CTS Specialist

ADAMS AND ASSOCIATES INC•Ayer, MA

12d•$50,000 - $50,000•Onsite

About The Position

The CTS Specialist provides students with transitional support and placement services to help them obtain full-time employment, enter higher education, or pursue advanced training. The role works cooperatively with Career Technical Training and Career Transition staff to provide comprehensive, individualized case management and identify and address students’ transitional barriers. It uses appropriate discretion and judgment to resolve issues and support student success after Job Corps. The specialist conducts community job-development activities with business and community leaders, supports students’ educational and placement goals, and develops business and community relationships that create quality, industry-relevant employment opportunities. The position provides career counseling and mentoring, evaluates student performance, and develops, monitors, and updates transition plans. It also supports student supervision and program quality, works in partnership with staff across departments, and follows applicable integrity, performance, productivity, and student-data procedures. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in human services, psychology, counseling, education, social science, business, communications, or a closely related field from an accredited school; or an associate degree in one of those fields from an accredited school plus two years of related experience.
Valid in-state driver’s license.
Meet the company’s insurability requirements.

Responsibilities

Provide transitional support and placement services leading to employment, higher education, or advanced training.
Work with Career Technical Training and Career Transition staff to provide individualized case management and identify and address students’ transitional barriers.
Use discretion and judgment to resolve issues and support student success after Job Corps.
Conduct community job-development activities with business and community leaders.
Follow integrity guidelines and procedures and ensure student data is not manipulated.
Support educational and placement goals for assigned students.
Help ensure the contract meets or exceeds DOL and company performance goals.
Establish supportive and mentoring relationships with students during the Career Transition Phase.
Provide personalized career counseling and evaluate student performance.
Develop, monitor, and update student transition plans.
Develop business and community relationships that provide students with quality, industry-relevant employment opportunities.
Produce thorough, timely, and accurate work; maintain attendance, accountability, and productivity standards; and organize assignments to meet goals and deadlines.
Maintain and apply the job knowledge and skills needed to perform required duties.
Mentor, monitor, and model Career Success Standards as required by the PRH.
Provide high-quality supervision and management of students, take appropriate action to influence behavior, and treat students respectfully while holding them accountable.
Provide and improve quality programs and services that meet student needs.
Communicate clearly and concisely, contribute relevant ideas to group efforts, and provide timely information to DOL or the company when requested.
Identify problems, analyze causes, evaluate solutions, take or recommend action, and follow up to confirm issues are corrected.
Partner with staff from all departments to ensure effective student supervision and services.
Accept direction and supervision from the Center Director, Center Duty Officer, or Shift Manager, including temporary assignments to responsibilities in other departments or positions.
Perform other duties as assigned.