Part-time Career Coach for Underserved Americans at America Achieves

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Type: Full-Time
Location: Washington, Washington DC

Job Description:

Do you want to help change the lives of underserved Americans in your community? There are 100M+ American adults who do not have Bachelor’s degrees, many of whom are stuck in low-wage work that does not offer upward mobility

Level Up America is a new non-profit program focused on building a pathway from low-wage work into upwardly mobile careers. We do this by 1) partnering with employers, 2) operating learning programs aligned to employer needs that combine online learning + wraparound support, and 3) serving Americans without college degrees through our programs

We are launching a small pilot program in the D.C. area in order to test and improve our model, and need talented, part-time coaches to support our learners by motivating them, helping them work through obstacles, and teaching them professional skills as they go through online coursework for digital careers

Approximately April through June (10 weeks). Qualified candidates will be considered for a full-time role thereafter

Coaching Learners
- Example activities: Reviewing and editing their resumes, building study schedules to ensure they complete their online courses, motivating them by discussing their strengths, overcoming obstacles and celebrating their progress
- Example activities: Leading session on professional communication, facilitating learners to answer each other’s questions on the online course material, facilitating group goal-setting, facilitating Q&A sessions with professional mentors from digital career fields

Meeting with learners in small groups to teach professional skills and facilitate peer learning

Monitoring learners’ progress in online courses through an online portal and proactively reaching out to offer support when learners are struggling

Building Level Up
- Document and share insights regarding learners’ progress and challenges
- Speak with our team regularly to provide feedback, insights, and ideas
- Complete surveys and participate in focus groups

As this is a pilot program, we are looking for individuals to provide honest and thoughtful feedback to help shape our program. We want to build the best education-to-employment program in the country and we have ambitious near-term goals. Later this year, we will launch two sites reaching 500+ people, and in four years, we will reach 100,000+ learners annually. As such, we may ask you to:

1+ years of work experience in career coaching, tutoring, education, counseling, youth development, non-profits, or other mission-driven work

Ability to build trust & connections with others through listening and empathizing

Strong knowledge of professional skills such as resume & cover letter writing, interviewing, communicating professionally, etc.

Phone screen to share more about our program and the Coach role and to learn more about your interest

In-person interview in downtown D.C. to learn more about how you would approach the coach role, including a coaching simulation

Reference check with your current/previous employer and/or current/former students

Diversity is integral to our success and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that diversity is key to having a truly inclusive workforce which includes underrepresented people in terms of race, gender, socioeconomic status, and any other characteristics protected by applicable law. We strongly encourage underrepresented people to apply