WBL Coordinator-RSW

Career Systems Development Corporation•Roswell, NM

About The Position

Responsible for developing, coordinating, and monitoring work-based learning opportunities that support students in achieving career readiness and successful employment outcomes. This position establishes and maintains partnerships with employers, coordinates student placements, and provides ongoing support to students and employers throughout the work-based learning experience.

Requirements

Minimum: Associate’s degree and two years’ experience in marketing, sales, or counseling related areas.
Must possess a valid state driver’s license.
Ability to effectively communicate with and relate to trainees.
Good understanding of the local community and employer base.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent organizational and marketing skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or 4 years professional experience working with youth.
Two years’ experience in marketing, sales, or counseling related areas.
Supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

Model the Company Core Values and the operating principles at all times.
Create and sustain positive working relationships with co-workers.
Assist students in adjusting to Center life to enhance student retention by providing supervision, behavior modification, counseling, and by acting as a positive role model and mentor.
Ensure that student needs are met in a timely professional manner with the highest degree of customer service in mind.
Adhere to all Policy Requirement Handbook and Career Systems Development policies and procedures, and the Center Operating Procedures.
Prepare reports and forms and document in CIS case notes and file observations of student’s behavior, performance, notable information or events, and progress towards achieving goals and objectives.
Maintain confidentiality but report significant events or situations immediately through approved channels to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of students and staff, and to ensure that required reporting occurs, and that students receive emergency services as needed.
Facilitate prompt and appropriate assistance to students in the event of injury, illness, or emotional trauma.
Meet individually with students assigned to their area responsibility at a minimum of once each month documenting the meetings in case notes.
Ensure equipment and assigned work areas are clean and maintained in accordance with Center, CSD, and DOL standards, including conducting quarterly property counts, submitting property relocation requests, may serve as a property custodian, and submits maintenance requests as needed.
Work with staff, employers, organized labor, and the community to establish positive work-based learning sites for students to learn and practice skills they cannot easily learn in a classroom setting.
Plan and coordinate activities to bring together the appropriate persons, including employers, educators, trainees, and staff to ensure the success of the school-to-Career/Work–based Learning program.
Generate work site opportunities that best match the training capabilities and needs of trainees with employers’ requirements.
Develop and maintain copies WBL MOUs with employers prior to students participating in training at each site. This must include mutual expectations and requirements, and ensure employer feedback on skills obtained or strengthened, and feedback on remediation needed.
Coordinate with Center Safety Officer to inspect each prospective WBL for safety and appropriateness prior to students being assigned for training.
Escort potential employers on tours; serve as a guest speaker on and off campus to promote the School to Career program.
Serve as liaison between the Center and various work sites.
Serve as liaison with the Career Development Departments in monitoring the coordination of academic and vocational training and work site learning.
Schedule and transport trainees to work sites as needed.
Visit work sites to monitor trainee progress.
Counsel trainees on their evaluations.
Serve as substitute teacher to allow the vocational instructors to visit work sites periodically.