TeensWork Alachua Job Coach- Gainesville South

Overview

Job Title:

Teens Work Alachua Summer Youth Employment Job Coach

Department:
Mission Services

Reporting to:
Teens Work Alachua Program Manager

Date: 03.28.22

Position Status:
New/Part-Time
• FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt

Salary: $45,760 annually

The Teens Work Alachua Summer Youth Employment (TWA) provides high school students work-related experiences that prepare them to succeed in employment. TWA aims to strengthen Alachua County’s workforce and help young people gain the support, educational credentials, and skills needed in today’s and in the future economy. Work sessions are held for 6 weeks in the summer. Objectives of the program are for students to gain employment, develop social skills, learn work norms and culture, understand career pathways, build professional networks and learn to manage money.

The TWA Job Coach is responsible for the supervision of approximately 25-30 students.

Duties include:

recruiting students into the program, assisting the Program Manager to recruit employers to employ students, monthly reporting, completion of required trainings, weekly meetings with students, relationship building with students’ employers, assist in student workshops, communication between student and employer, troubleshoot barriers to student’s successful employment to ensure student success and employer satisfaction.

• Work with TWA Program Manager to recruit and enroll students.
• Work with TWA Program Manager to identify and establish relationships with potential employers.
• Assist to develop, implement and attend workshops for students focused on work-readiness training.
• Implement and administer student assessment prior to employment.
• Prepare and submit required reports.
• Assist with TWA student enrollment process.
• Schedule and attend employer orientation to make on-site visits and conduct a walk-through of worksite.
• Establish a chain of communication with employer and student and ensure all contact information is readily available.
• Coordinate external resources to support students (transportation, uniforms, required work attire).
• Oversee students’ work attendance and performance.
• Identify potential problems and intervene as necessary to ensure student success, including leveraging services of affiliated organizations.
• Complete required training to include TWA process and expectations, reporting requirements, and emergency management.
• Attend weekly meetings.
• Other duties as assigned, including occasional special events and trainings after hours or on weekends.

• Education: Bachelors Degree required
• Experience: Two years working with teens in an educational setting
• Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration: Not Applicable
• Other: Word, Excel
• Schedule: Monday through Friday, Weekends as needed

• Required
  • Drive motor vehicle
  • Maintain records
  • Sensitivity to low-income population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics
• Preferred
  • Personal Qualities and
    
    Skills:
    
    Ability to motivate students to strive for success.
  • Knowledge:
    Experience or educational background in social work or related field; strong understanding of youth and low-income populations.
  • Leadership:
    Ability to instill a vision for student success and promote teamwork.
  • Communications:
    Ability to listen, establish rapport, and write effective performance appraisals and correspondence related to students.