Career Coach

JOB REQUIREMENTS: The Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board is seeking a compassionate, organized, and results-oriented Case Manager / Career Planner to help justice-involved young adults ages 1824 prepare for, secure, and retain employment. This position will provide individualized career planning, case management, and coordinated support under the federal RESTART grant. The ideal candidate builds trust with young adults, uses a strengths-based and trauma-informed approach, and works effectively with employers, training providers, corrections partners, and community organizations. Key responsibilities include: -Recruit, engage, enroll, and retain eligible justice-involved young adults in accordance with RESTART grant requirements. -Complete comprehensive, strengths-based assessments of education, employment history, prior learning, skills, interests, career goals, and barriers to employment. -Develop and regularly update individualized employment and career plans with clear goals, services, timelines, and participant responsibilities. -Provide ongoing case management, career coaching, motivational support, and follow-up services from enrollment through employment retention. -Connect participants to high school completion, postsecondary education, occupational skills training, industry-recognized credentials, pre-apprenticeships, and Registered Apprenticeships. -Coordinate paid work experiences, On-the-Job Training, job shadowing, work-based learning, and placement into unsubsidized employment. -Deliver or coordinate workforce readiness instruction, including rsum development, interviewing, job search, workplace expectations, digital literacy, artificial intelligence literacy, and financial literacy. -Identify barriers and coordinate supportive services and referrals related to transportation, housing, identification, childcare, behavioral health, legal needs, and other stabilization needs. ***** OTHER EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS: -At least one year of experience in case management, career counseling, workforce development, youth services, reentry services, or a closely related field. -At least two years of experience working in a professional, team-oriented office setting. -High school diploma or equivalent and additional college or professional development course work. -Experience supporting young adults or other populations with multiple barriers to education and employment. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: E-Mail a Rsum: swwdb.jobs@swwdb.org Other: To view the job description in its entirety please visit: http://www.swwdb.org/jobs/{target="_blank"} Anyone interested in applying for this position should submit a cover letter and resume no later than October 29, 2026, to swwdb.jobs@swwdb.org.