Financial and Career Coach

SUMMARY
The Financial and Career Coach delivers financial and career coaching to program participants in a oneon-one setting with a focus on individuals currently benefiting from other Center for Transforming Lives (CTL) programs. Collaborating closely with participants the Financial and Career Coach supports participants financial goals (increasing income increasing savings decreasing debt and improving credit) offering encouragement accountability and maintaining continuous contact for outcomes tracking. Additionally the Financial and Career Coach establishes and nurtures relationships with community partners. The role also includes responsibility for either recruiting training and supervising volunteers to provide trauma-informed financial and career coaching or hosting financial literacy workshops.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Manages a caseload of 35-50 Financial and Career Coaching participants delivering trauma-informed and strengths-based coaching guiding goal setting for each individual through in-person or virtual coaching sessions.
Conducts intake and follow-up assessments and refers participants to other CTL programs based on participants needs.
Maintains accurate and up to date participant records and program delivery information within the internal case management database at all times.
Plans markets and leads monthly financial literacy and career development workshops
Researches and establishes partnerships with new resources for the benefit of CTL participants.
Represents CTL at community meetings fairs and groups to ensure knowledge is gathered about other providers and to disseminate knowledge about CTL Economic Mobility Services.
Ensures collaborative communication with the Economic Mobility Services Sr. Manager to ensure adequate operational knowledge across the department.
Recruits trains and supervises volunteers as required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Bachelor of Social Work other human service-related fields or a business degree preferred.
Experience in the Financial Coaching Model a strengths-based results-oriented approach to improving individuals financial outcomes.
Current Financial and Career Coaching Certification or willingness to attain within the first six months of employment.
Familiarity with budgeting banking services credit and debt management asset building taxes creating a resume and cover letter interviewing skills benefits enrollment and job retention.
Experience generating and cultivating strong relationships with community partners.

Center for Transforming Lives partners with single mothers and their children so they can thrive. Founded in 1907 Center for Transforming Lives is one of Tarrant Countys biggest family safety nets working to disrupt cycles of poverty and homelessness among the most vulnerable in our community. The non-profit meets the needs of 3000 women and children annually through a comprehensive and evidence-based two-generation and trauma-informed model. Thanks to housing support early childhood education economic mobility services and counseling services that work across generations parents and children establish security and well-being as a family. Led by CEO Carol Klocek since 2009 the $20 million non-profit opened its new Riverside Campus headquarters in May.

Center for Transforming Lives is the only homeless services provider in Tarrant County and one of seven early childhood education centers to achieve National Accreditation recognized for the highest standards of care in the nation.