Employment Specialist / Job Coach

Why Evansville Goodwill?
Join our team at Goodwill—where your work goes beyond a paycheck and directly supports our mission through life-changing programs like job training, digital skills, disability assistance programs, and high school diplomas for adults! Your efforts make a real difference in people's lives.

What You’ll Do:
As an Employment Specialist, you will provide direct support to individuals facing barriers to employment, delivering personalized job training, career services, and retention support. Working as part of the Mission Services team and under the leadership of the Director of Employment Services, you’ll help participants gain the skills and confidence needed to secure meaningful employment—at Goodwill or in the community—advancing our mission to help people, families, and communities thrive through the power of work, education, and strong relationships.

Job Type: Full-Time, Salaried Non-Exempt
Salary: $40,000-$45,000 annually
Schedule: Monday through Friday, office hours 7:30am-4:00pm

Essential Functions:
Assess & Plan Services: Evaluate individual strengths, needs, and barriers; develop tailored service plans with clear employment goals.
Deliver Job Readiness Support: Provide coaching on resumes, interviews, and job search strategies; connect participants to training, education, and labor market resources.
Facilitate Job Placement & Employer Engagement: Build and maintain employer relationships, understand hiring trends, and promote hiring incentives to create opportunities.
Support Retention & Career Growth: Prepare individuals for workplace success, coordinate employer supports, and offer ongoing retention and advancement guidance.
Coordinate Services & Represent Goodwill: Collaborate with internal and external partners, ensure compliance with policies and CARF standards, and represent Goodwill professionally in all settings.

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in human services or related field preferred (or equivalent experience in job coaching, recruitment, or sales/marketing). Experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.
• Proven ability to motivate and support individuals toward employment goals
• Strong communication, facilitation, and presentation skill.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, internet use, database systems, and other software applications.
• Skilled in managing confidential information and maintaining accurate records
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building abilities
• Knowledge of community resources and workforce development practices
• Flexible with work hours and travel; able to work in varied environments
• Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and automobile insurance
• Personal cell phone for emergency use while transporting clients
• Employment offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a drug test and criminal background check.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment:
The physical demands/work environment conditions 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 assist individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical requirements include the ability to twist, bend, squat, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, push and pull. The employee must be able to lift up to 40 pounds. Must be able to stand or sit for extended periods of time.

Employee Benefits:
Full Time Employees: For Full-Time Employees, Goodwill offers a total rewards package of: competitive wages, bonus eligibility, annual merit increase eligibility, paid sick time, paid vacation days, 10 paid holidays annually, employee health clinics, dental, medical, HSA, vision, retirement plan, life insurance, student loan forgiveness eligible, employee discount, and mileage reimbursement.

We embrace a variety of backgrounds, including individuals with previous involvement in the criminal justice system. Evansville Goodwill Industries is dedicated to offering fair employment opportunities to formerly incarcerated individuals and those with arrest or conviction records.
Evansville Goodwill Industries, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
 

-Evansville Goodwill Industries, Inc. and Goodwill Educates, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

-This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.