Volunteer Opportunity
Career Coach Support Volunteer
Program Area:
Refugee Career Pathways (RCP)
Location:
Schedule:
IRCO, 10301 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR 97220 and offsite
Flexible, tasks can be done remotely
Program Description:
RCP program works with newcomers or people who under 5 years in the US with the list of statuses such as: refugee, asylum, special immigrant visa, humanitarian parolee, etc. If the person is looking for the building career in the US. It could be people with professional background, and we are working on their recertification or people without any professional background and then we are working on their career goal from the beginning.
Position Summary:
The volunteer for this position would work with the Refugees Career Pathway Coaches to assist refugees in searching for jobs or building careers. Some of the help includes:
Researching job boards on internet
Writing resumes
Coaching through the interview process.
Since RCP began, selected highly skilled professionals have benefited from an intense one-on-one personal executive coaching program. Professionals partner with senior level career coaches to build a job search skills development plan which focuses on MBA level business research skills and knowledge. Such areas as total compensation, benefits, salary studies, annual reports, business journals are researched so that the refugee professional understands the US market and can be confident that his knowledge and experience brings value to a company. Resumes are enhanced so that each company and school attended in a client’s home country is described allowing a US recruiter to easily understand the relevance and value of home country experience.
Most importantly, adaptive teaching is the focus for interviewing skills. Clients have the option to study YouTube interview videos targeted to their industries, work through exercises tailored to each job ad, and practice with mock interviews before a real job interview occurs.
Requires someone who understands and can train on content for Microsoft Stream, can work independently, with attention to detail and has effective communication skills.
Requirements:
Must be 18 or older
Must pass background check
Time Commitment:
1-2 hours a week, 3 months