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Job Summary: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM you would be responsible for counseling students in all aspects of career transition readiness, job search skills, job, military, educational or other placement, job retention, and Job Corps student exit processes. Responsible for identifying transitioned students who are no longer employed or in school and ensure a reconnection with another placement, school, or a Remote Career Transition Specialist.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Conducts interviews with students entering the Career Transition Phase of CDSS. Provides re-orientation and further focus on job search techniques.
• Creates and maintains a caseload of active student files, establishes a tickler system for caseload management, maintains bi-weekly or (at minimum) contact every 30 days through telephone correspondence.
• Attends meetings that involve Career Transition student/process issues.
• Visits classrooms and trade shops to familiarize students with Career Transition processes, employability skills, career preparation, job search, job retention, etc. Familiarizes students with Advance Training, military, and job offers.
• Coordinates mock interview sessions. Assists in the coordination of job fairs and career days.
• Maintains linkages with military services, One Stop and other external resources, maintain job banks, secures and post job leads, set up job interviews, arranges transportation assistance and other support services. Performs job development by screening leads from newspaper classifieds, telephone, and personal contacts, referrals, Internet, and other youth service organizations.
• Ensures that all necessary licenses, certificates, transcripts and/or any pertinent document that will aid in job search are completed/obtained preferably prior to students' exit.
• Ensures that accurate contact information is obtained from exiting students and continually updates student files with accurate contact information.
• Identifies support services needed for relocation, makes referrals to support services agencies. Develops and maintains a resource center for support services.
• Initiates contact with "former enrollee" students prior to their exiting the Center, or as soon as possible thereafter.
• Perform other duties as assigned. 

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Requirements:

Qualifications:

Minimum

Bachelor's 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.

Preferred

Minimum plus previous Job Corps experience.

Knowledge

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. Must possess a valid state driver's license. Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. Must obtain and maintain valid CPR/FA certification. Good organizational skills. xhyhwjd Ability to inspire and motivate students.

Physical Requirements:

Frequently

Sitting

Seeing

Hearing

Speaking

Occasionally

Standing

Walking

Bending

Stooping

Squatting

Flexibility

Seldom

Climbing

Lifting 50 pounds

Carrying

Kneeling

Pushing/Pulling

Running

Driving

Environmental Demands:

Equipment: Ability to operate office equipment 

Work Alone: Occasionally works alone

Work With Others: 85% of time spent working and interacting with team and other departments

Reading: Ability to read at a college level

Writing: Ability to write at a college level 

Compensation details: 24.93-24.94 Hourly Wage

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