Job Coach

Position: Job Coach – Employ Program

Location: Vernon Office

Department: Client Services

Closing Date of Posting: Internal Feb 5th, 2025

Start Date: March 10th, 2025

Days/Hours of Work: 37.5 hours/week

Company: Located in the beautiful Okanagan valley, Community Futures North Okanagan (CFNO) is a community-based not-for-profit corporation offering targeted support to entrepreneurs, local businesses and job seekers. Surrounded by three lakes, our staff balance work with an active lifestyle that the Okanagan offers. Our team members are passionate about growth, innovation and collaboration, where we constantly strive to improve and better ourselves so that we can better support our clients. If you have a growth mindset and can see yourself thriving in this role, you are a great fit for our team. Check us out https://www.futuresbc.com/

What you will do:

The Job Coach supports clients with various barriers to improve employability skills and develop their ability to seek, secure, and maintain a job. This position will support youth within our Employ program as well as clients who access our Resource Centre. The Job Coach actively markets our programs, assessing the needs of job seekers and businesses, developing relationships with employers, and networking with key stakeholders. You are responsible for assisting in the creation of opportunities between clients and employers. Within the Resource Centre, you are the first point of contact for new and returning clients, and the Job Coach is responsible for welcoming, orienting, and supporting these individuals.

Extensive knowledge of other local service providers is key to ensuring the holistic needs of each participant. The position requires social perceptivity, critical thinking, and the ability to develop strong rapport, assess needs, plan and implement strategies to assist in a successful job search.

What we need from you

Education and Certification

1. Bachelor’s degree, diploma or certificate in a related social science field and/or training or certification in employment or career counselling and/or equivalent years’ experience in employment or career counselling
2. Customer Service, Sales and/or marketing training or certification or equivalent experience

Skills and Abilities

1. Proven experience working with diverse client populations (i.e. youth, Indigenous People, people with disabilities, multi-barriered and rural residents)
2. 1+ years experience in facilitation, teaching and/or coaching
3. Strong sales and promotions background with ability to work within CRM software
4. Previous involvement in basic human resource practices

What we provide

Benefits and Compensation:

1. Biggest benefit is our people so we invest in them through individualized Professional/Career Development plans
2. A diverse and inclusive environment that includes an Inclusion Committee that brings initiatives to make sure we're meeting the mark
3. Our Social Committee hosts games, lunches, raffles and more bringing a whole lot of fun and energy to the workplace
4. Competitive wages
5. Paid Sick, Wellness, Volunteer Days and Fitness Fridays (30 min Meditation/Yoga/Walking treks)
6. Minimum 3 weeks vacation taken in the year earned
7. RRSP/TFSA matching program
8. Comprehensive group benefits

Application Process:
Please submit your resume, cover letter, and references through the ‘Apply for this Job’ button. All resumes are reviewed, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

CFNO is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring with diversity, equity, and inclusion at the forefront. We, therefore, encourage applicants from all backgrounds, abilities, and life experiences to apply. If you require information about our accessible workplace, including disability accommodation, please state your request in your application.