Career Coach

Want to make a difference in a young persons life This is a position that is very rewarding in training and mentoring at risk youth.

Make more than a Living Make a Difference

Our Benefits:

• LowCost Medical Dental and Vision Insurance
• 19 days of Paid Time Off the first year
• 11 paid holidays
• Retirement savings plan with employer match up to 5
• Flexible spending accounts
• Paid shortterm and voluntary longterm disability
• Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary term life insurance
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer
• PTO Exchange

Average Annual Salary: $43888

Duties and Responsibilities:

• The Career Coach reports to the Career Transition Services Manager and is a salaried exempt position.
• The Career Coach is responsible for CTS assignees in all aspects of career transition job search skills job placement issues job retention and Job Corps CTS services and requirements.
• The Career Coach is responsible for securing placement data for assignees and identifying assignees who are no longer employed or in school and ensure reconnection with another placement school or military within the service window.
• Conducts interviews with students preparing to exit the center. Provides re orientation and further focuses on job search techniques.
• Creates and maintains a caseload of active assignee files establishing a tickler system for caseload management. Maintains biweekly or monthly contact through telephone and/or in person and documents all actions in CTS case notes.
• Visits classrooms and trade shops to familiarize students with CTS processes employability skills career preparation job search job retention etc. Familiarizes students with military school and job opportunities and offers.
• Maintains linkages with military services One Stops and other external resources; maintains job banks; secures and posts job leads; sets up job interviews; arranges transportation assistance and other support services. Performs job development by screening leads from newspaper classifieds telephone personal contacts referrals internet and other youth service organizations.
• Tracks individual performance through regular checks of POMS reports for correct information on all caseload students.
• Complete appeals process and verifies placements to reconcile any errors in 6/12 month surveys.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in human services psychology counseling education social science business communications or closely related field; or
• Associates degree in human services psychology counseling education social science business communications or closely related field and two years related experience
• Prefer Job Corps experience
• Valid drivers license in the state of employment with acceptable driving record preferred.
• Required to pass a drug screen in compliance with our Substance Abuse and DrugFree Workplace policy.

Additional Requirements:Sound knowledge of case management career counseling employment counseling and job search job preparation and development techniques. Must be able to effectively communicate with culturally disadvantaged and minority youth. Excellent communication skills both oral and written. Good organizational skills. Must obtain and maintain CPR/First Aid certification. Ability to inspire and motivate students. Position requires an ability to operate office equipment. In addition an individual must be able to interact with team members and maintain an effective working relationship with all facility staff and departments.

*This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person assigned to this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties that may be performed by a person so classified.

About our Program

Job Corps is the largest nationwide residential career training program in the country and has been operating for more than 60 years. The program helps eligible young people ages 16 through 24 complete their high school education trains them for meaningful careers and assists them with obtaining employment.

Eckerd Connects subsidiary of Aleut

Our Program Location:
Albuquerque Job Corps
1500 Indian School Rd NW
Albuquerque NM 87104

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