Job description

POSITION SPECIFICS

Title

Job Coach- Illinois Youth Improvement Program (IYIP)

Department

Community Recreation

Status

Part Time- Seasonal

Office Location

Webbs Norman Center/WPCC

Reports To

WPCC Operations Manager and HR Talent Development Specialist

Grade Level

2020-4 ($16.00 – 23.00)

FLSA Status

Non-exempt

Season & Hours

Seasonal- June - August; up to 30 Hours Per Week;

Position Description

Helps administer the Illinois Youth Improvement Program/Summer Youth Employment Program through coaching employee-participants, facilitating job readiness activities, and ensuring compliance with program grant reporting.

ROCKFORD PARK DISTRICT VISION, MISSION AND LEADERSHIP BY VALUES

Agency Vision

To be the best urban parks and recreation system in North America, as measured by national standards and the citizens we serve.

Agency Mission

The Rockford Park District is in business to “help people enjoy life” by providing a quality park and recreation system.

Vision & Planning System

The District aligns itself and all its resources to achieve its purpose, vision, mission, and priorities. This successfully drives the strategic plan, operational plans, and performance goals.

Policy Management & Operations System

Every team member serves as an active contributor in the development of the team's operational plan; develops job strategies and plans that support the team's operational goals; identifies timetables for completion; plans daily work activities in an organized manner ensuring effective utilization of time and resources in the completion of job tasks.

Leadership by Values System

Leadership by Values can only be achieved if all team members believe in and live by these shared values: accountability, integrity, passion, agility, relationship oriented, results driven, service oriented, respectful, and innovative. While all team members share these essential values, our culture is enriched by and welcomes the diverse supporting values of its team members.

RELATIONSHIPS TO RESULTS CULTURE

Definition

Sustained by long-term, positive, exceptional relationships with stakeholders and team members as our hallmark of success.

ONE TEAM, ONE GOAL COMMITMENT

Definition

To work together to achieve the mission, vision, and shared values of the Rockford Park District.

Connectedness

Departments are truly interconnected to support the mission and vision of the Rockford Park District.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS include the following. Other duties may be assigned

Operational Excellence

• Engage IYIP participants in job readiness and skill development activities
• Maintains and updates participants' individualized cases plans
• Assess, work with, and coach participants in Illinois Essential Employability Skills
• Regularly monitors participants' skill development and progress.
• Reviews and prepares employee correspondence and other related documentation.

Compliance

• Assists with maintaining and updating participants' individualized cases plans and assessments to include, but not limited to Illinois Essential Employability Skills, Case Life Skills Assessment, and Worksite Professional Skills Assessment
• Assists with maintaining Illinois WorkNet system for all participants
• Works with Supervisors to ensure accurate timesheets of participants
• Assist with providing supportive services to program participants
• As requested, creates documents, reports, etc., using Microsoft Word, Excel, and Illinois WorkNet to assist information flow within the program
• Maintains a working knowledge of Rockford Park District personnel policies and protocols.
• Maintains a working knowledge of Rockford Park District safety procedures. Attend safety training programs and educational in-service trainings as required.

Professional Relations

• Assists in engaging and enrolling at-risk youth into C-SYEP program
• Maintain good working relationships with internal and external customers.
• Conducts regular check ins and workplace visits with program participants
• Conducts regular check ins with workplace supervisors
• Assist customers and program participants as needed.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

High School diploma and 1-3 years of relevant job experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND 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:

• Proficiency in or knowledge of using a variety of computer software applications, especially Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and Outlook.
• Knowledge of office administration procedures.
• High level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations and documentation.
• Attention to detail in composing, typing and proofing materials; establishing priorities; and meeting deadlines.
• General knowledge of recruiting, hiring and onboarding a diverse workforce, to include at-risk youth
• Excellent spelling, grammar and, oral and written communication skills.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

Sedentary work: exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria as described above are met.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

Works in normal office environment.

ROCKFORD PARK DISTRICT VISION, MISSION AND LEADERSHIP BY VALUES
Agency Vision
To be the best urban parks and recreation system in North America, as measured by national standards and the citizens we serve.
Agency Mission
The Rockford Park District is in business to “help people enjoy life” by providing a quality park and recreation system.
Vision & Planning System
The District aligns itself and all its resources to achieve its purpose, vision, mission, and priorities. This successfully drives the strategic plan, operational plans, and performance goals.
Policy Management & Operations System
Every team member serves as an active contributor in the development of the team's operational plan; develops job strategies and plans that support the team's operational goals; identifies timetables for completion; plans daily work activities in an organized manner ensuring effective utilization of time and resources in the completion of job tasks.
Leadership by Values System
Leadership by Values can only be achieved if all team members believe in and live by these shared values: accountability, integrity, passion, agility, relationship oriented, results driven, service oriented, respectful, and innovative. While all team members share these essential values, our culture is enriched by and welcomes the diverse supporting values of its team members.

RELATIONSHIPS TO RESULTS CULTURE
Definition
Sustained by long-term, positive, exceptional relationships with stakeholders and team members as our hallmark of success.

ONE TEAM, ONE GOAL COMMITMENT
Definition
To work together to achieve the mission, vision, and shared values of the Rockford Park District.
Connectedness
Departments are truly interconnected to support the mission and vision of the Rockford Park District.

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