AC/Career Trans Spec

Classification: Exempt

Reports To:

CTS Manager

Shifts available:

– 1^st^ Shift: 8am-5pm

Pay Range:

$43,680

About Dayton Job Corps

Job Corps national mission is to educate and train highly-motivated young people, ages 16-24, for successful careers in the nations fastest-growing industries. Here at Dayton Job Corps Center, we support their mission by teaching eligible young people, the skills they need to become employable and independent, and place them in meaningful jobs or further education. Students here have access to room and board while they learn skills in specific training areas for up to three years. The program helps them to complete their high school education, trains them for meaningful careers, provides transitional support services, and assists them with obtaining employment. Job Corps graduates either enter the workforce or an apprenticeship, go on to higher education, or join the military.

Purpose:

Responsible for assisting and providing guidance to separated or separating students during the prescribed service period.

Your Responsibilities:

– Acts as the central point of contact with graduates and former enrollees on the caseload.
– Assists in quality placement efforts for all assigned students.
– Acts as a liaison with center placement staff to place students prior to separation.
– Establishes personal contact with prospective area employers to expand job-development efforts for employment opportunities.
– Conducts employment-skills training classes on interviewing.
– Assists participants in focusing on their occupational preferences through interest/ability assessments.
– Arranges for job interviews for students.
– Provides job-development services for specific career pathways.
– Assists students with transitional services (i.e., housing, transportation, personal services).
– Provides continuous follow-up with all terminated students.
– Identifies community resources that can bring added value to caseloads, both collectively and individually.
– Develops and monitors on-the-job (OTJ) training contracts.
– Maintains records of participant progress through employment-skills training.
– Conducts on-site visits with employers each month.
– Maintains accountability of property, adheres to safety practices, and performs safety inspections in area of responsibility.

Requirements

Education:

Bachelors or associates degree in human services, psychology, counseling, education, social science, business communications, or closely related field

Experience: Two years of related experience and in working with youth.

Skills/Abilities:

Current CPR, First Aid, and water safety certifications

Ability to participate in the development of new and revised policies and procedures affecting placement activities

Ability to promote the Career Success Standards (CSS) by modeling appropriate behaviors, mentoring students when necessary, and monitoring both positive and negative behaviors through interventions

Strong organizational skills

Excellent written and verbal comm