Updated: July 26, 2024 - The Career Coach is dedicated to maximizing job outcomes and enhancing the student/member experience by building strong industry relationships with hiring managers, business leaders, and recruiters while maintaining high standards for course production and operational processes. This position's responsibilities include personal coaching to ensure graduates achieve their career goals in alignment with skills, aptitudes, and IMDA requirements, alongside crafting professional resumes, and LinkedIn profiles, and improving interview techniques. The role also involves solving community issues, proactive relationship building within Data Science & Cyber Security sectors, and leading initiatives like onboarding new industry partners and organizing monthly hiring events and webinars.
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1. Career Coach, Apex Career Services, Overland Park, KS
Job Summary:
- Seek, clarity, support, training and conflict resolution direction ongoing.
- Schedule and conduct eligibility screening.
- Conduct intake assessments and information sessions.
- Conduct goal identification and planning.
- Lead communication of recruitment/Intake efforts.
- Facilitate groups on such topics as work readiness/soft skills, implementing evidence-based curricula to a high level of fidelity.
- Possesses in-depth knowledge of human service, health, court, and criminal justice systems' programs, regulations, and procedures.
- Displays understanding of common issues facing young people and marginalized populations in the community where the program is located.
- Meet regularly with the caseload of participants.
- Support participants in overcoming barriers, ensuring connection to additional supportive services
- Engage participants’ households.
- Link participants to training and employment opportunities in high-growth industries.
- Support participants in employment retention and/or paid work experience.
- Provide basic financial coaching to participants once participants have obtained employment.
Skills on Resume:
- Clarity and Support (Soft Skills)
- Training and Development (Hard Skills)
- Conflict Resolution (Soft Skills)
- Communication (Soft Skills)
- Curriculum Implementation (Hard Skills)
- Knowledge of Human Services (Hard Skills)
- Understanding of Community Issues (Hard Skills)
- Case Management (Hard Skills)
2. Career Coach, Inspire Careers Inc., Buffalo, NY
Job Summary:
- Maximize the job outcomes rate and student/member experience
- Build strong relationships within Industry including hiring managers, business leaders and recruiters
- Ensure that student and member operational processes are operating to create an outstanding user experience for all stakeholders
- Maintain high production standards for the course and programs
- Support the quality of the team by assisting with HR and recruitment duties
- Ensure each and every graduate maximises potential and achieves a job suitable for skills, aptitude and goals and IMDA requirements
- Motivate, coach and keep students personally accountable for maximising potential
- Understand students on a personal level to support weaknesses and extend strengths
- Assist with resumes, linkedin profiles, presentation, manner and interview technique
- Solve member-related issues to ensure a cohesive community
- Proactively build relationships within Data Science & Cyber Security
- Lead the facilitation of introductions and connections to the hiring managers, recruiters and industry executives in the IOD community
- Onboard new industry partners and host them at hiring events and webinars which we host on a monthly basis
Skills on Resume:
- Relationship Building and Networking (Soft Skills)
- Operational Excellence (Hard Skills)
- Quality Assurance (Hard Skills)
- HR and Recruitment Support (Hard Skills)
- Career Development and Coaching (Soft Skills)
- Student/Member Support (Soft Skills)
- Community Management (Soft Skills)
- Event Management and Facilitation (Hard Skills)
3. Career Coach, Pathways Consulting, Seattle, WA
Job Summary:
- Create and deliver the JOG curriculum by utilizing instructional program guidelines and other materials in planning/developing lesson plans and teaching outlines.
- Pursues a variety of methodology in teaching including lectures, demonstrations, group discussions, and creative experiences.
- Document and ensure all youth have completed required community service goals.
- Lead and assist youth in finalizing career plans by the close of the school year.
- Lead recruiting efforts, declare schedules, enroll, and develop youth for future JOG program courses.
- Build and maintain positive relationships with youth throughout the year.
- Support and mentor youth during the year and for up to one year after completing the programs.
- Build and maintain positive relationships within the school administration, school community, and parents.
- Attend professional development workshops and summits just as the other teachers in the school.
