Career Transition Specialist

our Program • Albuquerque, NM

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About The Position

The Career Transition Specialist (CTS) supports Job Corps students and assignees through career transition, job searching, placement, and job retention. The role helps students preparing to exit the center with reorientation and job-search skills, and works to secure and verify placement data. The specialist identifies assignees who are no longer employed or in school and helps reconnect them with employment, education, or military service within the applicable service window.

The position maintains an active caseload and ongoing contact with assignees, documents case activity, and provides information about career preparation, employability skills, and job opportunities. It also develops relationships with employers and community resources, coordinates interviews and support services, and monitors placement information and survey results.

This position is with the Albuquerque Job Corps program in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The stated annual salary is $43,888. Employment is contingent on passing a drug screen and successfully completing a nationwide criminal background check.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in human services, psychology, counseling, education, social science, business, communications, or a closely related field; or an associate degree in one of these fields plus two years of related experience.
• Pass a drug screen in compliance with the Substance Abuse and Drug-Free Workplace policy.
• Successfully complete a nationwide criminal background check.

Nice To Haves

• Job Corps experience.
• Valid driver's license in the state of employment with an acceptable driving record.

Responsibilities

• Support CTS assignees with career transition, job-search skills, job placement issues, job retention, and Job Corps CTS services and requirements.
• Secure placement data and identify assignees no longer employed or in school; help reconnect them with another placement, school, or military service within the service window.
• Interview students preparing to exit the center, provide reorientation, and focus on job-search techniques.
• Create and maintain active assignee files and establish a tickler system for caseload management.
• Maintain bi-weekly or monthly contact by telephone and/or in person, and document actions in CTS case notes.
• Visit classrooms and trade shops to familiarize students with CTS processes, employability skills, career preparation, job searching, and job retention.
• Familiarize students with military, school, and job opportunities and offers.
• Maintain connections with military services, One Stops, and other external resources; maintain job banks, secure and post job leads, set up interviews, and arrange transportation assistance and other support services.
• Develop jobs by screening leads from newspaper classifieds, telephone, personal contacts, referrals, the internet, and other youth service organizations.
• Track individual performance by regularly checking POMS reports for accurate information on caseload students.
• Complete the appeals process and verify placements to reconcile errors in 6- and 12-month surveys.

Benefits

• Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 19 days of paid time off during the first year.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Retirement savings plan with employer match up to 5%.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Paid short-term and voluntary long-term disability.
• Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance.
• Voluntary term life insurance.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer.
• PTO Exchange.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level