for a young person to ask for help
- Use Domus core principles to build relationships, most importantly never giving up and giving many chances
- Conduct and document weekly face to
face interactions with young people, including attendance at groups and
workforce development assessments
Work Crew management - typical time spent: 30%
- Cultivate work crew opportunities for program participants
- Transport youth to and from worksite
- Conduct job readiness pre-assessment prior to internship placement
- Assess eligibility for work placement,
and help young people troubleshoot any issues that present a potential
barrier to employment
- Facilitate mock interview and completion of HR process
- Match program participants to relevant and appropriate work crew opportunity
- Job site problem solving
Workforce development skills building - typical time spent: 10%
- Coordinate and deliver daily workforce development curriculum modules
- Recruit community volunteers to conduct resume building and mock interview sessions with young people
- Utilize Thoughts, Emotions and Behaviors (cognitive behavioral skills) to build young peoples emotion management and resilience
- Complete daily outcome ladder for program participants
- Create individual goal setting plans with young people
- Document weekly progress towards individual goal plans
- Document all skills building opportunities
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors degree and/or experience working with target population preferred.
- Prior experience & high level of skill in relevant youth
business areas, such as carpentry, culinary, cosmetology, music
production, small engine and bike repair, etc.
- Able to provide outreach during some non-traditional evening and weekend hours to accommodate youth schedules.
- A great sense of humor!
- Commitment to the Domus mission, values and core principles.
- Knowledge of relevant job readiness skills and varied pathways to success for youth.
- Certified or able to become certified in CPR.
- Valid drivers license and ability to be cleared to drive agency vehicle.
SKILLS
Required:
- A strong work ethic.
- Ability to teach job readiness and hands-on job skills to groups of young people.
- High emotional intelligence, able to
easily develop deep, trusting relationships with diverse individuals
from many different backgrounds.
- Ability to receive and respond to constructive feedback.
- General computer literacy, and prior experience with Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Ability to collect required data and respond to the data.
- Flexibility and adaptability, able to shift styles to fit the needs of a wide range of cultures, people and organizations.
- Ability to work in a program where we
will be learning together as we continue to adapt our program model to
help young people reach their short and long-term outcomes.
- Professional written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to work independently, prioritize multiple responsibilities and meet deadlines.
Preferred:
- Spanish speaking
- Basic knowledge of tools and construction practices
CORE PROGRAM BELIEFS
- We believe that within each of us is a
desire to move towards health and achievement, under the right
conditions. It is our job to provide young people with those conditions.
- We believe that every young person
wants to love and be loved. It is our job to love these young people,
and to help them learn to love themselves and others.
- We believe in the power of belonging.
It is a core human condition to want to be missed when we are gone. We
will miss young people when they are absent, and we will express that:
We didnt see you yesterday. We missed you. We are glad you are back.
We will make sure every young person belongs in our community. No matter
what. She drew a circle to shut me out. Heretic, rebel, a thing to
flout. But love and I had the wit to win. We drew a circle that took her
in (Edwin Markham)
- We accept young people for who they
are. Right here. Right now. They do not have to change to be respected
and loved and valued and be a member of our community. Behavior is not a
condition of their worth as human beings.
- We believe that every young person
wants to be in charge of their own life. To that end, we will give young
people a voice in this program, and choices of how to best accomplish
their goals.
- We are hungry to understand if our
interventions are having the intended impact. We will be meticulous in
our data entry, and ruthless in our hunt to understand the data and
learn from it. If what we are doing is not working, we will set aside
our egos, intentions and preconceived notions and we will change what we
are doing.
- We believe that the young people with
whom we work deserve our full attention and our best selves. Therefore,
we will: NOT allow our personal beliefs or baggage to interfere with our
work; we will commit to doing excellent work all the time on behalf of
our young people; we will be honest and transparent with ourselves, our
colleagues and our partners. To be very clear, by working in this
program we are committing to:
- Engaging in self-care outside of work so that our personal issues dont interfere with our ability to focus on our young people;
- Open communication - Bringing all
issues directly back to the person OR to the group session in a way that
fosters a healthy team;
- Learning our craft before practicing on our youth;
- Giving and receiving honest feedback, even if it is uncomfortable to hear or say
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Work will be performed inside of Domus facility, or alternative venue as established by the Director of Work and Learn.
- Expect to work a 40-hour workweek,
including outreach during some non-traditional evening and weekend hours
to accommodate youth schedules.
- Work will be under the supervision of the Director of Work and Learn with periodic performance appraisals
- Will be collaborating with external community partners.
- Community outreach work will be
performed in young peoples communities that are not controlled by
Domus, some of which may be high-risk at times