LIFT Coach

POSITION: LIFT Coach

REPORTS TO: Program Manager, Coaching

TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT: 16-24 hours/week, full year

WHAT IS LIFT?

Founded in 1998, LIFT is a national nonprofit that empowers families to break the cycle of poverty. We operate program sites in four major cities – Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C. – where we connect hardworking parents and caregivers of young children to the people, tools and resources they need to achieve greater economic security and well-being. We believe that by investing in families during children’s earliest years, we can break the cycle of intergenerational poverty. We are looking for entrepreneurial, results-driven relationship builders who are committed to LIFT’s mission and values. To learn more, visit www.whywelift.org.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The LIFT Coach is responsible for facilitating one-on-one coaching relationships with parents to support them in achieving self-determined career and financial goals. The LIFT Coach engages parents in goal setting and action planning, monitors parents’ progress, and provides accountability and encouragement to parents over time. The LIFT Coach also connects parents to relevant community resources and information, and guides them as they practice new behaviors, actions, and skills necessary to reach goals. Finally, the LIFT Coach will additionally provide support on LIFT other projects, services, and parent recruitment efforts, as needed. Coaches serve a 12-month engagement with LIFT, which includes the academic term field placement as well as a summer internship following the completion of the field placement. Coaches will be compensated $3,400+1 throughout their 12-months with LIFT.

AS A LIFT COACH, YOU WILL:

• Create a positive, welcoming climate for parents and their families.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with parents, partner agency staff members, and the local community.
• Provide high-quality coaching to 10-20 parents to support their achievement of career and financial goals.
• Conduct follow-up research on behalf of parents on topics relevant to their goals.
• Participate actively in daily debriefs with LIFT staff and fellow coaches.
• Support in the recruitment of new parents into the program.
• Support retention of parents in coaching through regular phone calls and emails.
• Provide regular upward feedback to LIFT’s Program Team to improve the design and effectiveness of LIFT’s coaching program.
• Provide short-term resource assistance to parents who are not currently eligible for coaching.
• Maintain accurate files/records and document services to parents in LIFT’s online case management system.
• Maintain confidentiality in all matters regarding the children and families served.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE:

• You collaborate effectively with parents to develop goals and to provide clear feedback about their progress
• You are committed to LIFT’s mission and vision
• You possess strong analytical and problem solving skills
• You possess excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• You demonstrate a strong attention to detail
• You are able to work effectively with community partners
• You are able to work effectively with a diverse population
• You are able to work well independently and are adaptable to changing environments
• You are interested in exploring both macro and micro social work opportunities
• Preferred: You are able to communicate proficiently in Spanish.

1Overall compensation for coaches varies based on the total number of hours and weeks coaches participate in the internship with LIFT in addition to completing their academic field placement.

Don’t think you have everything for this role but are still very interested? Please don’t hesitate to apply. We’d love to hear from you!

LIFT believes that diversity in all dimensions of the organization supports and bolsters the innovative thinking essential to its success and is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants. LIFT’s goal is for our people to reflect the communities in which we live and serve, and to ensure representation of people of color, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities in our organization.