Skills Coach - Jobs in Coquitlam, BC

Job Description

Work Arrangementsn/aWhat Douglas OffersDO what you love. Be good at it. That’s how Douglas College defines a great career. It’s a philosophy that resonates through our classrooms, our offices and our boardrooms. It inspires our students and drives us to make Douglas College one of BC’s Top Employers. We love what we do. And we’re looking for passionate, motivated people to join us in making one of Canada’s best colleges even better.The RoleThe Skills Coach will deliver online and in person essential and foundational skills instruction to participants of PBLMT and other projects to assess and develop their essential skills in preparation for further education and training or occupation specific employment. This PBLMT (project based labour market training) program is pending contract signing by the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction.This is a full time 40 hours per week position. To commence September 6, 2022.ResponsibilitiesAssessment:

• Invigilate and interpret essential skills assessments (500 point IALS scale)

Individual Coaching:

• Support individual learners to develop the skills needed for success in training and occupation specific employment (such as administration and employment services);
• Meet with clients to debrief ES assessments, conduct informal assessment and develop customized individual learning plans as needed;
• Assign self-directed learning modules and monitor progress;
• Provide coaching to achieve desired learning to a range of learner levels;
• Monitor client progress and adjust individual learning plans when needed.

Instruction/Facilitation:Facilitate learning to build essential and foundational skills and incorporate authentic documents to assist participants to:

• Prepare for technical training using Blackboard
• Understand occupation specific language
• Facilitates individual and group based skills development (reading, numeracy, writing, digital, problem solving, communications, social-emotional skills – adaptability, collaboration, creativity and innovation)
• Develop the skills needed for success at work (time management, organizational skills, team work)
• Evaluate learners at regular intervals and provide feedback;
• Encourage peer mentorship and learning in small group sessions;

Administration:

• Maintain participant progress records adhering to privacy requirements;
• Maintain organized electronic file system of curriculum with instruction guides;
• Participate in team meetings;
• Complete reports and paperwork as required;
• Contribute to ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System.

Miscellaneous duties as required.To Be Successful in this Role You Will Need

• Bachelor’s Degree (preferably in Education) and minimum 2 years’ experience delivering instruction to low skilled adult learners or equivalent combination of education, training and experience;
• Knowledge of construct approach to learning (ESPT Certificate an asset);
• Familiarity with the Skills for Success Model formally Essential & Employability Skills resources and tools an asset;
• Demonstrated instructional experience with multi barriered learners;
• Proficient with online learning tools, Microsoft Word, Power Point and Excel, Zoom & Blackboard an asset;
• Satisfactory completion of a criminal records check. A criminal record will not automatically result in your application for employment being denied.

Ability to:

• conduct learning assessments and develop customized learning plans with multi-barriered adult learners;
• amend materials to meet unique client needs;
• work with groups of individuals with diverse learning needs;
• develop and deliver engaging learning activities that apply adult learning principals;
• complete and maintain confidential client files on daily, weekly and monthly basis;
• communicate effectively and work with all stakeholders as required, including Work BC, referring agents and client-serving agencies, the general public and colleagues;
• use interpersonal skills to problem solve and deal with difficult situations;
• create and maintain a professional workplace environment for learners;
• demonstrate adaptability and flexibility in day-to-day tasks;
• work independently and require little supervision.

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