Career Coach-Jacksonville North Pulaski School District

Arkansas State University-Beebe; Beebe (AR); On-site; USD 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Arkansas State University-Beebe seeks a Career Coach for the Jacksonville North Pulaski School District, based at ASU Heber Springs, to guide middle and high school students toward career options and the education needed to achieve them.

The twelve-month, grant-funded role focuses on outreach, career planning, and connections to postsecondary programs, internships, and bridge coursework, with emphasis on helping students prepare for college and careers.

Qualifications

• Minimum requirements of a Bachelor’s degree and either be CRDF certified or commit to obtaining the CDF credential within a year after the hire date.

Responsibilities

• Providing early outreach to low-income students and their parents with information about the importance of postsecondary education, as well as accurate information on how to prepare, apply, and pay for it
• Providing interest inventories and skills assessments to assist individuals in making informed career decisions
• Facilitating the development of individual career plans and portfolios
• Assisting students with enrolling in education or training programs
• Providing information on careers, career pathways, and educational requirements
• Providing opportunities for job shadowing, mentoring, internships, visits to business and industry, and other career awareness activities
• Providing or connecting low-income students to support services that will ease the transition to postsecondary education
• Connecting educationally disadvantaged youth and adults to “bridge programs” that teach basic academic skills in the context of training for advancement to better jobs and postsecondary education
• Connecting students to academic enrichment activities such as study groups, tutoring, and workshops on study skills
• Connecting high school students to early college programs, Advanced Placement classes, and academic and career and technical education (CTE) and concurrent-credit enrollment
• Providing a continuum of career guidance to ease the transition of students from middle school to high school to postsecondary education or training and ultimately to the workplace
• Perform any other related duties as required or assigned

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Position Type:

Non Classified

Job Title:

Career Coach-Jacksonville North Pulaski School District

Classification Title:

Project Program Specialist

Campus Location:

ASU Heber Springs

Job Description:

General Description

The position of Career Coach will be responsible for providing middle/high school students with information about career opportunities in Arkansas and the level of education and skills required in order to be successful in various career fields and encourage individuals to learn about, prepare for, and finance a postsecondary education. This position is a twelve-month, grant-funded position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Providing early outreach to low-income students and their parents with information about the importance of postsecondary education, as well as accurate information on how to prepare, apply, and pay for it


• Providing interest inventories and skills assessments to assist individuals in making informed career decisions


• Facilitating the development of individual career plans and portfolios


• Assisting students with enrolling in education or training programs


• Providing information on careers, career pathways, and educational requirements


• Providing opportunities for job shadowing, mentoring, internships, visits to business and industry, and other career awareness activities


• Providing or connecting low-income students to support services that will ease the transition to postsecondary education


• Connecting educationally disadvantaged youth and adults to “bridge programs” that teach basic academic skills in the context of training for advancement to better jobs and postsecondary education


• Connecting students to academic enrichment activities such as study groups, tutoring, and workshops on study skills


• Connecting high school students to early college programs, Advanced Placement classes, and academic and career and technical education (CTE) and concurrent-credit enrollment


• Providing a continuum of career guidance to ease the transition of students from middle school to high school to postsecondary education or training and ultimately to the workplace


• Perform any other related duties as required or assigned

Required Qualifications:

Minimum requirements of a Bachelor’s degree and either be CRDF certified or commit to obtaining the CDF credential within a year after the hire date.

Minimum Salary or Salary Range:

$38,500

Stand:

occasionally

Walk:

frequently

Sit:

frequently

Use hand to finger, handle, or feel:

occasionally

Reach with hands and arms:

occasionally

Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl:

occasionally

Talk or Hear:

continuously

Up to 10 pounds:

occasionally

Does this position have any special vision requirements? Check all that apply.:

Close vision, Distance vision, Color vision, Peripheral vision, Depth perception, Ability to adjust focus

Background Check Statement:

This position will be subject to a pre-employment criminal, sex-offender registry background check. In cases where pre-determined, an additional financial/credit history/ background check may be required as well. Convictions that have been sealed or legally eradicated and misdemeanor convictions for which probation was completed and the case was dismissed, will be excluded. Disclosure does not constitute an automatic bar to employment. Factors such as dates of the offense, seriousness and nature of the violation, rehabilitation and position applied for will be taken into account.

Background Check Requirements:

Both

ASU Beebe EEO Statement :

Arkansas State University-Beebe shall provide equal opportunity for employment to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status, and shall strive to achieve full and equal employment opportunity throughout our campuses for faculty and staff. Our goal is to foster a workplace community where individuals are valued for their diverse backgrounds and differences.

Posting Number:

NC3632014

Open Date:

10/30/2026

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