JCG Career Success Specialist

Cincinnati Youth Collaborative • Cincinnati, OH

14d • $46,000 - $52,000 • Onsite

About The Position

CYC empowers young people to overcome obstacles and excel by providing a range of services designed to keep young people in school, prepared for college and career, and on the pathway to success. CYC is focused on helping students graduate from high school with a pathway towards education, training, certifications, meaningful employment, or enlistment.

Our Vision: Every young person will reach their full potential.
Our Mission: Empowering young people to overcome barriers and excel in education, career, and life.
Our Commitment: We are committed to inclusive and equitable programs, policies, and procedures that empower everyone we serve.

Department: Jobs for Cincinnati Graduates (JCG)
Reports to: JCG Senior Program Manager

Position Summary:
The JCG Career Success Specialist is responsible for fully implementing the Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) Graduates (JAG) model within the assigned school site. The Specialist identifies, recruits, instructs, advises, and supports students who need additional assistance graduating from high school and successfully transitioning into postsecondary education, employment, or military service. The role combines classroom instruction, counseling and advocacy, career association advising, community and employer engagement, data management, and twelve months of graduate follow-up services.

Job Function:
The Specialist is accountable for student outcomes and model fidelity, including enrollment, competency attainment, graduation, placement, follow-up, and accurate documentation in JAG's data systems.

Core Goals:
• Ensure participating students receive the support needed to graduate from high school and transition successfully to postsecondary education, employment, or military service; for non-graduates, support attainment of a diploma or GED during the follow-up period.
• Create and sustain a network of school, family, employer, civic, community, and postsecondary partners that expand services and opportunities for students.
• Maintain high accountability for services and student success through timely, accurate documentation and regular review of student data.
• Achieve state and national JAG performance outcomes through instruction, guidance, academic support, career and postsecondary planning, work-based learning, leadership development, and follow-up.

Requirements

• Associate Degree in Education, Social Work, Counseling, Workforce Development, Human Services, Business, or related field preferred.
• Experience working with youth, workforce development, education, mentoring, or community-based programming preferred.
• Strong presentation, facilitation, organizational, and relationship-building skills.
• Working knowledge of computer technology, word processing, spreadsheets, web-based applications, and data entry, and should be able to use data to drive instruction and program improvement.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Social Work, Counseling, Workforce Development, Human Services, Business, or related field.
• Experience with JAG model implementation, WIOA/CCMEP programming, employer engagement, trauma-informed practices, and workforce systems.
• Preferred experience includes working with youth; knowledge of adolescent development; experience in secondary or postsecondary education settings; classroom management; leadership and motivational skills; human relations and collaboration skills; ability to manage multiple priorities independently, and the ability to maintain appropriate boundaries while building supportive student relationships.
• Teaching license, substitute license, career coaching credential, or workforce development certification preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain positive, ongoing relationships with students, families, principals, administrators, teachers, counselors, employers, and community leaders. Serve as an advocate for students and for the JAG program.
• Collaborate with an in-school advisory committee and community partners to identify student needs, remove barriers, support academic success, and connect students with counseling, remediation, career exploration, college planning, work-based learning, and other services.
• Develop an employer and community marketing plan that builds awareness of JAG, creates classroom speaker and field trip opportunities, supports service-learning projects, and strengthens local program sustainability.
• Provide direct follow-up support for twelve months after graduation, including communication with graduates, employers, and postsecondary advisors as needed to verify placement, encourage retention, and continue student support.
• Complete special projects and other duties as assigned by program management or school leadership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree