Career Transition Specialist

Eckerd Connects•Laredo, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Career Transition Specialist is responsible for assisting assignees in all aspects of career transition, including job search skills, job placement issues, job retention, and Job Corps CTS services and requirements. This role involves securing placement data for assignees, identifying those who are no longer employed or in school, and ensuring reconnection with another placement, school, or military within the service window. The specialist will conduct interviews with students preparing to exit the center, provide re-orientation, and focus on job search techniques. A key responsibility is creating and maintaining a caseload of active assignee files, establishing a tickler system for caseload management, and documenting all actions in CTS case notes through bi-weekly or monthly contact via telephone and/or in person. The role also includes visiting classrooms and trade shops to educate students on CTS processes, employability skills, career preparation, job search, and job retention. The specialist will familiarize students with military, school, and job opportunities and offers. Additionally, they will 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. Job development will be performed by screening leads from various sources such as newspaper classifieds, telephone, personal contacts, referrals, internet, and other youth service organizations. The specialist will track individual performance through regular checks of POMS reports for correct information on all caseload students and complete the appeals process and verify placements to reconcile any errors in 6/12-month surveys.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in human services, psychology, counseling, education, social science, business, communications, or closely related field; OR Associate degree in human services, psychology, counseling, education, social science, business, communications, or closely related field and two years related experience.
Sound knowledge of case management, career counseling, employment counseling and job search, job preparation and development techniques.
Required to pass a drug screen in compliance with our Substance Abuse and Drug-Free Workplace policy.
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a nationwide criminal background check.

Nice To Haves

Job Corps experience
Valid driver’s license in the state of employment with acceptable driving record

Responsibilities

Assist CTS assignees in all aspects of career transition, job search skills, job placement issues, job retention, and Job Corps CTS services and requirements.
Secure placement data for assignees and identify assignees who are no longer employed or in school, ensuring reconnection with another placement, school, or military within the service window.
Conduct interviews with students preparing to exit the center, provide re-orientation, and focus on job search techniques.
Create and maintain a caseload of active assignee files, establishing a tickler system for caseload management.
Maintain bi-weekly or monthly contact through telephone and/or in person and document all actions in CTS case notes.
Visit classrooms and trade shops to familiarize students with CTS processes, employability skills, career preparation, job search, job retention, etc.
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; arrange transportation assistance and other support services.
Perform job development by screening leads from newspaper classifieds, telephone, personal contacts, referrals, internet, and other youth service organizations.
Track individual performance through regular checks of POMS reports for correct information on all caseload students.
Complete appeals process and verify placements to reconcile any errors in 6/12-month surveys.