YouthBuild Success Coach

OUR ORGANIZATION:

Kinexus, recently recognized as one of Nonprofit Times 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 Best Nonprofits to Work For, is a cutting-edge community development organization with growing initiatives to create an economically thriving Michigan. We are change agents who create solutions for business, workforce, and community challenges to promote economic vitality.

OUR TEAM:

Our YouthBuild team at Michigan Works!, a subsidiary of Kinexus Group, puts a priority on people first. We care about the quality of a person's character over their talents or experience. Construction is just a tool used to develop character, work side-by-side with participants and is one piece to our program. Our team is comprised of competent and caring professionals who prioritize the wellbeing of our youth. We value hard work, honest feedback, and ambitious dreams.

OUR DESIRED OUTCOMES:

We expect the Success Coach to be creative with their role and play a part in how the job evolves. Every team member is expected to develop the purpose and future of the YouthBuild program, constantly thinking of new ways to expand and perfect our influence in our community.

WHAT WE EXPECT FROM YOU:

The YouthBuild Success Coach duties include:

• Ensuring accurate participant enrollment in the Management Information System (MIS), file creation, and individual case management for each participant.
• Ensure the federal/state performance outcomes are met through accurate data entry, collection and reporting into various information systems.
• Mentor youth by providing assessments, job leads, advice, direction, structure, and support.
• Assist in removal of participant barriers to success. Identify, document, and process supportive services following protocol.
• Work closely with post-secondary education to outreach and enroll older youth into demand occupations, assisting with job placement services upon training completion.
• Coordinate and participate in career fairs, college visits, and employment location tours; provides career consulting services and other youth career development projects.
  • Provide information and refers individuals to public or private agencies and/or community services for assistance.
• Support the YouthBuild team with recruitment during the planning, executing, and closing phases.
• Living our values (Bold, Inspirational, Entrepreneurial and Inclusive)
• Ensure the full integration of the YouthBuild Team within the larger Kinexus Team to reduce duplication of effort, streamline services, and maximize all resources in support of the right service at the right time
• Model the way for a common purpose and shared consciousness under our Team of Teams approach.
• Accountability to align with the mission, vision and values of Kinexus

MINUMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• GED/HSD
• Strong interpersonal skills. This person must be able to work with external organizations and agencies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with exceptional attention to details.
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally, including educating a variety of constituencies and interested parties about YouthBuild programing.
• Ability to work independently
• Working knowledge of basic computer applications such as word processing.
• Ability to proficiently use technology as a management reporting tool
• Must possess strong organizational skills
• Must always be able to provide discretion
• Experience working with at-risk youth population
• Ability to build positive, professional relationships with at-risk-youth

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of training and/or experience
• Experience in social work and/or nonprofit work environment

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US

• A robust Onboarding experience to integrate you into our team.
• Team of Teams training in support of the organizational strategies.
• Job training and development to ensure you are established and growing in your role.
• Cross Operational Meetings with your peers.
• Be a part of transformational change in SW Michigan.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Flexible & Open
• Competitive Salary & Benefits
• Opportunities for Growth

We have unique culture that requires individuals to be BOLD, INSPIRATIONAL, ENTREPRENEURIAL and INCLUSIVE. We spend more waking hours with each other than we do with family or friends, so finding someone that fits our culture is extremely important. It is our goal to inspire positive economic change one person, one business, and one community at a time.

Kinexus Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary aids, reasonable accommodations and/or services are available upon request for individuals with disabilities. Michigan Relay Center: 711 Voice and TDD. Kinexus is a partner of American Job Centers.