Emerging Workforce Coordinator

The mission of the Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC) is to change lives and create safe, healthy communities by providing a support and advocacy network for, and comprised of, formerly incarcerated men and women to accomplish this mission. ARC advocates for fair policies in the juvenile and criminal justice systems and provides a supportive network of reentry services to formerly incarcerated individuals. Learn more at: .

A critical part of ARC’s work is in providing support to emerging adults incarcerated in and returning home from the juvenile justice system to live healthy, both physically and mentally, socially connected and prosocial lives. Since it was founded in 2013, ARC has provided life coaching, mentoring, therapeutic, occupational and educational support to directly impacted emerging adults.

Transitional Aged Youth transitioning home from incarceration in the juvenile justice system face a variety of challenges through which they need consistent and dedicated support. In addition to facing the challenges of community reentry, including overcoming the trauma of incarceration, emerging adults also need support working through the challenges of transitioning to adulthood. They must also achieve important milestones like finding meaningful employment and completing higher education in order to help improve their chances of healthy living and prosocial development. Therefore, ARC is looking for an Emerging Adult Workforce and Education Coordinator to support ARC’s Transitional Aged Youth in obtaining meaningful employment and accessing and completing various forms of higher education. The ideal candidate absolutely loves working with young people.

The Coordinator will take full-responsibility for preparing ARC’s Transitional aged youth members for employment and higher education by leading career readiness workshops, providing further résumé and interviewing support, supporting members through various educational applications and programs, identifying resources within and beyond ARC to support this work and developing relationships with employers and programs of higher education to create further opportunity for ARC’s emerging adult community. The ideal candidate for this position has both lived experience and demonstrated experience with youth aged 18-25. This position requires full and thorough knowledge of the specific and unique needs of this population. This position will be supervised by ARC’s Director of Workforce and Education Development.

Recruit, screen, and orient local businesses, non-profits, and social enterprises to serve as employer partners.

Work closely with internal and external partners to recruit, assess, and orient eligible youth for ARC support.

Set the program schedule, including workshops and special events.

Provide individualized education and employment coaching and support for youth. Perform site visits at job placements and work with employer partners to evaluate youth’s performance and provide appropriate feedback and interventions.

Working in collaboration with the Members Services team, provide case management/coaching to youth on barriers affecting their education and employment success.

Actively employ harm reduction strategies with youth and promote behaviors that support self-reflection, program completion and job retention.

Develop and maintain relationships with all community partners associated.

Track program participation hours and stipends.

Track, measure, and report member activities and outcomes during and after the program; participate in ongoing workgroup to analyze data and improve programming.

Enter program data into Neon Database System within 24 hours after interaction with each client.

Represent ARC at community meetings and events.

Make presentations to probation and parole officers, caregivers, and community-based organizations on topics related to education and career development.

Participate in external committees and networks focused on improving educational and career opportunities for underserved youth.

Participate in ARC's efforts to implement cohorts and facilitate group coaching sessions to support youth to achieve education and career goals.

Participate in organization-wide meetings and trainings and other projects/duties as assigned.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.

Bachelor's Degree in related field required; MA in a related field or the equivalent experience preferred;

1-3 years’ experience in job development, employer recruitment, and/or managing relationships with employer partners required;

1-3 years’ experience working directly with emerging adults on workforce development or education;

Must have experience working with formerly incarcerated and other underserved communities, experience with the parole, probation and child welfare system is a plus;

Excellent written and oral communication skills required, experience with group facilitation a plus;

Demonstrated ability to work well independently and as a member of a team, and with a wide variety of stakeholders, including government agencies, educational institutions, and other community-based organizations;

Strong time management, organization, and documentation skills;

Access to a reliable car, insurance, and a clean driving record is required;

Strong commitment to social justice, equity and ending mass incarceration;

Adept with Mac operating systems, Google Suite, and Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel, PowerPoint, and Word);

Ability to work collaboratively and build relationships within a diverse virtual work environment;