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Job Title: Job and Educational Coach - Paula Crane Life Enrichment Center - Morrow, GA

Job Code: SST052/Training/Employment Tech 3

Shift: Full-Time (40 hours per week on average)

Job Hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM - Monday through Friday with occasional evening and weekend hours.

Base Location: Onsite - PCLEC/Clayton

Division/Department/Program: Intensive Services/Paula Crane Life Enrichment Center

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View Point Health is seeking a full-time Job & Educational Coach to join the Paula Crane Life Enrichment Center. The Job & Educational Coach provides individualized employment, career-development, and educational support to adults receiving services for substance use disorders. The coach helps participants identify strengths, interests, and goals; overcome barriers to employment and education; develop practical skills; and build sustainable pathways toward self-sufficiency and long-term recovery.

Working as part of an interdisciplinary recovery team, the Job & Educational Coach uses a strengths-based, trauma-informed, person-centered, and recovery-oriented approach. The position supports participants in developing realistic goals while recognizing that employment and education can be important components of stability, purpose, confidence, and successful recovery.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Employment & Career Coaching

• Conduct individualized vocational assessments to identify participants' interests, strengths, skills, work history, and employment goals.
• Assist participants with developing individualized employment and career plans.
• Help participants identify appropriate job opportunities based on their skills, interests, recovery needs, and career goals.
• Provide assistance with resumes, cover letters, applications, interview preparation, and professional communication.
• Teach workplace skills, including punctuality, communication, conflict resolution, problem-solving, teamwork, and workplace expectations.
• Provide job-search strategies and connect participants with employers, workforce-development programs, staffing agencies, and community resources.
• Schedule and transport individuals to interviews, job fairs, appointments and community activities, such as shopping, banking, support groups, etc. to support the participants with achieving employment and educational goals.
• Support participants in addressing employment barriers such as gaps in employment, limited work experience, transportation, criminal-legal history, lack of identification, or limited education.
• Provide appropriate post-placement support to promote job retention and career advancement.
• Help participants explore career pathways, apprenticeships, vocational training, certifications, and other workforce opportunities.

Educational Support

• Help participants identify educational and training goals, including GED/high-school equivalency, college, vocational training, certification programs, and continuing education.
• Connect participants with adult education programs, colleges, trade schools, workforce programs, and financial-aid resources.
• Assist participants with applications, enrollment processes, educational planning, and navigating institutional requirements.
• Help participants develop study skills, time-management strategies, goal-setting skills, and academic routines.
• Provide individual and group supportive coaching to individuals concerning their needs and problems, and issues with personal and social development.
• Lead educational and skill-building group sessions.
• Support participants in balancing education, employment, treatment, family responsibilities, and recovery.
• Encourage continued learning and skill development as part of long-term recovery and personal growth.

Recovery-Oriented Support

• Establish trusting, respectful relationships with participants while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.
• Use motivational interviewing and other evidence-informed coaching approaches to support participant engagement and self-directed goal setting.
• Incorporate recovery principles, harm-reduction approaches, and trauma-informed practices into coaching services.
• Recognize the impact that substance use, trauma, mental health challenges, and other life circumstances may have on employment and educational goals.
• Encourage participants to identify strengths, build confidence, and recognize progress.
• Support participants in developing practical strategies for managing recovery-related challenges in educational and workplace settings.
• Coordinate with counselors, peer recovery specialists, case managers, clinicians, and other members of the treatment team as appropriate.

Documentation & Case Coordination

• Maintain timely, accurate, and confidential documentation of coaching services, participant goals, progress, referrals, and outcomes.
• Participate in treatment/recovery team meetings and communicate relevant progress and barriers while maintaining confidentiality.
• Develop and update individualized employment and educational goals in accordance with program requirements.
• Track employment, educational enrollment, training completion, and other participant outcomes.
• Maintain current knowledge of community employment, education, training, and supportive-service resources.
• Follow all applicable organizational policies, confidentiality requirements, ethical standards, and federal/state regulations.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

High school diploma/GED and three (3) years of job-related experience providing education, social, or direct care services to persons with diagnosed special needs, or other populations; or two (2) years of experience at the lower-level Training/Employment Tech 1 (SST050) or position equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) or other evidence-based supported employment practices.
• Understanding of behavioral health conditions, substance use disorders and recovery-oriented services.
• Ability to motivate and encourage individuals while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.
• Strong documentation and computer skills.
• Ability to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds and with varying levels of support needs.

Requirements/Competencies:

• Professionalism, compassion, reliability, respect for client choice, effective communication, accurate documentation, and a commitment to helping individuals achieve meaningful and sustainable employment.
• Must be able to lift 20 pounds,
• Requires long periods of sitting/standing,
• Must be 21 years of age,
• Candidates for selection must pass a criminal background check (including fingerprinting).
• Must pass a pre-employment drug screen and subject to random drug screens.
• Must have valid Georgia driver's license and Motor Vehicle Record in accordance with company policy.

Note: Some positions may require a valid driver's license.

Benefits(for qualified employees):

• State Health Benefits Package (medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, long-term care, legal services, flexible spending accounts).
• Paid New Hire Training.
• Company contributes additional 7.5% of salary to 401(a) Retirement Plan.
• No employee deduction for Social Security.
• Additional benefits such as legal services, Employee Assistance Program and discounted tickets to attractions, shopping, technology and travel.
• Supervision, training, and continuing education opportunities available.

View Point Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer: View Point Health recruits qualified candidates for positions in View Point Health programs throughout its service area.It is the policy of View Point Health to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.