- Maintain and update the system database regarding program data and student information for organizational and site analysis.
- Mentor, coach, and support all students
- Ensure that JOG graduates are adhering to career and/or educational plans
- Strategize, contact and re-engage disconnected program youth.
- Adhere to policies and procedures and at assigned public educational institution where programming will be administered.
- Develop plans with school counselors at assigned public educational institution to ensure student progress toward graduation.
- Participate in school activities assigned public educational institution.
Skills on Resume:
- Curriculum Development (Hard Skills)
- Teaching Methodologies (Hard Skills)
- Community Service Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Career Counseling (Hard Skills)
- Recruitment and Enrollment (Hard Skills)
- Relationship Building (Soft Skills)
- Stakeholder Engagement (Soft Skills)
- Data Management (Hard Skills)
4. Career Coach, Bright Futures Coaching, Atlanta, GA
Job Summary:
- Supports the vision of One AAWDC, including a clear understanding of who we are, what we do, how we do it, and how each initiative and department contributes to the vision.
- Works across organizational initiatives and departments in support of meeting AAWDC’s mission, vision, and goals.
- Responsive to staff, business, and partner inquiries providing timely, clear, and concise actions and services.
- Takes responsibility and accountability for ensuring successful collaborative outcomes.
- Understands the organizational make-up, including staff functions and the activities in which the organization is engaged.
- Understands organizational policies and standard operating procedures and operates efficiently and effectively to meet the goals set forth.
- Uses organizational knowledge to serve staff, customers, clients, and partners effectively.
- Ability to receive and listen to information and present concisely and effectively.
- Provides clarity and direction to ensure tasks and projects are accomplished.
- Ensures staff and/or partners have the necessary information to perform the duties of job.
- Effectively communicates both verbally and through the written medium.
Skills on Resume:
- Organizational Understanding (Hard Skills)
- Cross-functional Collaboration (Hard Skills)
- Responsive Communication (Hard Skills)
- Accountability (Hard Skills)
- Knowledge of Policies and Procedures (Hard Skills)
- Effective Information Sharing (Hard Skills)
- Effective Communication Skills (Hard Skills)
- Clarity and Direction (Soft Skills)
5. Career Coach, Career Steps Consulting, San Francisco, CA
Job Summary:
- Assembles information for organizational and programmatic reports.
- Represent AAWDC in front of groups.
- Evaluates and utilizes critical thinking skills and good judgment in selecting and implementing solutions relevant to specific tasks or projects.
- Aptitude in defining the problem and detecting possible issues, and setting a course of action.
- Identifies alternative solutions that ensure projects and tasks are back on course.
- Understands organizational or initiative policies and standard operating procedures and ensures staff and partners comply with those guidelines.
- Providing a timely response to customer inquiries.
- Communicates effectively and provides reasonable solutions that are satisfactory to the customer.
- Uses empathy and understanding when addressing customer needs.
- Ensures the customer understands the decided outcome.
- Responds to multiple customer requests and concerns and can organize and prioritize those requests and needs.
Skills on Resume:
- Report Assembly (Hard Skills)
- Public Speaking (Hard Skills)
- Critical Thinking and Judgment (Hard Skills)
- Problem Identification and Resolution (Hard Skills)
- Solution Identification (Hard Skills)
- Policy Adherence (Hard Skills)
- Customer Service (Soft Skills)
- Empathy and Prioritization (Soft Skills)
6. Career Coach, Aspire Coaching Group, Denver, CO
Job Summary:
- Advise students in areas of career planning and decision-making, and job search skills/techniques such as resume writing, job search strategies, networking and interviewing skills.
- Advising is accomplished though walk-in sessions, one-on-one appointments (virtually or in person) and in group sessions.
- Assist students with the creation of a career plan, review resumes, cover letters and conduct mock interviews with students.
- Administer and interpret career, personality, and interest inventories and assessments to help students determine interests, career goals, occupations and majors.
- Work closely with Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) staff to assist exploratory students to select an academic major.
- Document and maintain accurate and timely records of student engagement.
