Classified - School to Career Site Coordinator

Fremont Public Schools•Fremont, NE

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The School to Career Site Coordinator position is located at the High School. This role is responsible for organizing and managing the daily operation of the School-to-Career program and assisting with Career & Technical Education programming duties. The coordinator initiates and maintains extensive contact with students in the STC program and with employers in the community. The position requires a personable individual capable of conversing effectively with both employers and students.

Requirements

Minimum of a high school diploma or GED.
Must be personable and able to converse with employers as well as students.
Have an interest in young people and an ability to deal fairly and tactfully with students.
Possess a positive attitude toward education and a helpful attitude toward people.
Personable and able to converse with employers as well as with students.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, parents, administration, and faculty.
A good working knowledge in the area of Career/Technical Education (CTE), career development, and a willingness to learn.
Ability to carry out assignments in effective support of the instructional program.
Effective oral and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Some college preferred
Some work experience in business preferred but not required
Previous experience working with youth preferred but not required
Some college work is desired
First Aid/CPR certificate desired
Some work experience in the business world would be preferred
Some experience working with children in an educational setting
Bilingual in English/Spanish

Responsibilities

Organize and manage the daily operation of the School-to-Career program and assist with Career & Technical Education programming duties.
Initiate and maintain a tremendous amount of contact with students in the STC program and the employers in the community.
Facilitate the School-to-Career program at Fremont High School.
Notify students of orientation meetings and assist with securing STC sites.
Follow up with students until sites are confirmed (may need to assist in locating sites for students, and students should be instructed to have several sites in mind prior to going through orientation).
Collect STC paperwork by established deadlines, which includes contracts, bi-weekly journals, resumes, etc.
Coordinate grading/credit with the FHS Registrar.
Prepare notes and announcements to students regarding late assignments, attendance, etc.
Serve as the FHS contact person for STC businesses.
Monitor student status, attendance and punctuality on a regular basis, and develop a system for doing this (in coordination with Assistant Principals and Attendance Secretary).
Monitor student check-in and check-out at the STC desk and in collaboration with the Attendance Secretary.
Make contact by phone, email, or in-person with employers to verify attendance at least one time per student per quarter.
Address discipline problems regarding attendance, punctuality, grooming, etc.
Monitor the CTE entrance for all students throughout the school day.
Serve as hall monitor between classes throughout the day.
Maintain a daily presence at FHS to assist and/or address any problems or concerns, such as taking phone calls, answering emails, etc. from parents and employers regarding student performance, attendance, etc.
Contact potential interviewers for 4 Communications 10 Interview Fair events (one each quarter).
Contact and schedule 14-15 interviewers to conduct mock interviews for each Interview Fair.
Send thank you notes/cards/letters to interviewers.
Coordinate the Annual Fall College/Career/Business Fairs which will include scheduling the date and facility, publicity, thank you notes, coordinating table set up as well as all other details involving the event, monitoring FHS student attendance, and arrange for other area schools’ arrivals and logistics involved (in conjunction with the Post Secondary Fairs and in coordination with the FHS Counseling Department and the Career Readiness Counselor).
Promote and invite local businesses/employers and the military to come to FHS during the lunch periods to share information with students (select dates, arrange table set up, and coordinate publicity as well as follow up with thank you notes) (in coordination with the Counseling Department and the Career Readiness Counselor).
Coordinate the ASVAB and other appropriate assessments which will include scheduling dates and facilities, publicity, student registration, and monitoring and verifying FHS student attendance (in regards to testing and in coordination with FHS Counseling Department and FHS SpEd department).
Regular, dependable in-person attendance on the job.
Ability to perform the identified tasks and to possess and utilize the identified knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the identified work activities.
Ability to perform the physical requirements on their specific job description.