Calling and Career Ministry Coach Job at Emerald Youth Foundation, Knoxville, TN

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  • Emerald Youth Foundation
  • Knoxville, TN

Job Description

Job Opportunity at Emerald Youth Foundation

Join a team that is passionately committed to a vision for Knoxville's youth that ensures every child in every neighborhood has the opportunity for a full life. Supporting this vision, Emerald Youth Foundation, a Christian organization, is engaging 3,000 youth and their families with faith, learning, and health related programs and initiatives. Emerald Charter Schools, a K-8 Knox County public school, was launched by Emerald Youth and remains a partner organization.

Benefits:

  • Medical, Dental, Life, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability insurance paid 100% for employee.
  • Voluntary benefits available for family members
  • Paid Vacation
  • Paid Holidays

Ideal Start Date: May 12, 2025

Essential Duties:

  • Actively identify and recruit 8th 12th grade students in assigned area to utilize Calling and Career services. Network, develop, and maintain relationships with partner schools, churches, and youth-serving organizations as well as JustLead and EY Sports staff to help in recruitment efforts.
  • Engage parents to support their children who participate in Calling and Career services and as their children transition into post-secondary education.
  • Obtain and maintain certification to implement Calling and Career assessments and discuss results with student and family.
  • Help counsel students to determine the best post-secondary path that aligns with their calling, interests, and abilities.
  • Serve as a life coach to 10+ students starting in their senior year through their first two years of post-secondary helping them connect to faith, learning, and health activities.
  • Recruit and train 15+ volunteer Mentors and match Mentors with students transitioning into post-secondary experiences. Monitor and manage the relationships providing guidance to the Mentors as they help ensure the students are connecting to faith, learning, and health activities. Ensure Mentors visit students on campus and/or stay in regular contact with student. Visit students on campus when mentor not available.
  • Maintain contact with and support students who do not choose to be paired with a Mentor.
  • Liaison with college and university personnel to help solve student needs directly related to the post-secondary institution and as directed by Calling and Career Ministry Director.
  • Help track data, review, and report measurements and achieved outcomes related to the Calling and Career Ministry.
  • Stay knowledgeable of safety protocols, ensure all team members comply with organizational safety standards, including but not limited to behavior and discipline, child ratios, transportation, CPR, and first aid as applies.
  • Maintain program budget.
  • Deliver effective and timely communication.
  • Manage additional projects and tasks as assigned and participate with any assigned groups or committees.
  • Oversee crisis situations and communicate with student and/or family as needed, providing support and guidance.
  • Coordinate with supervisor in case of such an event.
  • Help transition students into alumni programs, such as volunteers, AmeriCorps, and staffing positions.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Dedicated Christian with clear knowledge of the Gospel and a passion for the mission of Emerald Youth Foundation; connected to a church community; possesses a strong reputation for honesty, integrity, and high moral standards.
  • Education, counseling or related bachelor's degree.
  • Ideally 3-5 years' experience in counseling or youth programs coordination.
  • Must obtain certification in designated Calling & Career assessment.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Able to supervise and motivate team.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office software.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Willingness to work extended hours.
  • Ability to work efficiently in a collaborative setting.

Comprehensive engagement = target youth engaged in faith, learning, and health activities.

It is the policy of Emerald Youth Foundation (EYF) to provide employment opportunities to all people without regard to race, color, sex, age, or national origin. Section 702 of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 provides that the religious discrimination law will not apply to a religious corporation, association, educational institution or society with respect to the employment of individuals of a particular religion to perform work.

Emerald Youth Foundation

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