Diversified Services Network Inc. is seeking a Career Coach to work on a long-term project. This will serve Cass County in Logansport, IN.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
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Manages a caseload of participants and provides work readiness counseling and mentoring
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Assesses participant competencies, work history, educational attainment, skills and abilities; identifies challenges to finding employment and prompts them to find solutions
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Conducts regular ongoing individual meetings with participants for job search, education, job retention, and/or job readiness
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Completes an individualized overview of available services and works with participant to create an employment plan for short- and long-term goals
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Maintains information about area resources and employers
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Ensures participant accountability and attendance; tracks and maintains employment retention goals
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Provides government agencies with prompt notification that a participant has lost or reduced hours of employment
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Maintains scheduled, periodic contact with participants in a variety of locations to assess job retention/advancement issues
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Provides information to participants on available training and/or jobs that will lead to advancement
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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
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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
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Provides case management with a focus on helping customers to prepare for employment that leads to self-sufficiency
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Facilitates customer access to training, education, and employment services, as well as job-specific information; provide case management to customers at the appropriate level
Requirements
Qualifications/Education:
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Associate’s degree from an accredited university or college, or 12 months of related work experience
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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Demonstrated customer service skills
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Familiarity with the communities being served, with knowledge and understanding of local needs and resources
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One to three years’ experience in workforce development or related programs preferred
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Frequent local travel required
- Hourly rate: $18.42-$20.00