- Meet assigned performance goals for student appointments and be proactive with student outreach
- Initiate, collaborate and maintain contact with the CCPS employer relations team, administrative staff and faculty to identify internships and other experiential education opportunities for students.
- Direct experiential education opportunities to targeted student populations.
- Conduct career educational workshops and webinars.
- Maintain website content, and develop instructional and promotional materials and resources for all stakeholder audiences.
- Keep up to date with industry trends to provide relevant, consistent and professional support services to students
- Assist with the implementation of the Office of Undergraduate Studies and Center for Career and Professional Success programs
Skills on Resume:
- Career Counseling and Advising (Soft Skills)
- Resume and Cover Letter Review (Hard Skills)
- Mock Interviewing (Hard Skills)
- Career Assessments (Hard Skills)
- Student Engagement and Outreach (Soft Skills)
- Partnership and Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Workshop and Webinar Facilitation (Hard Skills)
- Content Development and Management (Hard Skills)
7. Career Coach, Career Horizons, Miami, FL
Job Summary:
- Collect the identified student data and compile data in the appropriate format as stipulated by data standards.
- Provide necessary reporting data compiled from eligible students to Reading Area Community College in order to meet reporting requirements stipulated in the grant.
- Assess student skill levels in reading, writing and mathematics using various resources available at the Career Link Centers or through the grant resources.
- Provide coaching and career planning assistance to students.
- Provide students with information related to statewide programs available through the grant.
- Track student progress ensuring development and implementation of an intrusive student support model that includes educational planning to accelerate progress in the program and employment preparation.
- Coordinate the delivery of professional and life skills to help students address potential barriers to success.
- Assist the Office of Career Services with outreach to employers to engage students in mentoring and employee readiness skills.
- Collaborate with external agencies, including but not limited to Career Link.
- Ensure students are enrolled in the appropriate non-credit and/or credit programs.
- Utilize online platform, as well as face-to-face time, to ensure students are meeting the required steps throughout participation in the program.
- Utilize labor market information to help students develop an understanding of the local job market.
- Encourage and assist students in utilizing self-service features available through the online platform.
Skills on Resume:
- Data Collection and Compilation (Hard Skills)
- Reporting Skills (Hard Skills)
- Assessment Abilities (Hard Skills)
- Coaching and Career Planning (Soft Skills)
- Knowledge of Statewide Programs (Hard Skills)
- Student Progress Tracking (Soft Skills)
- Delivery of Professional and Life Skills (Soft Skills)
- Employer Outreach and Collaboration (Soft Skills)
8. Career Coach, Vision Quest Coaching, Minneapolis, MN
Job Summary:
- Provides a wide array of direct individual career advising to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as alumni less than five years removed from the college
- Collaborate regularly with other staff members to ensure advising practices are streamlined and well-informed.
- Participate in resume/cover letter drop-in hours and also provide assistance to masters’ level students.
- Meetings with appropriate representatives, creation of special programs, and continual communications throughout the year
- Work with various constituencies on campus to raise student awareness of and utilization of Career Development Center offerings.
- Present in classrooms, and work with campus partners to support the Hartwick Promise.
- Participate in counseling roundtables to maintain professional development in the counseling area
- Pursue other avenues of professional development related to trends in career advising.
- Support employer-related activities and events of Alumni Relations and College Advancement
- Responsible for recruiting students, developing training materials, attending on- and off-campus events, and assisting with post-event survey efforts
- Assist with planning logistics and organizing event materials
- Participate in significant campus activities including Welcome Weekend, Convocation, True Blue Weekend, Commencement Weekend, and Career Fair Expo.
- Comply with all applicable College, Federal, State, local, and associational regulations.
Skills on Resume:
- Career Advising (Hard Skills)
- Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Resume and Cover Letter Assistance (Hard Skills)
- Program Development (Hard Skills)
- Student Engagement (Soft Skills)
- Presentations and Outreach (Hard Skills)
- Professional Development (Hard Skills)
- Event Management and Logistics (Hard Skills)
9. Career Coach, CareerPath Advisors, Phoenix, AZ
Job Summary:
- Provide employee assessment(s) to determine barriers to retention and advancement.
