Career Transition Specialist

Eckerd Connects • Laredo, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Career Transition Specialist is responsible for career transition services for Job Corps students and assignees, including career preparation, job-search skills, job placement, and job retention. The role helps secure and verify placement data, identifies people who are no longer employed or in school, and supports their reconnection to employment, school, or military service within the service window.

The specialist interviews students preparing to exit the center, provides re-orientation and guidance on job-search techniques, and manages a caseload of active assignee files. The position maintains regular contact and documents actions in case notes. It also introduces students to placement processes, employability skills, career preparation, and job-search and retention practices; connects them with military, education, and employment opportunities; and coordinates with external resources and support services.

The position is based at the Laredo Job Corps Center in Laredo, Texas. Salary is $40,000. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a nationwide criminal background check, and candidates must pass a drug screen under the employer’s substance abuse and drug-free workplace policy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in human services, psychology, counseling, education, social science, business, communications, or a closely related field; alternatively, an associate degree in one of these fields or a closely related field and two years of related experience.
• Pass a drug screen in compliance with the employer’s Substance Abuse and Drug-Free Workplace policy.
• Successful completion of a nationwide criminal background check is required for employment.

Nice To Haves

• Job Corps experience preferred.
• A valid driver’s license in the state of employment with an acceptable driving record is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage career transition services, including career transition, job-search skills, job placement issues, job retention, and Job Corps Career Transition Services requirements.
• Secure placement data for assignees and identify those no longer employed or in school; ensure reconnection with another placement, school, or military service within the service window.
• Interview students preparing to exit the center, provide re-orientation, and focus further on job-search techniques.
• Create and maintain a caseload of 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 case notes.
• Visit classrooms and trade shops to familiarize students with placement processes, employability skills, career preparation, job searching, and job retention.
• Familiarize students with military, school, and job opportunities and offers.
• Maintain linkages with military services, One Stops, and other external resources; maintain job banks; secure and post job leads; set up job interviews; and arrange transportation assistance and other support services.
• 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 in 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