Career Coach - St. Joseph County
full-time•South Bend•$0k - $0k
About this role
Diversified Services Network Inc. is seeking a Career Coach to work on a long-term project. This will serve St. Joseph County in South Bend, IN.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
- Manages a caseload of participants and provides work readiness counseling and mentoring
- Assesses participant competencies, work history, educational attainment, skills and abilities; identifies challenges to finding employment and prompts them to find solutions
- Conducts regular ongoing individual meetings with participants for job search, education, job retention, and/or job readiness
- Completes an individualized overview of available services and works with participant to create an employment plan for short- and long-term goals
- Maintains information about area resources and employers
- Ensures participant accountability and attendance; tracks and maintains employment retention goals
- Provides government agencies with prompt notification that a participant has lost or reduced hours of employment
- Maintains scheduled, periodic contact with participants in a variety of locations to assess job retention/advancement issues
- Provides information to participants on available training and/or jobs that will lead to advancement
- Assumes central responsibility for participants achieving self-sufficiency by monitoring progress throughout the program cycle, beginning with referral and continuing through retention and advancement efforts
- Prepares, organizes, and maintains accurate, updated information in both electronic and paper participant files reflecting the entire history of a program participant including log of supportive services issued
- Provides case management with a focus on helping customers to prepare for employment that leads to self-sufficiency
- Facilitates customer access to training, education, and employment services, as well as job-specific information; provide case management to customers at the appropriate level
Qualifications/Education:
- Associate’s degree from an accredited university or college, or 12 months of related work experience
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated customer service skills
- Familiarity with the communities being served, with knowledge and understanding of local needs and resources
- One to three years’ experience in workforce development or related programs preferred
- Frequent local travel required
*Hourly rate: $18.42-$20.00
What you'll do
- The Career Coach manages a caseload of participants, providing work readiness counseling and mentoring while assessing their competencies and challenges in finding employment. They also create individualized employment plans and maintain contact to ensure accountability and track progress.
About Diversified Services Network, Inc.
Founded in 1989, DSN remains at the forefront of providing advanced IT Solutions, Project Management, Health and Human Services Consulting and Program Support, Grants Application and Management Consulting, and Staffing services to Fortune 500 companies and governmental entities. Public and private sectors work can be complicated and challenging, but for more than 35 years, DSN has led the way in providing solutions for complex problems. Although much of our work is multifaceted, the purpose behind it remains simple– we help government and businesses serve the people.
Our suite of consulting and technology services are designed to help organizations solve problems and simplify complex issues. With time-tested, proven experience and industry expertise, DSN offers custom solutions tailored to fit the needs of individual clients.
DSN is a certified Women Business Enterprise (WBE) by both the State of Illinois and Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) – in addition to other states. We are an equal opportunity employer and find that the diverse array of perspectives, skills, and experiences that our associates bring to DSN fuel innovation and excellence in every aspect of our work.
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As a Career Coach - St. Joseph County at Diversified Services Network, Inc., you will: the Career Coach manages a caseload of participants, providing work readiness counseling and mentoring while assessing their competencies and challenges in finding employment. They also create individualized employment plans and maintain contact to ensure accountability and track progress..
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The Career Coach - St. Joseph County position at Diversified Services Network, Inc. is based in South Bend, Indiana, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.
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