Career Development Coordinator (High School)

Haywood County Schools•Canton, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Career Development Coordinators (CDC) role is to support Career and Technical Education (CTE) and to coordinate career development services for students participating in CTE. The CDC works collaboratively with administrators, student services personnel, and teachers to ensure the delivery of career development services. CDCs facilitate linkages with parents, business/industry, postsecondary institutions, and community organizations to support students’ transition to postsecondary education and employment.

Requirements

NC Educator License as Career Development Coordinator.
This license may be added onto an existing license when possessing a Current Continuing Professional License in a CTE program area OR a Current Continuing Professional license as a School Counselor at the G level.
If adding this license onto an existing license one of the following 3 options will qualify to meet the requirements for adding the CDC license (747): NCDPI Facilitating Career Development Course, NC Works Training Center Facilitating Career Development Course with NCDPI New CDC Induction, 6 semester hours of graduate coursework (counseling theory and career development) and NC DPI New CDC Induction.
Must be able to use a variety of equipment and classroom tools such as computers, copiers, typewriters, calculators, pencils, scissors, and equipment for children with special needs, etc.
Must be able to exert a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
Due to amount of time spent standing and/or walking, physical requirements are consistent with those for Light Work.
Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.
Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving instructions, assignments and/or directions from superiors.
Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, handbooks, forms, lists, etc.
Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, simple reports, forms, instructional materials, etc., using prescribed format.
Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form; and to deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions.
Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in variety of technical or professional languages including medical, legal and counseling terminology.
Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract; multiply and divide; utilize decimals and percentages; and to apply the principles of descriptive statistics, statistical inference and statistical theory.
Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.
Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment.
Requires the ability to handle a variety of items such as office equipment and hand tools. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.
Requires the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.
Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations.
Must be able to talk and hear: (Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words. Hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear).
Must be able to communicate via telephone.

Responsibilities

Coordinate career development services to promote career awareness, exploration, and planning.
Provide career development, occupational, labor market, non-traditional career, and post-secondary information.
Assists students with selection of appropriate academic and CTE courses by creating/reviewing four-year plans at the 10th grade level for high school and post-secondary preparation.
Coordinate career planning activities in classrooms, groups, or individual sessions.
Facilitate work-based learning opportunities.
Provide and coordinate activities for students to develop employability skills.
Promote the use of technology for career planning and research.
Facilitate business, education, and community partnerships that provide opportunities for students and support CTE.
Serve as a liaison with the business, industry, education, and military community.
Participate in professional development activities at the local, regional, state, and national levels.
Engage in professional growth opportunities to remain current with trends, demands, and emerging careers in a rapidly changing workforce.