Wellness & Life Skills Coach

Description

Non Exempt

$24.61 per hour High $27.07 per hour

• Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• Occasional evenings and/or weekends may be required, as scheduled in advance
• Schedule may vary based on the needs of the agency

The Wellness and Life Skills Coach helps participants in the Workforce Development Department, many of whom have extreme life stressors, are in recovery and/or have histories of trauma; to develop healthy life skills and support personal growth. Using a person-centered approach, they pay special attention to helping participants navigate points of stress in transition, including those that they experience while participating in job readiness training, as well as in their job search and placement process.

They coach participants to recognize, articulate, and build on their strengths and to help them understand how their own self-image and perspective impacts their behavior, choices, and the achievement of personal goals. The Coach provides these important and timely supplemental tools, techniques, insights and guidance to all WFD participants with the goal of strengthening participants’ overall resilience and creating a foundation for successful reintegration into work and community settings.

Oversight of department interns and/or assigned volunteers.

• Provides personal development,wellness and life skills coaching to participants engaged in workforce development services through one-on-one engagements and within group settings (classrooms, workshops, support groups, 1 on 1 interventions).
• Incorporatesa range oftools and techniques related tolife skillsand overall personal development--such as personal growth pathways,healthy living and self-care, self-presentation/ self-concept, independent living skills, and social and interpersonal skills-to help individuals determine what works best for them.
• Oversees the operations of Studio Shine, which provides professional clothing to participants, coupled with personalized guidance designed to help participants to dress in ways that both reflect their personalities and shape how others perceive them by putting their “best selves” forward.
• Actively engages with both businesses and individuals to secure new/unworn job specific clothing for guests. This includes but is not limited to work wear for culinary, medical, construction, etc. Also works to secure new business and business casual wear.
• Teaches, exposes,and helpsparticipantsdevelop personalized wellness plans and practice wellness techniques and activities such as mindfulness, exercise, meditation,sleephygiene, nutrition,andbreathing exercises.
• Prioritizesindividual work with participants who are at a point of transition, such asentering a program, starting a job search and/or job, moving into housing, and/or engaging in the community.
• Ensures that all work is firmly grounded in theperson-centered approach,in that itbuilds on each participant’s unique circumstances, personality, strengths and life experiences,as well as expresslyincludestheir cultural, ethnic, and/or racial experiences.
• Maintainsacollection/menuof up-to-datewellness and life skillsresources and tools that can be drawn on and personalizedas needed, including online resources.
• Identifies and engagesthe services of external and internalproviders and volunteersto further enhance the work, including but not limited togroomingservices(salon/barbershops),yoga/fitness instructors, nutritionists, personal stylists, and mentors.
• Worksactively and collaboratively with other staff who are supporting participants to ensure good communication and avoid duplicating efforts.
• Keeps accurate records of all work with participants in all required client databases including assessments, registrations, enrollments, referrals made, services provided, progress toward goals, and any contract-specific details.
• Collaboratesproactively with colleagues within the department as well as across SFH departments.
• Adheres to the agency’s code of conduct.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Proven ability to engage and support…