Empowering Career Transition Specialist

Adams and Associates, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Adams and Associates, Inc. in Philadelphia seeks a dedicated coordinator to support students' transition to employment or further education. This full-time role focuses on case management, job development, and collaboration with Career Transition staff to remove barriers.

Responsibilities include personalized counseling, tracking progress, and building local business linkages to create meaningful opportunities for students.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human services, psychology, counseling, education, social science, business, communications, or closely related field from an accredited school.
• Associates degree in human services, psychology, counseling, education, social science, business, communications, or closely related field from an accredited school and two years’ related experience.

Responsibilities

• Follows all integrity guidelines and procedures and ensures no manipulation of student data.
• Supports educational and related placement goals for assigned students.
• Ensures Contract meets or exceeds DOL/Company performance goals.
• Establishes supportive/mentoring relationships with students during the Career Transition Phase.
• Provides personalized career counseling and evaluates student performance.
• Oversees, develops, monitors, and updates student transition plans to ensure successful outcome.
• Develops Center-beneficial business and community linkages that provide students with quality and industry relevant employment opportunities.
• Produces quality work/assignments in a thorough, timely and accurate manner.
• Maintains appropriate personal attendance, accountability and work productivity standards.
• Plans, prioritizes and organizes assignments to meet established goals and deadlines.
• Understands and applies job knowledge to effectively complete all required job responsibilities.
• Proactively maintains the skills required to perform job duties.
• Mentors, monitors and models the Career Success Standards as required by the PRH.
• Provides high-quality supervision and management for the student population. Takes swift and appropriate action and positively influences student behavior. Shows respect and courtesy to students and holds them accountable for their actions and behavior.
• Provides quality programs and services for students and ensures that quality is maintained and student needs are met. Pursues improvement and enhancement of programs and services.
• Exchanges ideas and information, both orally and in writing, in a clear and concise manner andcontributes meaningfully to group efforts by offering relevant ideas and knowledge. Provides quality and timely information to DOL/Company when requested.
• Effectively articulates thoughts and ideas. Identifies problems, analyzes causes and evaluates appropriate solutions prior to taking or recommending actions. Follows up to ensure prompt/appropriate action and that problems are in fact corrected.
• Works in partnership with staff from all Departments to ensure effective supervision and services are provided to students.
• Accepts direction and supervision from the Center Director/Center Duty Officer/Shift Manager to include assignments to temporarily perform job responsibilities of other departments and positions.
• Other duties as assigned

Education

Bachelor's degree in human services

Associates degree + 2 years related experience

Job description

Adams and Associates, Inc. in Philadelphia seeks a dedicated coordinator to support students' transition to employment or further education. This full-time role focuses on case management, job development, and collaboration with Career Transition staff to remove barriers.

Responsibilities include personalized counseling, tracking progress, and building local business linkages to create meaningful opportunities for students.