Academic and Career Coach

Position Overview: BACR’s Career Pathways division serves as the link to jobs, careers, and post-secondary education. The Academic and Career coach ensures participants understand high-growth sectors and careers, training and college options, and immediate employment opportunities. The Academic and  Career Coach works with participants one-on-one to create participant-centered education and career plans designed to help them reach their short- and long-term goals that will lead to economic self-sufficiency. 

Applicants should have experience serving youths and young adults ages 14-24 within the following priority populations: justice-involved, system-impacted, undocumented, disconnected from education, unemployed and underemployed, foster care, pregnant, and parenting. All applicants should be able to act with a sense of urgency, carry a caseload of 40 to 50 clients, be confident with problem-solving skills, and be innovative in working with multi-barrier young people.

Benefits:

• Compensation: $28-$32 per hour (depending on experience)
• Full Time: 40 hours/week
• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (403b, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick and 16 Holidays)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Wellness Resources

Minimum Requirements:

• Ability to work full time (Mon-Fri, possible to work some evenings and periodic Saturdays or Sundays)
• Successful completion of Live Scan/fingerprinting (upon hire) 
• 2+ years’ experience in the Workforce field  
• 2+ years’ experience working with multi-barrier youth and adults ages 14-24 years old  
• 2+ years’ experience with workshop facilitation/lesson planning 
• 2+ years’ experience with college counseling or college access support 
• 2+ years’ experience working with system-involved youth and young adults 
• Ability to be on-call 
• Experience with the framework or practice of Youth Development, Restorative Justice, and trauma-responsive approaches and practices.  
• Familiar with the criminal justice system and its impact on marginalized communities 

• Must have a valid California Drivers License and an insured, registered, and operational vehicle to use for work purposes (mileage reimbursed)
• To transport participants, the vehicle needs to be insured at the level of $100,000 for injury/death to one person, $300,000 for injury/death to more than one person, and $100,000 for damage to property. 

• Experience with data entry and analysis; computer literacy; ability to scan, edit, and create PDF files; and experience with shared files. 

Preferred:  

• Bachelor’s degree or currently attending college  
• Knowledgeable of Bay Area Communities and career and education resources 
• Ability to assess crises and initiate action independently and without direction
• Working with undocumented transitional-aged young people in the Bay Area 
• Familiarity with local community college networks and career pathways. 
• Ability to empathize with colleagues and individuals from racial, ethnic, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic, academic, and cultural diversity backgrounds

Responsibilities:

• Take the lead in building out Career Pathway projects (career panels, college trips, career advisory board, college success labs); Support the college enrollment process; navigate the UC and CSU systems FASFA application process with each eligible student
• Coordinate with workshop staff on new career and employment readiness workshops; create short and long-term educational and career plans. 
• Point person for post-secondary education and vocational training resources in Contra Costa County
• Develop and maintain communication and positive relationships with high schools, GED services, colleges, vocational training, and CTE programs in Contra Costa County, as well as other organizations, institutes, community partners, and employers.
• Create a curriculum for participants to receive information on in-demand and hidden career sectors. 
• Provide program updates and progress reports; complete evaluations, reports, and assessments as required. 
• Make referrals and connections for participants to other services and programs as appropriate; attend and bring participants to such activities when necessary. 
• Meet with participants in person weekly, depending on need, to formally monitor their progress at their work sites. Check-in via phone call, text, and email on a daily to weekly basis for informal monitoring 
• Train worksite supervisors on best practices when supervising interns, troubleshoot worksite issues, and resolve workplace conflicts.
• Connect with local employers to create internships and long-term job placements for participants, and work with external service providers to ensure participants develop and maintain their educational and wellness plans.
• Responsible for maintaining case notes on each client; accurately and regularly input data, spreadsheets, and funder into databases.
• Participate in coordinating collaborative case conferencing sessions; facilitate phone and in-person meetings between stakeholders that are each serving/supporting participants; collect status updates and additional data on participants from partners.  
• Support participants one-on-one to maximize financial aid, minimize loan debt, and make informed financial decisions about the best post-secondary option available 
• Monitor academic progress and counseling focused on progress reports and report cards.

About Us

Bay Area Community Resources (BACR) promotes the healthy development of individuals, families and communities through direct services, volunteerism, and partnerships in the San Francisco Bay Area.

We have deep respect for the communities we serve throughout the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, the dedicated staff who show up for those in need, and the opportunity we have been given through this work to promote resilience in tens of thousands of individuals every year.

BACR is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support, and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment w/o regard to perceived age, marital or familial status, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, physical or mental disability including AIDS or AIDS-Related Complex or military status.

Visit our website at www.bacr.org.

Above is the pay range for this position that we reasonably expect to pay. Individual compensation is based on various factors including experience/education, skillset, and geographic location.