Career Transition Specialist

Eckerd Connects • Laredo, TX

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About The Position

The Career Transition Specialist is responsible for career transition services, including job-search skills, job placement, job retention, and Job Corps career transition requirements. The role secures placement data for assignees, identifies those no longer employed or enrolled in school, and helps reconnect them with employment, school, or military opportunities within the service window.

The specialist interviews students preparing to exit the center, provides reorientation and guidance on job-search techniques, and manages active assignee files and follow-up contacts. The position also helps students understand placement processes, employability skills, career preparation, job-search strategies, and job retention. It builds connections with military services, One Stops, and other external resources; maintains job banks and job leads; arranges interviews and support services; and completes appeals and placement verification related to six- and twelve-month surveys.

The role is based at the Laredo Job Corps Center in Laredo, Texas. Job Corps is a nationwide residential career training program that helps eligible young people ages 16–24 complete high school, train for careers, and obtain employment.

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 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.
• Successfully complete a nationwide criminal background check as a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Manage career transition services, including career guidance, job-search skills, job placement, job retention, and Job Corps career transition requirements.
• Secure placement data for assignees and identify those who are no longer employed or in school; help reconnect them with employment, school, or military opportunities within the service window.
• Interview students preparing to exit the center and provide reorientation and additional instruction in job-search techniques.
• Create and maintain active assignee files and a tickler system for caseload management.
• Maintain biweekly or monthly contact by telephone 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 search, and job retention.
• Inform students about 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 six- and twelve-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 disability 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