Career Coach

Career Coach

Career Team is a leading workforce development organization on a mission to transform lives. We blend cutting-edge technology with compassionate, high-touch services to drive real, measurable outcomes in the lives of job seekers across the country. At Career Team, we're solving today's unemployment challenges with smart software, world-class trainers, dedicated case managers, dynamic job developers, and innovative partners. If you're passionate about making a difference and believe in the power of technology to transform lives, you'll feel right at home here.

Career Team is looking to hire a Career and Education Outreach Specialist to provide career guidance, career preparation, and workforce information to students in grades 5–12, their parents and guardians, and district staff across the Deep East Texas Workforce Development Area. Working in partnership with local school districts, the Specialist exposes, educates, and engages students in career development and decision-making, connecting them to in-demand industry sectors, middle-skill jobs, pre-apprenticeship and Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs), internships, and technical and community college pathways.

This position carries independent decision-making authority and is performed with minimal supervision under the direction of the Deputy Director.

Your Impact on Career Team's Success

• Work in assigned school districts and other locations to provide career information, awareness, and resources for students in grades 5–12, their parents and guardians, and district staff
• Conduct initial orientations and ongoing refreshers for school staff to explain the Specialist's role and the resources provided
• Provide information on in-demand industry sectors, occupations, and postsecondary options using Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) resources and tools, including Texas Reality Check, Texas Career Check, Texas CREWS, Texas OnCourse, Texas Internship Challenge, Auto Coder, Texas Skills to Work, and Job's Y'all
• Engage and train district staff on using career tools and resources, including the LMCI website
• Expose students to career pathways, including pre-apprenticeship and Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs), technical and community colleges, and employment, through presentations, TWC tools, job fairs, and site visits
• Organize job exploration events, career fairs, and career support workshops for students, parents, and guardians
• Provide classroom presentations, virtually or on-site, in partnering school districts
• Serve as a primary resource to assigned districts for labor market information, including growth and high-demand occupations at the county, regional, and state levels
• Work in coordination with school counselors and administrators
• Coordinate with local and state workforce services, employers, and educational institutions to build pathways into pre-apprenticeship and RAPs, and encourage employers to offer them
• Maintain a published schedule of virtual and on-site office hours and structured meeting times for students at each location
• Develop a communication and support model connecting services with students, including on-site and virtual visits, planning meetings, mentoring, and phone and text communication where permitted by the district
• Organize annual workshops with TWC subject matter experts, local business and industry leaders, chambers of commerce, and technical and community colleges to build partnerships and support integrated career and education services
• Develop and maintain community partnerships with businesses, educational organizations, and community stakeholders aligned with Workforce Solutions projects and initiatives
• Foster employer and district collaboration, encouraging employers to provide internships, mentoring, industry tours, and job-shadowing opportunities
• Coordinate with TWC program personnel, including the regional Student Hire Ability Navigators supporting Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) for students with disabilities ages 14–22
• Become familiar with TWC programs such as Adult Education and Literacy, Vocational Rehabilitation, Foster Youth, Career Signing Day, and Apprenticeship
• Support statewide…