Community Solutions Inc. (CSI) is a nonprofit organization that promotes the responsible citizenship, accountability, and well-being of individuals and families involved, or at risk of involvement, in the child welfare, juvenile justice, or criminal justice system. Since CSIs founding in 1962, it has been a pioneer in the community-based service. We have been delivering supervision, treatment, and comprehensive individualized services to help clients interact more effectively in their communities and become productive citizens. Using this plan, we opened the first state-contracted halfway house in New England which has grown to a continuum of approximately 60 programs and services in 11 states. For more than 60 years, CSI has built upon its successful foundation and expanded to serve thousands of adults, youth, and families each year.

CSI understands clients and staff have been impacted by trauma. CSI is becoming a trauma-informed organization by hiring individuals with existing experience in trauma-informed practices as well as supporting ongoing staff development with trauma-informed practices. This will include learning to recognize symptoms of trauma and how to respond, through training starting at orientation and throughout their career at CSI. CSI is committed to systematically evaluating the integration of the trauma-informed values of safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration, and empowerment at all levels of the organization's policies, procedures, and structures to guard against the possibility of re-traumatization. To learn more about Community Solutions, visit our website at:

Program Overview

Community Solutions, Inc is seeking a dynamic and compassionate Life Coach to join our team. As a Life Coach, you will work with adolescents ages 12-17 to help them set and achieve personal goals. You will provide in-home and community-based service in programs targeted to helping at-risk emerging adults to improve their behaviors and increase their success of becoming independent individuals with an effective social network. Responsibilities include conducting coaching sessions, creating personalized action plans, and providing motivation and support to clients.

Position Overview

• Engage young adults with skills training activities twice a week. Skills training areas are directly related to the goals of the client's treatment plan, and may include behavior management skills, communication skills, coping skills, problem solving, educational, or vocational skills.
• Engage clients in recreational activities each week.
• Conduct role plays and practice new skills with clients.
• Deliver incentives to reinforce clients for positive behavior and new skills learned
• Follow modules from the Coach binders developed by the MST-EA Consultant
• Focus and build on clients' positive attributes
• Engage the social network in supporting clients
• Follow directives by the MST-EA Therapist and Supervisor
• Provide documentation of each visit with clients
• Provide weekly oral and/or written reports to the MST-EA Supervisor on activities completed with clients
• Participate in supervision with the MST-EA Supervisor
• Attend all required trainings per agency and model requirements
• Provide transport to clients as needed.
• Participate in all meetings as required by the MST-EA program and agency

Schedule: Part Time

Wage Range: $17.00 - $22.96 hourly

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Successfully working or in college required.
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills desired.
• Experience working with the population preferred.
• Must have a valid driver's license and be able to provide transportation.

Additional Benefits

• Sick time (7 days accrual basis), floating holiday time (4 days/year).
• Medical and Dental plans.
• Voluntary plan options for: Vision, FSA, voluntary STD, Accident, Hospital, Life insurance and AD&D.
• 401(k) Retirement savings plan with automatic enrollment and a company match of 100% up to 4% of your contribution.
• Ongoing training.

CSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/Disability/Vet. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.