Career Transition Specialist - South Bronx

Job Summary: Responsible for counseling students in all aspects of Career Transition readiness, job search skills, job placement issues, job retention, and Job Corps student exit processes. Responsible for identifying exited 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:

• Understands, supports, and practices the Core Values in all aspects of job performance and interactions with staff and students.
• Supports the Career Development Services System (CDSS) as it relates to individual position, department, and overall, Center goals.
• Conducts interviews with students entering the Career Transition Phase of CDSS. Provides re-orientation and further focus on job search techniques.
• Manages a class in which students will create resumes, cover letters, provide education for financial literacy, credit reporting, disabilities in the workplace, etc. to help the student successfully transition to independent living after separation.
• Identifies barriers to employment by working with the student and assists with creating a plan to overcome those barriers before separation.
• Attends meetings that involve Career Transition student/process issues.
• 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 is uploaded into their student information file.
• Identifies support services needed for relocation, makes referrals to support services agencies. Develops and maintains a resource center for support services.
• Initiates and collaborates with the Career Transition Department for student placement.
• Updates the student Pathway Achievement Record as they complete CTR.
• Provides additional assistance, as departmental needs identify, in meeting overall department placement goals.
• Attends in-service training sessions as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Minimum: Bachelor’s degree or four years’ experience working with youth. One year’s experience in sales, marketing or counseling related field.

Preferred: Minimum plus 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. Ability to inspire and motivate students.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Bronx, NY 10453: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person