Career Transition Specialist (Monday to Friday 8am-5pm), Full-time, Onsite

Career Systems Development Corporation•San Jose, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Career Transition Specialist counsels students on career-transition readiness, job-search skills, employment, military, educational or other placement, job retention, and student exit processes. The role also identifies transitioned students who are no longer employed or in school and reconnects them with another placement, school, or a Remote Career Transition Specialist. The position supports the Career Development Services System and the Center’s goals, manages an active student caseload, prepares students for career transition, coordinates employment-readiness activities, maintains employer and community-resource relationships, and documents student placement outcomes in accordance with PRH requirements. The role is based at San Jose Job Corps and is scheduled Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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.
Sound knowledge of case management, career counseling, employment counseling, job search, job preparation, and job-development techniques.
Ability to communicate effectively with culturally disadvantaged and minority youth.
Valid state driver’s license.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Must obtain and maintain valid CPR/FA certification.
Good organizational skills.
Ability to inspire and motivate students.

Nice To Haves

Previous Job Corps experience.

Responsibilities

Understand, support, and practice the Core Values in interactions with staff and students.
Support the Career Development Services System as it relates to the position, department, and Center goals.
Interview students entering the Career Transition Phase and provide re-orientation and further focus on job-search techniques.
Create and maintain active student files and a caseload-management tickler system; maintain contact bi-weekly or at least every 30 days by telephone.
Attend meetings concerning Career Transition students and processes.
Visit classrooms and trade shops to familiarize students with Career Transition processes, employability skills, career preparation, job search, job retention, Advance Training, military options, and job offers.
Coordinate mock interviews and assist with job fairs and career days.
Maintain relationships with military services, One Stop, and other external resources; maintain job banks, secure and post job leads, arrange interviews and transportation assistance, and coordinate other support services.
Develop job opportunities by screening leads from classifieds, telephone and personal contacts, referrals, the Internet, and other youth-service organizations.
Ensure students obtain necessary licenses, certificates, transcripts, and other documents to support job searches, preferably before exit.
Obtain accurate contact information from exiting students and keep student files updated.
Identify relocation support needs, make referrals to support-service agencies, and develop and maintain a support-services resource center.
Initiate and maintain contact and cooperation with Remote Career Transition Specialists for transition purposes.
Chair the student’s Career Assessment Panel and submit appropriate reports.
Participate in individual or group counseling in coordination with the Social Development Department and Mental Health Consultant, as needed.
Assist with UA retrieval and help students complete appropriate documentation and approvals for absences from the Center.
Initiate contact with former-enrollee students before they exit the Center or as soon as possible afterward.
Obtain and enter documentation verifying separated-student placement information in accordance with PRH requirements.
Perform other duties as assigned.