About This Role
This coaching role helps neighbors identify career goals, build skills, access training opportunities, and connect with employers to achieve long-term economic stability. Through the Center for Working Families (CWF) initiative, the Career Coach helps individuals and families move toward financial success and self-sufficiency.
Responsibilities
- Provide individualized career coaching and employment support services
- Help neighbors identify career pathways, training opportunities, and employment goals
- Assist with resumes, job searches, applications, and interview preparation
- Support neighbors in obtaining and retaining meaningful employment
- Advocate for individuals facing employment barriers, including those with disabilities or prior justice system involvement
- Coordinate and support hiring events and employment-related activities
- Facilitate job readiness, soft skills, and professional development workshops
- Identify workforce trends and high-growth industries that offer sustainable wages and benefits
- Collaborate with colleagues to develop and improve workforce programming
- Help neighbors build the skills needed to achieve career success
- Develop relationships with employers and workforce partners
- Understand local hiring needs and connect qualified neighbors to opportunities
- Collaborate with community organizations to expand access to education, training, and employment resources
- Strengthen partnerships that support workforce development and economic mobility
- Maintain accurate case notes and participant records
- Track employment outcomes and program performance
- Support grant reporting and compliance requirements
- Utilize data to identify barriers and improve employment outcomes
Requirements
- Two or more years of experience in career coaching, workforce development, case management, community services, or a related field
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
- Ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Reliable transportation and ability to travel between community-based locations
- Flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends as needed
Nice to have:
- Experience working with individuals facing employment barriers
- Workforce development, recruiting, employer engagement, or job placement experience
- Knowledge of Indianapolis workforce resources and employer networks