WBL Coordinator

Eckerd Connects; Laredo (TX); On-site; USD 38,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Paid time off

Holidays

Retirement with match

Flexible spending accounts

Disability insurance

Life & AD&D

PSLF eligible

PTO exchange

PSLF Eligible

PTO Exchange

Job summary

Eckerd Connects is seeking a Work Based Learning Coordinator in Texas to drive the School to Career/Work Based Learning program. You will coordinate with employers, instructors, students, and staff to ensure program success and develop work site opportunities that align with training needs.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, with preference for marketing or counseling background and supervisory experience. A valid driver's license and background check are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or four years' professional experience working with youth preferred.
• Two years' experience in marketing, sales, or counseling related areas preferred.
• Prefer supervisory experience.
• Valid driver's license with acceptable driving record preferred.
• Pass drug screen per policy.
• Background check required.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates development and implementation of the School to Career/Work Based Learning program.
• Facilitates meetings with employers, instructors, students, and center staff to ensure program success.
• Generates work site opportunities matching training capabilities with employers' requirements.
• Serves as liaison with Career Technical Training and Career Transition Services departments.
• Visits work sites bi-monthly to cultivate relationships; coordinates guest speakers for classrooms.

Skills

Youth engagement

Marketing experience

Counseling experience

Supervisory experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or 4 years' experience

Four years' youth experience

Job description

Working with us takes a certain kind of person; we want someone who identifies with our values and is willing to challenge themselves both personally and professionally. We seek employees who are passionate about serving and making a difference in the lives of others.

Make more than a Living, Make a Difference

Our Benefits

• Low-Cost Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 19 days of Paid Time Off the first year
• 11 paid holidays
• Retirement savings plan with employer match up to 5%
• Flexible spending accounts
• Paid short-term and voluntary long-term disability
• Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary term life insurancePublic Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer
• PTO Exchange

Salary Rate: $40,000

Duties and Responsibilities

• The Work Based Learning Coordinator is responsible for facilitating the development and implementation of the School to Career/Work Based Learning program.
• Facilitates meetings and activities to bring together the appropriate persons, including employers, instructors, students, and center staff to ensure the success of the School to Career/Work-Based Learning program.
• Generates work site opportunities that best match the training capabilities and needs of trainees with employers' requirements.
• The Work Based Learning Coordinator serves as liaison with both the Career Technical Training and Career Transition Services departments in facilitating the coordination of the campuses Work-Based Learning program.
• Visits established work sites at least bi-monthly to cultivate work site relationships. Coordinate, periodically, guest speakers in career training classrooms to allow the vocational instructors to visit work sites and trainees as required for the success of the Work-Based Learning program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or four years' professional experience working with youth preferred. Two years' experience in marketing, sales, or counseling related areas preferred.
• Prefer supervisory experience.
• Valid driver's license with acceptable driving record preferred.
• Required to pass a drug screen in compliance with our Substance Abuse and Drug-Free Workplace policy.
• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a nationwide criminal background check.

*This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person assigned to this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties that may be performed by a person so classified.

About our Program

Job Corps is the largest nationwide residential career training program in the country and has been operating for more than 60 years. The program helps eligible young people ages 16 through 24 complete their high school education, trains them for meaningful careers, and assists them with obtaining employment.

Please follow the link for more information about this program: https://eckerd.org/jobs-training/jobcorps/

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