Career Transition Specialist
24 days ago
Lafayette
Job Description Position Title: Career Transition Specialist Location: Shreveport Job Corps Center, position located in Lafayette, LA Reports To: Career Transition Services Manager The Career Transition Specialist position provides support for a U.S Department of Labor Job Corps contractor. The Job Corps program is a federally-funded residential training program. The mission of Job Corps is to provide career-ready technical and academic training and job placement assistance to program eligible youth ages 16-24. Summary of Duties: To ensure that all students who leave Job Corps as a graduate or former enrollee are engaged in a verified placement activity that meets DOL, Corporate and center criteria, and to ensure that they take a positive six- and twelve-month survey and have access to adequate transitional services. Key Areas of Responsibilities: • Ensures timely placement and retention of graduates and former enrollees in quality placement activities., • Places all assigned graduates within placement service period. Places forty percent of graduates within thirty days of leaving the center., • Ensures that students take a positive six-and twelve-month survey., • Work in conjunction with Center’s CMTs., • Promotes job development through employers, one-stops, and state employment agencies and career transition contractors., • Develops new company linkages each month to hire graduates and place assignees in same prior to separation., • Provides referrals to and registers all assignees with one-stops, JTPA, and state employment agencies., • Facilitates job upgrades for graduates. Places thirty percent of graduates prior to separation., • Promotes a positive and desirable atmosphere within the classroom/training environment, ensuring maximum student motivation and outcomes., • Maintains a high degree of discipline within the training area., • Adequately prepares for instruction by integrating math, reading, and writing concepts with employability and Career Success Standards skills with lesson planning., • Maintains a clean and clutter-free work environment., • Develops and implements an effective course curriculum for students’ successful completion of the training program., • Utilizes Job Corps guidelines and subject course guide. Has an accurate syllabus for the course and completes lesson plans as required., • Identifies appropriate materials and seeks input from industry advisors, designs instruction to meet individual student needs. Curriculum developed is sufficient for students to attain and maintain employment., • Schedules field trips, guest speakers, workshops and other special projects to supplement training., • Provides students with assessment and assistance with placement readiness., • Assists graduates with resume preparation., • Coaches graduates on interviewing skills. Coaches graduates on placement search strategies., • Maintains assessment and placement plan for each assigned graduate. Identifies, locates, and makes referrals to transitional support services necessary for successful placement and retention., • Maintains compliance with the DOL, Corporate and Center policies., • Verifies and obtains third party verification for placements., • Maintains monthly contact with all assigned graduates, both placed and non-placed, to determine needs for placement services, facilitate upgrades, and promote placement retention., • Documents all placement services provided to each assigned graduate in CIS case notes., • Valid Louisiana State Driver's License