Employment Coach

The Employment Coach will support youth across all program areas with the main goal of helping youth learn, grow, and succeed in employment by teaching skills, facilitating practice, helping youth apply for and retain jobs, and to build employer partnerships. Primary duties will include:

  1. Activities & Supports - Create and implement programming that builds job search skills and employment acquisition through ongoing guidance, coaching, and self-esteem building.

  2. Coaching - Coach youth through every aspect of the job search process: creating an email account, building a resume, navigating internet searches, applying for jobs, practice job interviews, addressing particular barriers to employment, job retention.

  3. Opportunity and Partner Recruitment - Help find employment opportunities for youth and build partnerships with local employers who want to join us in walking with youth to breakthrough and overcoming.

  4. Cross-Program Support - In cooperation with the entire Immerse Arkansas team, create a safety net throughout the various programs of Immerse to ensure all youth receive the best possible care and support, responding timely and appropriately to individual needs.

  5. Participate in Team and Personal Development - Continually seek opportunities for growth, understanding, work/life balance to maintain health, both individually and as a member of the Immerse Arkansas team. Promote teamwork through collaboration, support, and communication.

Qualifications

All employees will be thoroughly committed to Immerse’s mission. The ideal candidate will embrace Immerse’s values of with, worship, and scrappy (visit our About Page to learn what this means!). All candidates should have the following qualifications and experience:

Education: Minimum age of 21 years old, Bachelor’s Degree required with preference to degree in social services related field.

Experience: Experience in working with at-risk and or homeless youth. Education or experience in trauma informed care, resiliency, cultural competency, bilingual (Spanish/English) highly desired.

Additional Requirements:

  • Familiarity with Little Rock area resources preferred.

  • Understanding of normal adolescent development.

  • Comfortable interacting with youth in informal settings.

  • Able to work in a fast-paced environment with noise, distractions, and interruptions.

  • Must have a team focused attitude.

  • Must demonstrate a commitment to the value of cultural competency.

  • Must successfully complete a required background check and drug screening.

  • Adherence to an ethical code as it relates to the particular professional field.

  • Must have a driver’s license and reliable transportation, able to travel within the assigned region on a daily basis.

  • Must maintain current certification in CPR, First Aid, and other certifications determined by the program.

Overview

Job Type: Full Time

Work Location: Little Rock, AR

ABOUT IMMERSE ARKANSAS

Immerse Arkansas was founded in 2010 with the mission of helping transform youth from crisis into overcomers. The nonprofit organization serves youth between the ages of 14 and 24, whose past trauma and challenges have created barriers to becoming independent, healthy, successful adults.

Immerse Arkansas works with these youth and families to address the underlying trauma resulting from abuse or neglect. We believe that when we surround youth from crisis with unconditional relationships, a vision for their restored future, and tools that anticipate their needs and dreams, we create a climate for healing, growth, and transformation.

Immerse is a collaboration of redemptive innovators who pair ambitious faith with strategy in all pursuits, especially anything labeled as “impossible.” We’re hungry for healing for all, and we’re especially interested in those who have been counted out. We are looking for someone who fits our values of with, worship, and scrappy and who can fully embrace our statement of faith and affirmations. The Generosity Coordinator - Little Rock a full-time, on-site, salaried position.

To apply

To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to mfinnie@immersearkansas.org with “Employment Coach” as the subject line of the email.

Morgun Wadley