- Create a robust network of resources, referrals, and/or training opportunities to assist in removing employee barriers.
- Assist employees in navigating and connect to community resources including OAI grant-funded support services
- Coach employees through multiple support services and training channels.
- Facilitate direct support services with community partners (e.g. Human Services, vehicle repair shops, child care agencies, landlords/housing, etc.).
- Market OAI program to community nonprofits and agencies to create long-term agency partnerships.
- Provide training as determined by the needs of partner employers.
- Record, update and maintain client service files and database records.
- Record performance measures, key metrics, and other priorities established by employers or grant requirements.
- Maintain consistent communication with employers for data gathering and reporting.
- Assist with new employer outreach by attending meetings and networking functions
- Supporting partnerships/ collaborations
- Conducting presentations and outreach efforts
Skills on Resume:
- Employee Assessment (Hard Skills)
- Resource Networking (Hard Skills)
- Community Resource Navigation (Hard Skills)
- Coaching and Training (Hard Skills)
- Partnership Facilitation (Soft Skills)
- Marketing and Outreach (Soft Skills)
- Training Delivery (Hard Skills)
- Data Management and Communication (Hard Skills)
10. Career Coach, Launch Your Journey, Philadelphia, PA
Job Summary:
- Organize content and facilitate career education through a specific career community, with specific emphasis on networking with alumni.
- Creatively support the integration of career education into academic and co-curricular learning through furthering faculty, staff, and student partnerships across campus.
- Supervise 1-2 student staff members in training and professional development.
- Design and track educational opportunities that promote learning outcomes and engagement with students.
- Present CVC services in undergraduate classrooms and workshops.
- Conduct one-on-one career coaching sessions with undergraduate students.
- Collaborate with CVC staff to contribute to large-scale programming as part of the CVC’s education efforts.
- Collaborate with Employer Connections staff to track career interests and identify students for specific opportunities.
- Offer information to students about specific employers, and other opportunities
- Explore possibilities, develop a plan for life after college, and be equipped to achieve that plan.
- Pursue information about key employers and trends in industries applicable to students for which the coach is responsible, in addition to the latest trends in career education.
- Assist young alumni with continued career education.
Skills on Resume:
- Organizational Skills (Hard Skills)
- Facilitation Skills (Hard Skills)
- Supervisory Skills (Hard Skills)
- Program Design and Evaluation (Hard Skills)
- Public Speaking and Presentation Skills (Hard Skills)
- Career Coaching Expertise (Hard Skills)
- Collaboration and Teamwork (Soft Skills)
- Industry Knowledge and Research Skills (Hard Skills)
11. Career Coach, New Horizons Coaching, San Diego, CA
Job Summary:
- Develop and facilitate workshops for youth with multi-barrier to employment with a focus on workplace integration, job search, employability skills, long-term career planning
- Prepare to deliver lessons face-to-face, online or in a hybrid format
- Prepare learning objectives, lesson plans, and class materials that reflect Canadian workplace culture and an awareness of workplace norms, expectations and success strategies
- Instruct computer operations, Microsoft Office Suite, internet and email and Blackboard
- Administering and debriefing essential skills assessment scores and other assessment results to clients with a strength-based approach
- Assist with program marketing and participant recruitment
- Support clients to research occupational field and the local labor market
- Identify and address clients’ employment barriers, provide wrap-around referrals
- Coach clients in effective strategies specific to an occupational goal
- Monitor student progress and perform ongoing assessment and monitoring as required by the contract
Skills on Resume:
- Workshop Facilitation (Hard Skills)
- Instructional Design (Hard Skills)
- Computer Skills (Hard Skills)
- Assessment Administration (Hard Skills)
- Program Marketing and Recruitment (Hard Skills)
- Labour Market Research (Hard Skills)
- Barriers Identification and Referral (Soft Skills)
- Coaching and Monitoring (Soft Skills)
12. Career Coach, Strategic Career Choices, Cleveland, OH
Job Summary:
- Reporting and tracking participant outcomes and activities with accuracy
- Establishing priorities, setting and meeting deadlines
- Provide monthly reports detailing individual student attendance and progress
- Contribute to quarterly and final reporting as required
- Collaborate with the program team to create a calendar of events and activities, including organizing field trips and guest speakers
