Life Coach

Life Coaches will provide young people and adults ages 14-30, who have been impacted by the justice system, with life coaching and mentorship. Life Coach candidates should have a deep understanding and commitment to working with this population of young people, have sustainably transformed their lives, are from similar backgrounds, have the ability to break through to youth and young adults, and form powerful, transformative, personal relationships. With the development of trust over time, life coaches equip mentees with new tools to manage their emotions and behavior and support to navigate the justice system. 

Benefits:

• Full Time, Hourly, Non-exempt 
• Compensation: $29/hour
• Paid BACR Holidays
• Medical, employee assistance program, dental, vision, wellness program, life insurance, flexible spending account, transit and parking flexible spending accounts for commuting expenses, 403b.
• Cell phone stipend will be provided 

Minimum Requirements:

• Demonstrated lived experience relevant to the needs and circumstances of the clients to be served; preference given to individuals with lived experience within the criminal legal system 
• Must hold a transformative justice framework: a belief that justice involvement is a public health issue that impacts individuals, relationships, communities, and society at large 
• Ability to engage, build relationships, and demonstrate empathy with clients and families
• Demonstrated experience, either paid or unpaid, working with justice system-involved youth
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and follow through skills with the ability to coordinate multiple tasks and responsibilities 
• Self-motivated with the ability to be resourceful, efficient and flexible 
• Capacity to work both independently and collaboratively with staff members across multiple programs and sites
• Ability to work under pressure and proven experience remaining composed during crisis situations
• Ability to work a flexible schedule that includes nights and weekends, and as-needed, in response to emerging events and crises

Responsibilities:

• Provide Life Coaching and system navigation services to up to 80 clients. 
• Build authentic, long-term mentorship relationships with system-involved youth and young adults with the goal of supporting individuals to develop, and then stick to, their own individual plans for change.
• Engage client’s family in life coaching; conduct family visits to learn more about the youth’s family and help them engage in bringing about behavioral change. 
• Mentor, motivate, inspire, and empower clients by establishing trusting relationships.
• Monitor and track referrals provided to mentees. 
• Partner with case managers in developing reentry plans and post release plans. 
• Partner with case managers and clients to identify service needs. 
• Partner with case managers and clients to create a stabilization plan that addresses their needs.
• Partner with career coaches and other employment partners to place and retain youth in the workforce system. 
• Life Coaches will accompany clients to service appointments to ensure enrollment.
• Assist clients with system navigation community resource systems through appointment accompaniment, transportation assistance, and coaching. 
• Coordinate and supervise field trips that provide clients with new perspectives, experiences and leadership opportunities (i.e. hiking, conferences, workouts, community events, performances, college tours, and other excursions). 
• Co-plan and facilitate weekly group coaching sessions. 
• Take part in ongoing professional development, including initial life coaching training, seminars, conferences, etc. 
• Maintain accurate and detailed records of all client interactions in database system.

About Us

Bay Area Community Resources (BACR) promotes the healthy development of individuals, families and communities through direct services, volunteerism, and partnerships in the San Francisco Bay Area.

We have deep respect for the communities we serve throughout the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, the dedicated staff who show up for those in need, and the opportunity we have been given through this work to promote resilience in tens of thousands of individuals every year.

BACR Best Practices 

1. We persevere, are dependable and act with integrity 

2. We recognize the needs and strengths of customers and support their development 

3. We are continuous learners - stretching, growing and innovating 

4. We build healthy relationships and are guided by a caring heart 

5. Our services are based on proven models and methods 

6. We work within communities and build alliances to meet community needs 

7. We focus on results 

8. We are humble, hopeful and have a sense of humor 

Philosophy 

Young people can do anything with the appropriate amount of training and support! 

Core Values 

• We utilize our life experiences to positively affect the community 
• We are dedicated; we understand that working for the community is a lifestyle, not a job
• We ensure youth voice, youth influence and youth leadership is integrated in all of the work we do

BACR is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support, and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment w/o regard to perceived age, marital or familial status, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, physical or mental disability including AIDS or AIDS-Related Complex or military status.

Visit our website at www.bacr.org.

Above is the pay range for this position that we reasonably expect to pay. Individual compensation is based on various factors including experience/education, skillset, and geographic location.

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