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The Work Readiness Instructor is responsible for preparing participants for employment, career advancement, and long-term economic mobility through engaging instruction, individualized employment support, job search activities, and direct connections to employment opportunities.\nWorking primarily with families, the Work Readiness Instructor delivers high-quality employment preparation services that build the practical skills, confidence, and competencies participants need to successfully obtain, retain, and advance in employment. This includes facilitating work readiness and life skills instruction, coordinating independent job search activities, supporting hiring events, reviewing employment plans, and helping participants translate their career goals into measurable action.\nThe Work Readiness Instructor works closely with participants, Navigators, DHS Workforce Development Specialists, the Job Developer, employers, and other program partners to connect participants with quality, long-term, unsubsidized employment opportunities. The role extends beyond initial job placement, with an emphasis on employment retention, career progression, wage growth, and continued advancement throughout the participant's Career MAP journey.\nWhat You'll Do\nWork Readiness Instruction & Curriculum Development\nDevelop, maintain, and continuously improve life skills, work readiness, job search, and employment retention curriculum in collaboration with program staff and leadership.\n\nPlan and prepare instructional materials for classes and workshops using workbooks, handouts, presentations, digital resources, labor market information, and other relevant training materials.\n\nFacilitate engaging work readiness, life skills, job preparation, and employment-focused workshops using a variety of instructional methods designed to meet diverse learning styles and participant needs.\n\nCreate stimulating, participant-centered learning environments that promote active participation, practical skill development, accountability, and continued motivation throughout the employment preparation process.\n\nProvide participants with assignments and hands-on activities that reinforce employment readiness competencies and allow participants to apply skills through a learn-by-doing approach.\n\nTrack participant performance and progress through required tools, including Positions of Interest, Critical Competencies Forms, assignments, assessments, and other program-established measures.\n\nAdjust instructional strategies and training content based on participant performance, employer expectations, program outcomes, and identified skill gaps.\n\nCareer Coaching & Employment Preparation\nReview participant service plans and employment goals to ensure work readiness activities and employment services align with each participant’s individualized career objectives.\n\nCoach participants through the employment preparation process, helping them develop the skills, confidence, professional behaviors, and strategies necessary to obtain and retain employment.\n\nAssist participants with identifying Positions of Interest and evaluating employment opportunities based on their skills, experience, career interests, advancement potential, and financial goals.\n\nCoordinate and supervise independent job search activities, providing structure, coaching, troubleshooting, and accountability throughout the job search process.\n\nProvide individualized employment support to participants who require additional assistance overcoming barriers to employment or demonstrating critical workplace competencies.\n\nStress urgency, accountability, and personal ownership while guiding participants through a learn-by-doing approach to career planning, job search, and employment advancement.\n\nDevelop trusted working relationships with assigned participants and provide supportive, respectful coaching that recognizes each participant’s unique circumstances, strengths, goals, and barriers.\n\nJob Placement & Employer Engagement\nAchieve established monthly job placement goals by working collaboratively with participants, Navigators, DHS Workforce Development Specialists, Job Developer, employers, and other program partners.\n\nConnect employment-ready participants to quality, long-term, unsubsidized employment opportunities aligned with their skills, interests, career goals, and advancement potential.\n\nDesign and implement recruitment and employment engagement strategies, including hiring fairs, employer information sessions, on-site employer visits, recruitment events, and other direct connection opportunities.\n\nCollaborate with employers and workforce partners to understand hiring needs, qualifications, workplace expectations, and advancement opportunities and translate that information into effective participant preparation.\n\nPrepare participants for employer interactions and recruitment opportunities, reinforcing professional communication, follow-through, workplace expectations, and appropriate job search behaviors.\n\nMaintain close communication with program team members regarding participant readiness, employment opportunities, interviews, hiring decisions, and identified barriers that could impact successful placement.\n\nEmployment Retention & Career Advancement\nDevelop and maintain trusted working relationships with assigned participants and monitor employment progress through the participant’s fifth year of employment, as required by the Career MAP program model.\n\nCapture, verify, and maintain accurate employment information, including job placement, employer information, wages, hours, retention, promotions, salary increases, and other employment milestones.\n\nProvide ongoing coaching following job placement to support successful workplace adjustment, employment retention, professional development, and career progression.\n\nWork proactively with employed participants to identify opportunities for job promotions, wage increases, additional responsibilities, professional development, and advancement to higher-quality employment.\n\nMonitor employment outcomes and partner with participants and program staff to address challenges that could negatively impact job retention or advancement.\n\nRe-engage participants in employment planning and job search activities when employment ends or when a participant’s current position no longer supports their long-term career and financial goals.\n\nBenefits Cliff & Financial Mobility Support\nProvide subject matter expertise regarding supportive resources and benefits that may affect participants as their employment and income increase.\n\nEducate participants on resources and considerations including the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Child Tax Credit (CTC), TANF earned income disregards, and other benefits cliff support resources relevant to employment and financial mobility.\n\nHelp participants understand the relationship between employment earnings, wage growth, public benefits, and long-term financial independence in coordination with appropriate program staff and partners.\n\nIdentify supportive service needs that may affect a participant’s ability to obtain or retain employment and coordinate with Navigators, the Community Resource Specialist, DHS, and other partners to connect participants with appropriate resources.\n\nSupport participants in making informed employment decisions that consider immediate household needs while maintaining focus on long-term career progression and economic mobility.\n\nParticipant Engagement & Progress Monitoring\nMaintain consistent and meaningful engagement with assigned participants throughout work readiness, job search, placement, retention, and career advancement activities.\n\nMonitor participant progress against employment goals, required competencies, job search activities, placement objectives, and post-employment milestones.\n\nIdentify participants who are not progressing toward established employment goals and coordinate with the participant and appropriate program staff to develop strategies for re-engagement and continued progress.\n\nReinforce participant accountability while providing coaching, encouragement, and practical assistance to address challenges that may interfere with employment progress.\n\nCollaborate with Navigators and other members of the participant’s service team to ensure employment activities support the participant’s broader Mobility Action Plan and family goals.\n\nData Management & Compliance\nMaintain timely, accurate, and comprehensive documentation within the Electronic Case Management (ECM) system for work readiness activities, participation, employment services, placements, retention, advancement, and participant progress.\n\nDocument participant activities, participation, compliance, job search efforts, employment progress, and other required program milestones in accordance with program standards.\n\nDiligently verify and report participant employment and milestone achievements 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