Remote Career Transition Coach for Youth

Socket.dev; Limestone (ME); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a Career Transition Specialist to counsel students on career transition readiness, job search skills, and placement processes. You will also coordinate with military services and external resources to secure leads and arrange interviews, ensuring documentation and exit readiness are in place.

Responsibilities include case management, mock interview sessions, job fairs coordination, and maintaining contact with former enrollees while adhering to PRH requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human services, psychology, counseling, education, social science, business, communications, or closely related field; or Associates Degree in human services, psychology, counseling, education, social science, business, communications, or closely related field and two years related experience.
• Sound knowledge of case management, career counseling, employment counseling and job search, job preparation and development techniques.
• Must possess a valid state driver’s license.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Must obtain and maintain valid CPR/FA certification.

Responsibilities

• Conducts interviews with students entering the Career Transition Phase of CDSS.
• Creates and maintains a caseload of active student files, establishes a tickler system for caseload management, maintains bi-weekly or contact every 30 days through telephone correspondence.
• Attends meetings that involve Career Transition student/process issues.
• Visits classrooms and trade shops to familiarize students with Career Transition processes, employability skills, career preparation, job search, job retention, etc.
• Coordinates mock interview sessions. Assists in the coordination of job fairs and career days.
• Maintains linkages with military services, One Stop and other external resources, maintains job banks, secures and post job leads, set up job interviews, arranges transportation assistance and other support services.
• Performs job development by screening leads from newspaper classifieds, telephone, and personal contacts, referrals, Internet, and other youth service organizations.
• Ensures that all necessary licenses, certificates, transcripts and/or any pertinent document that will aid in job search are completed/obtained preferably prior to students’ exit.
• Ensures that accurate contact information is obtained from exiting students and continually updates student files with accurate contact information.
• Initiates and maintains contact and cooperation with remote Career Transition Specialist for transition purposes.
• Serves as chairperson of the student’s Career Assessment Panel and submits appropriate reports.
• Participates in individual or group counseling services in coordination with Social Development Department and Mental Health Consultant, as needed.
• Assists with UA retrieval, assist students in the appropriate documentation and approvals for absences from center.
• Initiates contact with “former enrollee” students prior to their exiting the Center, or as soon as possible thereafter.
• Obtains and enters documentation in accordance with PRH requirements to verify separated student placement information.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job description

Socket.dev is seeking a Career Transition Specialist to counsel students on career transition readiness, job search skills, and placement processes. You will also coordinate with military services and external resources to secure leads and arrange interviews, ensuring documentation and exit readiness are in place.

Responsibilities include case management, mock interview sessions, job fairs coordination, and maintaining contact with former enrollees while adhering to PRH requirements.