Youth Job Coach – Career & Transition Services | Full-Time

Organization: RISE Services
Pay: $21.00 per hour
Status: Full-Time | Benefits Eligible
Schedule: Flexible schedule with significant afternoon, evening & weekend availability
Work Setting: Schools, workplaces & community-based settings
Travel: Regular local travel required
Mileage: Reimbursement for approved work-related travel

Help Young People Prepare for Careers and Life After High School

RISE Services is seeking a compassionate, dependable, and engaging Youth Job Coach to help students with disabilities explore careers, develop workplace skills, gain real-world experience, and prepare for employment and life after high school.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working with teenagers and young adults and wants to help students become more confident, independent, and prepared for their futures.

Depending on the students you support, you may spend your day helping someone create their first resume, practice for a job interview, explore career options, learn workplace expectations, visit a local employer, participate in a work experience, or develop skills needed for greater independence.

A bachelor's degree is not required.

Previous Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) experience is not required. Training is provided.

What You'll Help Students Accomplish

Youth Job Coaches work individually and in small groups with students, generally ages 14–21, who have disabilities, IEPs, Section 504 Plans, or other qualifying support needs.

You will help students:

• Explore careers that match their interests, strengths, and abilities.

• Learn how to search and apply for jobs.

• Create resumes and complete employment applications.

• Practice interviewing and communicating with employers.

• Develop teamwork, communication, punctuality, and problem-solving skills.

• Understand workplace expectations and professional behavior.

• Build confidence, independence, and self-advocacy skills.

• Explore college, vocational training, apprenticeships, and other postsecondary options.

• Participate in workplace tours, informational interviews, job shadowing, and approved work experiences.

• Prepare for successful work-based learning experiences.

• Obtain work permits and complete other employment-related steps when needed.

• Develop practical skills that support successful transitions into adulthood.

What You'll Do

Career & Employment Preparation

• Provide engaging, individualized career-readiness and employment activities.

• Help students identify strengths, interests, preferences, abilities, and employment goals.

• Teach practical job-search and employment-readiness skills.

• Assist with resumes, applications, and interview preparation.

• Conduct mock interviews and other career-development activities.

• Help students understand different careers and pathways to employment.

• Teach workplace communication, professional behavior, and problem-solving.

Work-Based Learning & Community Activities

• Help students prepare for work-based learning experiences.

• Support students during approved workplace and community experiences.

• Coordinate activities with employers and community partners.

• Help students understand employer expectations and workplace culture.

• Provide coaching and support that promotes increasing independence.

• Participate in career exploration activities, workplace tours, and other community-based learning opportunities.

Individualized Student Support

• Adapt instruction and activities to each student's abilities, communication style, interests, and support needs.

• Build positive and professional relationships with teenagers and young adults.

• Help students identify and overcome barriers to employment.

• Encourage self-advocacy, confidence, and independent decision-making.

• Teach practical skills in ways that are engaging and relevant to each student.

Communication & Documentation

• Communicate professionally with students, families, schools, employers, vocational rehabilitation counselors, and other team members.

• Coordinate services around school schedules and student availability.

• Complete progress notes and required service documentation accurately and on time.

• Maintain appropriate participant records.

• Complete timesheets and required reports.

• Participate in meetings, training, supervision, and quality-assurance activities.

• Follow confidentiality requirements, organizational policies, and applicable vocational rehabilitation program requirements.

Schedule – Please Read Before Applying

This is a full-time position, but it is not a traditional Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. schedule.

Because most students attend school during the day, candidates must have meaningful and dependable availability during:

• Afternoons

• Evenings

• Weekends

• School breaks and holidays

Daytime hours may also be scheduled for:

• School meetings

• Employer outreach

• Program coordination

• Documentation

• Training

• Team meetings

• Career-development activities

• Other approved responsibilities

The exact weekly schedule will vary based on student availability, authorized services, work experiences, school calendars, and program needs.

Applicants must be able to maintain a dependable and reasonably flexible schedule.

Qualifications

Required

• Experience working with teenagers, young adults, individuals with disabilities, or other populations requiring support.

• Ability to engage, motivate, teach, and build positive relationships with young people.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Good organization and time-management skills.

• Ability to work independently in schools, workplaces, and community settings.

• Ability to complete electronic documentation accurately and on time.

