Holistic Trauma-Informed Life Coach Job at Collective Chicago, Chicago, IL

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  • Collective Chicago
  • Chicago, IL

Job Description

Terms: Part-Time, 10-25 hrs/week - Contract

Rate: $25-$28/hr

Other Perks:

  • Flexible hybrid work environment (ideal at least one partial day in person)
  • WeWork membership
  • Gym and therapy included

As community builders, dignity is central to how we approach everything. We are looking for a multifaceted Life Coach who can inspire, guide, listen to, and learn from seven young men living at Collective Chicago. We need leaders who can care for themselves, have proximity to hardship, and possess a heart for creating lasting life change in Chicago.

Our coaches manage varying caseloads. At maximum capacity, coaches conduct up to 10 coaching meetings per week with residents, providing supportive accountability to help develop hard and soft skills related to employment, personal finance, mental health, and habit formation. Additional meetings include an average of three hours per week for team meetings and community-related events. This role requires a strengths-based, trauma-informed approach. Priority will be given to candidates who have graduated from a comprehensive coaching program accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) or who have Cognitive-Behavioral certifications or graduate degrees in therapy.

Responsibilities:

  • Assist residents with writing resumes, setting job search expectations, and tracking job application progress to acquire full-time employment
  • Assist with interviewing prospective residents
  • Build relationships founded on mutuality and trust
  • Communicate effectively via email and document meetings and progress notes in Salesforce
  • Help organize and host a weekly house meal and bi-monthly events (helping cook on rotation every three weeks, occasionally on evenings or weekends)
  • Address infractions to resident agreements, which may include dismissing a resident

Qualifications:

  • Excellent communication skills, empathy, and a safe curious space to build trust with residents
  • Enrolled in therapy or willing to start (costs covered by Collective Chicago)
  • Attentive to ego, with the ability to take a trauma-informed approach to de-escalate conflict
  • Familiarity or proficiency with Google Drive Suite, Salesforce, and email
  • A solid understanding of various mental health conditions and appropriate coaching strategies

Priority given to:

  • Candidates who graduated from a comprehensive coaching program accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) or hold an ICF credential, and have completed a minimum of 100 client coaching hours with at least one year post-graduation experience.
  • Those with Cognitive-Behavioral Certifications, or graduate degrees in therapy adjacent work
  • Most ideally those who have certifications in the Co-Active Training institute (CTI) model, of which we try to model our hybrid trauma informed coaching around.
  • Personal experience with homelessness preferred
  • Trauma-informed training preferred
  • Priority will be given to those who can be on site once or twice a week

We look forward to meeting candidates who are passionate about community building and eager to make a meaningful impact disrupting homelessness with dignity in Chicago.

Job Tags

Full time, Contract work, Part time, Flexible hours, Weekend work, Afternoon shift,

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