Career Coach/Career Counselor

Summary/Objective

Work directly with District staff (counselors CTE Department teachers) WAVE and Mohave Community College to help students prepare for their future and increase the number of students accessing and succeeding in a variety of career pathways.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

1. Respond to all internal and external customers as it relates to job in a prompt efficient friendly and patient manner.
2. Inform coordinate recruit support enroll and monitor students participating in the various instructional programs offered by the District Instructional Time Model WAVE Dual Enrollment with Mohave Community College.
3. Provide individual/group counseling/coaching to students to support their postsecondary education and career goals. Be aware of multiple measures necessary for admittance to postsecondary programs and guide students to meet these measures.
4. Stay current on trends opportunities and resources related to postsecondary education and careers in order to develop and implement career development programs workshops and events to help students teachers and families plan for the future.
5. Collaborate with teachers administrators and community organizations to provide students with a variety of opportunities to gain realworld experience and exposure to different careers.
6. Enter maintain manage monitor and report District/school data pertaining to established goals.
7. Participate in professional development opportunities to enhance skills and knowledge related to career counseling/coaching and postsecondary education. Implement professional development for faculty focused on college and career readiness to create a culture of success in multiple pathways. Teach careerbased lessons to students.
8. Prepare promote and participate in marketing/recruitment activities for the District.
9. Interact with middle/high school students and families to provide guidance and resources on: college and career options academic planning/preparation career exploration college visits/applications financial aid planning/FAFSA completion/scholarship searches transition activities/workbased learning enrichment activities and events.
10. Support District initiatives aimed at maintaining enrollment increasing student performance and reducing learning loss.
11. Act as a liaison between students parents partners community college business/industry and WAVE.
12. Maintain knowledge of and adhere to all policies regulations and rules.
13. Perform related duties as assigned in a safe and prudent manner.

Other Duties

This job description is not a comprehensive listing of duties responsibilities or activities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Competencies

1. Ability to talk with others to convey information effectively.
2. Ability to actively listen taking time to understand the points being made and asking questions as appropriate.
3. Ability to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintain them over time.
4. Ability to effectively communicate in writing as appropriate.
5. Ability to use logic and reasoning and knowledge of education and business/industry to counsel students.
6. Ability to exercise attention to detail and work under pressure to meet deadlines.
7. Proficient in using Microsoft Office Suite software programs and other programs as it relates to position and in creating electronic communications and published materials.
8. Ability to operate most standard office equipment.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

This job primarily operates within the school environment. Some traveling is required.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

1. Regularly required to communicate detect converse with discern convey express oneself and exchange information with staff students community partners and visitors.
2. Regularly required to detect determine perceive identify recognize judge observe inspect estimate and assess details as needed to complete job functions.
3. Regularly required to remain stationary.
4. Regularly required to move around office and locations as needed.
5. Ability to position self as needed in line with safety guidelines to complete tasks.
6. Ability to move transport position put install and remove items up to 50 pounds as needed.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a fulltime contracted position between July and May. Funding for position is currently available through school year 202526. Employee will typically work Monday through Thursday but may need to work flexible and/or extended hours.

Required Education Experience and Certifications/Licenses

• Career Coach (entry level): Bachelors degree in psychology education social work or related field from an accredited institution; experience as a classroom teacher administrator or program manager; or any combination of education and experience that would allow the incumbent to perform the essential functions of the position.
• Career Counselor: Masters or more advanced degree from an accredited institution; completion of a graduate program in guidance and counseling; experience as a classroom teacher administrator or program manager; Standard School Counselor PreK12 Certificate issued by the Arizona Department of Education; or any combination of education and experience that would allow the incumbent to perform the essential functions of the position.

Salary and contracted days are dependent upon whether incumbent is hired as a career coach or career counselor.

Preferred Education and Experience

Experience providing career counseling and guidance.

Required Certifications/Licenses

Valid drivers license

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Must be able to pass a criminal background check and obtain an IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card through the Arizona Department of Public Safety.