Job Coach for AVGS Individual Coaching on a Freelance Basis

Project overview

Do you want to advance people professionally, advise them individually, and sustainably accompany them on their way into the labor market?

For our coaching location in Essen, we are looking for qualified job coaches (m/f/x) on a freelance basis for conducting individual coaching sessions within the framework of AVGS measures (§ 45 SGB III).

The coaching sessions take place predominantly in person and extend over several weeks or months with regularly scheduled appointments.

The focus is on supporting people in their career orientation, job search, and sustainable integration into the labor market. Together with the participants, individual potentials are identified, career perspectives are developed, and concrete steps for labor market integration are worked out. The goal is to sustainably strengthen motivation, self-efficacy, and professional competence.

Responsibilities

• Conducting individual coaching sessions within the framework of AVGS measures according to § 45 SGB III
• Support with career orientation, reorientation, and career planning
• Analysis of individual competencies, potentials, and career goals
• Application coaching, including optimization of application documents
• Preparation for job interviews, selection processes, and professional networking
• Support in developing concrete integration steps into employment, training, or further education
• Resource-oriented support and motivation of participants
• Documentation of coaching processes in accordance with the respective quality requirements and funding guidelines

Requirements

Desirable:

• Recognized professional or academic degree
• Completed coaching training, e.g., in the field of job coaching, career coaching, systemic coaching, solution-focused coaching, or business coaching
• Experience in vocational coaching, applicant management, recruiting, human resources, or adult education
• Ideally, experience in labor market-related, social-pedagogical, or psychosocial support of people with special professional, personal, or social challenges.
• Strong consulting, communication, and social skills
• Independent, structured, and reliable way of working
• Enjoyment in accompanying and developing people
• Confident use of digital tools and digital documentation
• Additional qualifications in the areas of health promotion, resilience, stress management, mental health, leadership development, or start-up consulting

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Remote: onsite
• Location: Essen, Deutschland, DE
• Languages: German

Source notes

Have we sparked your interest?

Then upload your application documents (at least a current tabular CV and the required qualification certificates) directly via the "Apply now" button.

You are welcome to give us a more personal impression of yourself and your coaching practice in the cover letter.

As we operate within the framework of funded measures, we request complete proof of your relevant qualifications and experience during the application process.

If you have any questions about the application process or the advertised position, we are of course happy to assist you.

We look forward to getting to know you!

The GFN Team

• Varied and meaningful activity on a freelance basis
• Structured introduction to processes, systems, and documentation requirements
• Professional and organizational support from dedicated contact persons
• Digital, paperless documentation
• Opportunities for professional exchange, e.g., within the framework of regular intervision offers