Career Development Specialist

7 days ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Manufacturing Renaissance Full time
Job Summary

Manufacturing Renaissance is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Career Coach to join our team. As a Career Coach, you will play a critical role in assisting program participants secure career-track manufacturing jobs and other positive placements.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide career coaching and related services to program participants, including:
  • Assist program coordinators with program outreach, orientation, and training facilitation.
  • Organize and supervise implementation of high-quality work experiences for program participants, including facility tours, job shadows, internships, and full-time job placements.
  • Provide 1-on-1 coaching with all enrolled participants to help them prepare for successfully pursuing and persisting in career-track employment.
  • Upon placement, provide customized job-retention support for participants towards keeping the job and identifying further career development resources and assistance.
  • Responsible for recording and entering participant and employer data in Salesforce and other data management systems as required.
Employer Engagement
  • Identify, engage, and recruit manufacturing companies as partners to host field trips, internships, job shadows, and potential career-track job placement opportunities.
  • Engage with manufacturing experts and stakeholders to grow MR's pool of industry partners.
  • Use multiple communication strategies to engage and keep manufacturing partners informed on regular intervals.
Requirements
  • Must have completed an associate or bachelor's degree.
  • Must have a minimum of 3 years' experience working as a career coach or human resources professional.
  • Must have a minimum of 3 years' experience and a successful track record for providing coaching, employment, or social supports to youth and young adults predominantly from low-income, Black/Latino, or other persons of color backgrounds.
  • Must have a current driver's license and a car (or reliable means to get to employment and training sites across Chicago and the Chicagoland area).
  • Must be able to pass appropriate criminal background check and comply with Illinois Mandated Reporting laws.
  • Must have been previously vaccinated for COVID-19 and related variants and willing to update vaccinations per federal and/or local public health recommendations.
  • Must have excellent computer and internet literacy skills: proficient in typing, using Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google web applications.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Fluent in Spanish highly preferred.
  • Experience using Salesforce highly preferred.
  • At least 1 year of experience working in a metal working manufacturing environment highly preferred.
  • At least 1 year of experience doing outreach and engaging manufacturing businesses (or similar employers) for the purpose of coordinating work experiences or job opportunities highly preferred.


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