Life Coach — Emergency Housing, Sunday–Thursday, 6 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

Job overview

The Life Coach — Emergency Housing role is onsite in Edmonds, WA, paying $28 per hour, for 40 hours per week. The schedule is Sunday through Thursday, 6 a.m.–2:30 p.m. The role supports the Edmonds New Start Center, a 24/7 emergency housing facility serving people transitioning from homelessness to permanent housing. The life coach provides trauma-informed case management, intake, housing navigation, employment support, and individualized stability planning. The role helps clients build life skills, connect with community resources, and work toward permanent housing and self-sufficiency while maintaining client records and supporting safety and de-escalation.

What you'll do

• Provide structured, culturally responsive, in-person trauma-informed case management and resource coordination
• use Motivational Interviewing, Housing First, and Harm Reduction principles to support Housing Stability Action Plans
• conduct periodic room inspections
• help prepare and distribute cold-prepared meals
• maintain knowledge of emergency plans and client confidentiality
• de-escalate conflicts or crises and direct clients to appropriate staff
• maintain case notes, assessments, and progress reports
• follow YWCA and center policies.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

life coach

emergency housing

edmonds wa

ywca seattle king snohomish

case management

housing navigation

employment support

trauma-informed care

sunday–thursday

6am–2:30pm

$28/hr

40 hours weekly

medical and retirement benefits

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical insurance
• vacation, holiday, and sick leave
• voluntary Fidelity 403(b) enrollment at hire
• eligibility for the YWCA Retirement Fund after two years.

Why this role

Requires an associate’s degree in a social-services-related field and at least two years of case management experience working with low-income homeless and chronically homeless people; experience with case management, motivational interviewing, mental health, chemical dependency, and domestic violence is required.

About the employer

YWCA Seattle King Snohomish is hiring for this role. Industry: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities. Sector: 62.