EMPLOYMENT COACH

The Employment Coach (EC) is a Rubicon coaching community member and direct service provider. Our coaches partner with participants on their journeys to careers of their choice.  
The EC contributes to participants' success by partnering with them to create and update employment assets: cover letters, resumes, and LinkedIn profiles, while strengthening their capacity to conduct online job searches and interviews. Coaching is critical to supporting participants in overcoming internal and external barriers to obtaining and retaining positive employment experiences. As an integral contributor to our mission fulfillment, Rubicon will fuel your desire to have a positive impact with continuous capacity building in a culture of belonging, ownership, and feedback. This is a full-time, non-exempt position reporting to a Career Advisor. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist participants in identifying, selecting, and applying for open positions matching their qualifications. This involves sharing timely employment information and resources and promoting Rubicon’s Job Connect for access to employer job orders and leads.
• Provide individual and group employment readiness workshops, discussion groups, and/or classes based on participant needs, including resume development, interviewing skills, and online job search resources and strategies.
• Provide participants with ongoing coaching and support throughout the job search process; collaborate with the Impact Coach and Workforce Liaison for service coordination as needed; motivate participants to achieve goals and provide participants with honest, productive feedback.
• Coordinate employment readiness workshops and oversight of the computer lab and lab volunteers; assess participant level of computer proficiency and assist them in the use of the computers including accessing MS Word, Excel, and Outlook in support of their job search activities.

COMPETENCIES

• Strong experience and expertise with employment readiness training and/or effective job search strategies.
• Solid workshop facilitation skills and abilities, computer and internet proficiency.
• Teamwork, interpersonal flexibility, excellent organization and communication skills, and the ability to inspire others.
• Cultural responsiveness and an alignment with our values and commitment to equity and inclusion.
• If you don't currently possess Rubicon's organizational core competencies of Trauma Informed Care, Motivational Interviewing, and Coaching, Rubicon provides necessary training.

This position requires occasional travel to appointments and other Rubicon meetings. If the employee opts to meet these travel requirements by driving, proof of a valid and current driver's license, current auto insurance, and an acceptable Motor Vehicle Report are required.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

• $20 - $26/hour.
• Medical, Dental and Vision health plans. Kaiser and Sutter Health options.
• 3 weeks paid vacation and sick leave, 13 paid holidays.
• 4 days paid restorative holiday between Christmas and New Years.
• Employer sponsored and matched retirement plan.
• Pre-tax transportation and flexible spending accounts.

Rubicon is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and values diversity of culture, thought, and lived experiences. We seek talented, qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, conviction history, uniform service membership/veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical conditions, genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression regardless of physical gender, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. 

Rubicon uses E-Verify to validate the eligibility of our new employees to work legally in the United States.

About Rubicon

An $18M non-profit Rubicon, provides direct services at eight locations in Alameda and Contra Costa counties and operates a growing commercial landscape social enterprise program that is a leader in sustainable practices. Rubicon transforms East Bay communities by equipping people to break the cycle of poverty. Recognized as a national leader in workforce development, Rubicon provides individualized one-on-one career advising, job search support, financial education, wellness and legal services, to very low-income people who face significant barriers to achieving economic mobility.

Rubicon is a 2022 Great Place to Work, on a journey towards becoming a high-road employer and an anti-racist organization. We are committed to systems change and advocacy through efforts like expanding and deepening Employee Resource Groups; the launch of an internal Racial Justice Task Force; and implementation of talent and culture supports that acknowledge and facilitate healing from the direct and indirect effects of racial trauma.

Rubicon actively recruits staff members with a diversity of culture, thought, and lived experiences who are not only highly skilled, but who consistently demonstrate a commitment to our vision of an East Bay without poverty and are passionate about this work.