Student Career Coach — Pathways to College & Careers

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

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.