Work Readiness Coordinator Position Available In Chittenden, Vermont
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Job Description
This job was posted by https://www.vermontjoblink.com : For moreinformation, please see: https://www.vermontjoblink.com/jobs/1274068Job DescriptionVCWL seeks a Work Readiness Coordinator to work 10-15 hours per week.
Applicants should email a resume and cover letter to before July 25, 2025.The WRC should have the following Personal Qualities
- Positive rapport with all types of people (cultural competency
- Ability to uplift and encourage people who are struggling
- High levels of emotional intelligence, empathy, and compassion
- Non-judgmental
- Willing and able to go the extra mile to help others
- Lead by example, encourage leadership qualities in others
- Good collaborator and problem-solver
- Calm under duress, able to diffuse tense situations
- Resourceful
- Ability to work independentlyRelevant Experiences include
- Working with people who are unhoused, living with mental illness or physical disabilities, in recovery from addictions, or other challenging situations
- Personal life experience with homelessness, mental illness, incarceration, or addiction
- Teaching or counseling adults
- Social work or case management
- Training in Trauma Informed Care or Motivational Interviewing
- Creating something from nothing
- Project creation
- Grant writingThe WRC will recruit participants and engage them in a work-studyprogram at the King Street Laundry two half days a week.
The work islaundry for paying customers and the study is leading educationalactivities for participants to acquire employability skills. The WRCwill customize education based on the needs of each of the participantswith the goal of employment. Activities could include soft skills likecommunication and problem solving, as well as resume writing, jobsearching, computer skills, and interviewing techniques. The WRC willmake sure that participants needs for appropriate clothing and footwearfor work are met. Other supportive activities could include food, buspasses, assistance with housing applications, etc.
Participants may be referred to VCWL at KSL by various partner agenciesand/or the WRC can recruit from the free laundry event for unhousedpeople on Wednesdays. The WRC may also give presentations in prison orpresent or table at public events. The WRC may assist in fundraising andgrant-writing.
This is an evolving program. The WRC will work with supervisors (Andrew& Hannah Christiansen) to create a program that is effective in helpingpeople find and keep jobs.
