Career Navigator

Saginaw Intermediate School District•Frankenlust Township, MI

5d•$67,141 - $70,540

About The Position

The Career Navigator is responsible for supporting academic success and career/college readiness for students who attend the Great Lakes Bay Early College (GLBEC). In particular, the focus would be on at-risk students who would benefit from a structured post-secondary career preparation pathway, and promoting the District’s mission of creating a college-going culture by leveraging relationships with our higher education partner institutions - Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) and Delta. College would be defined as any post-secondary training leading to career preparedness.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in education, social work, counseling, or similar program; Master’s preferred.
Knowledge about the SISD, SVSU, Delta College, the Great Lakes Bay Early College, and the target population.
Experience with facilitation of career awareness development, planning, and opportunities for students.
Must demonstrate strong technology skills.
Must demonstrate strong written and oral communication skills, including public speaking and listening skills.
Strong interpersonal and human relations skills.
Strong problem-solving, critical-thinking, and independent decision-making skills.
Ability to pay attention to detail, to organize, multi-task, and plan work to meet deadlines.
Ability to analyze data and provide recommendations.
Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with teachers, administrators, and staff.
Ability to learn new tasks quickly.
Ability to communicate with employees and other business contacts in a courteous and professional manner.
Ability to function as a team player and work collaboratively and cooperatively in a shared decision-making environment.
Ability to function as an independent, self-motivated, and self-reliant self-starter who initiates appropriate actions and strategies and can work successfully without constant direction and close supervision.
Ability to develop positive working relationships with, build rapport with, and motivate both co-workers and clients.
Ability to function effectively in hectic and fast-paced work environments through prioritization of multiple, and sometimes conflicting, demands in order to meet established deadlines.
Ability to travel to multiple school sites and other work locations as designated.
Ability to work in a multi-cultural setting, developing a rapport with students, staff, parents, and the school/business community.

Responsibilities

Work with the school-based staff to plan and implement Career/College Readiness and College Seminar activities and lessons.
Coordinate the implementation of the career/college awareness and access program with school-based staff.
Coordination and development of work-based learning opportunities for students.
Coordination and facilitation of team-building activities within cohorts.
Develop a communication process with school-based staff to ensure proper transcript information.
Maintain student transcripts and ensure that each graduate meets completion requirements.
Work with school-based staff and other service providers to ensure that each school site has a College Resource Center with materials, personnel, technology, and other resources available/accessible to students.
Design and implement a variety of instructional activities, materials, and strategies related to career/college awareness and access for use with individual students, small groups, classes, and large groups in assembly, classroom, conference, seminar, summer program, workshop, and other appropriate settings.
Provide students with assistance in the areas of academic achievement, school success (attendance, behavior, personal, and social issues), and life-skills (e.g., organization skills, time management, individual and social responsibility, and work ethic) that impact school performance and college access, readiness, enrollment, and success.
Deliver a wide range of direct parent activities and services, including but not limited to in-service, training, and workshop sessions related to career/college awareness and access topics, e.g., college applications/admissions, financial aid, and career/college/life choices.
Design and implement programs and strategies that help to encourage student participation in other academic remediation/enrichment programs.
Contact and communicate directly with parents/guardians regularly. This will ensure parent awareness of and involvement in their child’s school performance. Also, to secure parents' support of student participation in school and other activities.
Work closely with school-based staff to facilitate and improve home-school communication.
Promote support and encourage both parent and student participation in appropriate college awareness activities and services.
Maintain accurate data, records, and files to document all college awareness and access activities conducted and services provided.
Other Duties as may be assigned.