- Sourcing innovative and new training opportunities that meet the unique needs of SEED clients
- Work effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team in the design, development and delivery of services ensuring program outcomes
- Adapting to constantly changing requirements and working well under pressure
- Developing and maintaining positive relationships with colleagues, program participants, community service providers and employers
- Assist with Resource Room, front desk, and phone
- Learn and adhere to funder guidelines and Grant guidelines
Skills on Resume:
- Reporting and Tracking (Hard Skills)
- Prioritization and Deadline Management (Soft Skills)
- Program Coordination and Event Planning (Hard Skills)
- Innovative Training Sourcing (Hard Skills)
- Interdisciplinary Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Adaptability and Pressure Management (Soft Skills)
- Relationship Building (Soft Skills)
- Administrative and Customer Service Support (Hard Skills)
13. Career Coach, Career Dynamics, Portland, OR
Job Summary:
- Coach 1-3 cohorts of learners a year through the training, field-based internship, and job placement process of the Accelerate U program
- Create a personalized Accelerate U success plan and identify appropriate university and community resources and supports to address challenges and ensure completion of the training experience
- Serve as the first point of outreach for learner concerns using a variety of advising and interviewing methodologies to support program participants in overcoming barriers
- Work closely with Accelerate U instructors to identify areas for additional support from program kick-off through full-time hire in a new job
- Facilitate cohort coaching sessions one-to-two times a week during training to support learners as they complete the program
- Participate in Accelerate U’s selection process, leading small group breakout sessions, interviewing candidates, and supporting learners with pre-work and technology setup
- Build community virtually (and in-person where possible) among learners to motivate and build networks
- Support learners in completing all necessary enrollment requirements
- Track learner progress towards a job, including certification completion, job applications, and other key metrics indicating program completion
- Participate in training on the Accelerate U program, technology, and curriculum
- Communicate regularly with Accelerate U staff and instructors regarding learner progress throughout the program.
Skills on Resume:
- Coaching and Mentorship (Soft Skills)
- Problem Solving (Hard Skills)
- Advising and Counseling (Soft Skills)
- Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Facilitation (Soft Skills)
- Community Building (Soft Skills)
- Administrative Support (Hard Skills)
- Communication (Soft Skills)
14. Career Coach, Empowerment Coaching, Houston, TX
Job Summary:
- Capture and record accurate and timely customer information throughout all learning-related documents including, but not limited to, learner starting point and distance travelled
- Accurate and timely completion of all mandated documentation ensuring it meets funding eligibility and audit compliance criteria
- Develop and own career advice and IAG activity throughout the learning journey, to enable the provision of expert advice, guidance, and signposting in line with current customer capability and future aspiration
- Collaborate with Centre colleagues to ensure there is a warm handover of learners ready to start accredited learning and to provide additional support and IAG where learners are identified as at risk of leaving the programme of learning early
- Collaborate with Career Coaches across Skills to create a culture that engenders a quality-focused and consistent approach to customer attraction, retention, and growth
- Proactively engage and collaborate with wider business stakeholders to maximize referral and progression opportunities
- Undertake both community and national market research and analysis to ensure services are market-leading and relevant
- Keep abreast of recruitment opportunities and local labour market intelligence and ensure we are represented and best placed to attract customers through these sources
- Build and maximise employer relationships to both enhance progression opportunities and enrich technical workplace knowledge through the attendance of appropriate programme sessions
- Use the marketing tools and media feeds available to attract customers in line with target audience and local business plan volumes
Skills on Resume:
- Document Management (Hard Skills)
- Compliance and Documentation (Hard Skills)
- Career Advice and Guidance (Hard Skills)
- Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Stakeholder Engagement (Soft Skills)
- Market Research and Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Knowledge of the Local Labour Market (Hard Skills)
- Employer Relationship Building (Soft Skills)