We are actively hiring for both a Full Time and Part Time Job Coach.
Part Time is 25-30 Hours per Week.

The Mayor’s Youth at Work Partnership (MYAWP) provides high school students work-related experiences that prepare them to succeed in employment. MYAWP aims to strengthen Jacksonville’s workforce and help young people gain the support, educational credentials, and skills needed in today’s and in the future economy. 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 MYAWP Job Coach is responsible for the supervision of approximately 25 students. Duties include: scheduling workshops and training students in areas related to successful work readiness, recruiting students into the program, assisting the Program Manager to recruit employers to employ students, monthly reporting in SAMIS, quarterly narrative reports, completion of required training, weekly meetings with students, relationship building with students’ employers, communication between student and employer, troubleshoot barriers to student’s successful employment to ensure student success and employer satisfaction.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree required
• Two years working with youth in an educational setting or youth workforce development
• Must pass a Level 2 Background Screen
• Proficient in Word, Excel, Data Management and Google Docs

Essential Duties Managing Student Performance:

• Assist with MYAWP student enrollment process.
• Schedule and attend employer orientation to make on-site visits and conduct a walk-through of site.
• 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. This may include leveraging the services of affiliated organizations.
• Complete required training to include MYAWP processes and expectations, FERPA & SAMIS, data and reporting requirements, emergency management.
• Attend weekly meetings.
• Occasional special events and trainings after hours or on weekends

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary

Pay: $20.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: On the road