• Significant availability during afternoons, evenings, and weekends.

• Valid driver's license.

• Reliable personal transportation.

• Ability and willingness to travel throughout the assigned service area.

• Acceptable driving record and required automobile insurance.

• Basic computer skills, including email and electronic documentation systems.

• Ability to satisfy applicable background-screening and employment requirements.

A bachelor's degree is not required.

Previous Pre-ETS experience is not required.

Your Experience May Be a Great Fit

We welcome applicants from a variety of professional backgrounds.

Relevant experience may include:

• Teaching or education

• Paraprofessional or instructional assistant experience

• Special education

• Tutoring

• Youth mentoring

• After-school programs

• Recreation programs

• Job coaching

• Direct support

• Behavioral support

• Human services

• Workforce development

• Career services

• Case management

• Community-based services

• Coaching or youth athletics

• Other experience working directly with teenagers or young adults

If you are good at connecting with young people, teaching practical skills, encouraging independence, and helping someone recognize their potential, we encourage you to apply.

Preferred Experience

Experience in any of the following is helpful, but not required:

• Job coaching or employment services

• Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS)

• Teaching, tutoring, mentoring, or youth programming

• Special education or behavioral support

• Career counseling or workforce development

• Human services, social work, psychology, or rehabilitation

• Working with students who have IEPs or Section 504 Plans

• Transition services

• Work-based learning

• Coordinating employer partnerships or workplace experiences

• Virginia DARS or Maryland DORS services

Who Will Succeed in This Position?

This position may be a great fit if you are:

• Patient, encouraging, creative, and dependable.

• Comfortable working with teenagers and young adults.

• Able to make career-development activities practical and engaging.

• Comfortable meeting students in schools, workplaces, and throughout the community.

• Able to connect with young people while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.

• Professional when communicating with families, schools, counselors, and employers.

• Resourceful when plans or schedules change.

• Able to manage a flexible schedule independently.

• Organized and committed to completing documentation on time.

• Comfortable working afternoons, evenings, and weekends.

• Passionate about helping young people become more confident and independent.

Why Join RISE Services?

As a Youth Job Coach, you will have the opportunity to help young people develop skills and experiences that can influence what happens after high school and into adulthood.

RISE Services offers:

• Full-time employment

• Benefits eligibility

• Mileage reimbursement for approved work-related travel

• Paid training

• Professional development opportunities

• Experience in youth transition, disability services, workforce development, and career coaching

• Opportunities to work directly with schools, employers, families, and community partners

• Meaningful work with visible outcomes

• Opportunities for professional growth as programs expand

Full-Time Benefits

Eligible full-time employees may receive:

• Medical insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Paid time off

• Holiday accrual

• Short-term disability insurance

• Life insurance

• Long-term care option

• Employee Assistance Program

• Employee Tenure Bonus Program

• Mileage reimbursement for approved work-related travel

• Paid training and professional development

Benefit eligibility requirements apply.

Important Work-Setting Information

This is a community-based position, not a remote or traditional office-based role.

Youth Job Coaches may provide services at:

• Schools

• Employer worksites

• Community locations

• Career and hiring events

• Work-based learning sites

• Other approved locations

Regular local travel is an essential part of the position.

Applicants must have reliable transportation and be comfortable traveling between locations throughout the workweek.

About RISE Services

RISE Services helps individuals with disabilities prepare for, obtain, and maintain competitive employment.

Our person-centered services are designed to help people build skills, increase independence, access opportunities, and achieve meaningful employment and community outcomes.

Our youth career and transition services help students begin developing those skills before they leave high school, giving them opportunities to explore careers, gain real-world experience, and prepare for successful transitions into employment and adulthood.

Services may be provided through state vocational rehabilitation programs, including the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) and/or the Maryland Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS).

Equal Opportunity Employer

RISE Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, hire, train, compensate, and promote employees without regard to any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Apply Today

If you enjoy working with teenagers and young adults and want to help students build confidence, develop real-world skills, and prepare for successful careers, we encourage you to apply for the Youth Job Coach – Career & Transition Services position with RISE Services.

$21.00 per hour | Full-Time | Benefits Eligible | Mileage Reimbursement | Paid Training

No bachelor's degree required. No previous Pre-ETS experience required.