Career Success Coach (Australia)

Correlation One develops the workforce’s skills for the AI economy

Enterprises and governments work with us to develop talent and close critical data, digital, and technology skills gaps. Our global programs, including Data Skills for All (DS4A) and data competitions, also empower underrepresented communities and accelerate careers.

Our mission is to create equal access to the data-driven jobs of the future. We partner with top employers and government organizations to make that a reality, including Amazon, Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson, USAID and the U.S. Department of Defense.

Our skills training programs are 100% free for learners and are delivered virtually by industry experts to minimize traditional barriers to career advancement. We take pride in fostering supportive, human-led, group learning environments that build technical proficiency and confidence in participants.

Join us and let's shape the AI Economy together!

About the role:

The Career Success Coach (CSC) will play a key role in ensuring the success of learners in Correlation One’s world-class data training and jobs programs. The CSC will work alongside a team of Teaching Assistants and Correlation One program operations staff to provide professional development coaching support to a cohort of learners. Your contract begins one week prior to the program start date and concludes on the program end date.

The ideal candidate is:

• Passionate about mission-driven project work and prioritizing exceptional stakeholder outcomes

• An empathetic, strong communicator, able to advise learners about how to achieve their career goals

• A collaborative team player who is eager to develop new career advising strategies and program engagement initiatives to support learner success

• Organized and a strong project manager who can keep big-picture goals top of mind

Role responsibilities:

The CSC will have 4 main focus areas detailed below:

• Conduct 1:1 coaching meetings [Up to 6hr / wk]

• Offer 4-6 hours of office hours availability per week. This is equivalent to up to 12 30-minute (or less) meetings per week, with a max of 8 hours weekly. Your office hour availability is largely determined by you, with the expectation that you are working with learners to find mutually available times as-needed

• Share regular updates with PD team [1hr / wk]

• Weekly asynchronous updates serve as an opportunity for CSCs to celebrate wins, discuss specific learners for support and guidance, and share relevant announcements and updates.

• Bi-weekly pod meetings [45min] serve as a time for more in-depth check-in, updates on current program priorities, and CSC collaboration

• Learner engagement, interaction tracking, and job search progress [Up to 2hr / wk]

• Track notes from 1:1 coaching meetings related to learner job search progress, ~5 minutes / meeting

• Monthly, update the job search status for every learner in your cohort, ~ 1 hour / month

• Reply to all Slack and email communication within 24 hours, ~ 1 hour / week

• Providing resume and LinkedIn profile feedback [Up to 2.5hr / wk]

• Provide feedback via standardized rubrics on 3 exercise throughout program [10min / learner / exercise]

• Exercise 2 - Resume draft

• Exercise 3 - LinkedIn profile

• Exercise 4 - Resume final

Who you are:

• Minimum 4-year college degree or equivalent experience

• 2+ years of professional experience, ideally in career development or coaching, professional counseling, or related program management focused on job seekers

• Outstanding, executive-ready written and verbal communication skills in English

• Experience developing trusting relationships and effective guidance to adult learners and/or job seekers

• Experience delivering career coaching in an entirely remote format

• An affinity for communicating with others in an empathetic and considerate manner

• Strong work ethic, ability to work well under pressure and with minimal supervision

• Proactive problem-solver, high attention to detail, and a quick learner

• High level of technical proficiency and comfortable adapting to new tools and technologies with ease

• Familiarity with Google Workspace and Slack

• Strong local job-market knowledge in cities such as Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.

• Understanding of Australia’s vocational pathways (TAFE/VET),

• Familiarity with local hiring norms and job search channels (Seek, LinkedIn, typical resume expectations) and skills-based hiring trends in tech

• Experience in the following areas a plus: university career services, TAFE/workforce programs, tech bootcamps, or technical recruiting,

Correlation One’s Commitment

Correlation One is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. Correlation One provides a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions at Correlation One are based solely on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We encourage applicants to bring their unique skills, experiences, and outlook to our work environment.

Correlation One is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, Correlation One strives to provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities to enable them to access the hiring process. If you need an accommodation to access the job application or interview process, please contact [email protected].

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