What are the responsibilities and job description for the Life Skills Coach position at HopeSource?
HopeSource has grown with the ideology that Hope Changes Everything, a simple statement that truly resonates within the hearts of every member of our team. As such, HopeSource strives to provide an encouraging, accommodating environment for our employees, who we know play many roles beyond those brought into the workplace. We emphasize Courage, Authenticity, Service, Truth, Love, and Effectiveness to promote a cohesive team supported by a genuine work environment and strong work-life balance.
HopeSource offers quality medical, dental, vision, and life insurance with low deductibles and copays. We provide 100% employer-paid premiums for all of our full-time employees, as well as 60% of the premiums for dependents covered by the plan. Additionally, we have optional 401k and AD&D plans available for staff who choose to take advantage of these programs.
Responsible for providing life skills coaching and education to HopeSource clients. Coaches collaborate with participants to set personalized goals related to employment and personal finance, develop action plans to meet their goals, and support, motivate, and provide feedback as participants pursue their goals.
- Deliver classroom workshops on a host of life skills curriculum
- Conduct 1:1 coaching with agency clients
- Coordinate with program staff to place clients in Hope U Life Skills and Work Skills classes and ensure that educational goal component of client’s Family Stability Plans are met
- Utilize compassionate yet practical problem-solving conversations to identify the individual’s strengths and resources
- Teach useful emotional and behavioral regulation techniques
- Encourage participants to set their own specific, short- and long-term goals that are meaningful to them and that they are motivated to achieve
- Work with participants to develop action plans based on attainable steps and short-term goals
- Support, motivate, and provide feedback as participants pursue their goals
- Express belief in participants’ ability to succeed and celebrate participants’ accomplishments
- Work with participants to strengthen their self-regulation skills and/or match goals, jobs, and services to participants’ self-regulation abilities.
- Evaluate, track and assess curriculum effectiveness, working with manager to revise as necessary for optimal outcomes.
- Maintain accurate case file documentation, client characteristics, and program utilization in agency database
- Preparation of program reports, as required by funding source and management
Minimum Requirements
- Strong interpersonal communication skills and ability to establish rapport with diverse people and groups
- Ability to share curriculum and effectively lead discussion groups of 5-15 people
- Creative problem-solving skills
- Experience with disadvantaged populations is a plus but not required
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.