Workforce Development Life Skills Coach

Create a positive, supportive, and inclusive environment where every individual is valued and empowered to achieve their personal goals.

Collaborate with team members, families, and community partners to ensure high-quality, person-centered services.

If you are passionate about supporting others, encouraging healthy living, and making a meaningful impact in your community, we invite you to join our team as a Life Skills Coach and help individuals reach their fullest potential.

Job Summary

• Provides skill-building opportunities through instruction-based curriculum in a classroom setting.
• Community-based volunteer opportunities that ensure skill-building clients access and develop relationships within the community.
• Provides supervision, training and the oversight of clients' objectives, behavior plans, and interventions.
• Follows procedures for ensuring safety in the community.
• Provides transportation to clients during hours of operation.
• Support will be provided regarding personal care as needed.

Essential

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with developing, implementing, and documenting client service plan goals, objectives, interventions, and behavior plans.
• Assist with developing and implementing skill building and community-based activities.
• Ensure skill building opportunities that promote community inclusion, independence and productivity.
• Provide coverage as requested with morning attendance, lunch time, bus monitoring, and restroom assistance.
• Intervene with clients displaying inappropriate behaviors and when required use approved physical intervention techniques.
• Assume responsibility for the health and safety of individuals served. Follow procedures to ensure safety within MRC facilities and the community.
• Provide transportation to clients during operational hours as required.
• Follow established procedures for filling out daily billable sheets and maintain accurate records of hours and production for each team member assigned.
• Communicate effectively and respectfully with clients and staff in the provision of services.
• Attend regular and special staff meetings upon request.
• Complete incident and accident reports in a timely fashion and in accordance with agency policy.
• Assure the rights of clients served are protected in accordance with Michigan Mental Health code and agency policy.
• Actively support and be knowledgeable about 1) culturally competent, recovery-based practices, 2) person-centered planning as a shared decision-making process with the individual who defines his or her own life goals and is assisted in developing a unique path toward those goals and 3) a trauma informed culture to aid clients in their recovery process.
• Assess team member strengths and barriers and communicate these to program coordinators.
• If assigned to medication administration, administer medications in accordance with agency guidelines.
• Completes other miscellaneous duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Problem solving skills and judgment sufficient to recognize and initiate appropriate response to emergency and non-emergency situations independently.
• Written communication skills sufficient to write on team member goals and objectives.
• Sufficient reading skills to read consumer schedules and goals.
• Human relation skills sufficient to interact effectively with a wide range of people.
• Lived experiences with behavioral health are desired.
• Ability to work unsupervised.
• Experience in tending to the personal care needs of individuals preferred.
• Criminal records, driving and recipient rights screening required.
• Valid Michigan driver's license, good driving record and the availability of licensed, insured vehicle for use on the job required.
• Appropriate licensure and insurability to drive transit vans for transporting clients.

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience or exposure coordinating activities in a group setting required.
• Education and/or experience working with individuals (clients) with disabilities and/or mental illness preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to squat, reach, lift, push, pull, bend, stoop and knee.
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time.
• Physical ability to provide assistance to clients served with lifting and transferring, personal care, and physical intervention when necessary.
• Exerting up to 15 pounds frequently and 25 pounds of force occasionally. May occasionally require lifting up to 35 pounds.

Work Conditions

• May be exposed to bloodborne pathogens, infectious diseases, and parasites.

At MRC, we value diversity and are committed to fostering a workplace where all employees feel respected, supported, and empowered. Individuals are recruited, hired, and promoted based solely on relevant job-related criteria and without regard to age, color, race, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or related conditions, marital or familial status, disability, genetic information, veteran or military status, immigration or citizenship status (as permitted by law), caste, or any other status protected by applicable law. MRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

We welcome applicants from every background. Veterans and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Requests for accommodation in the application process are welcomed and can be directed to Human Resources.