Career Coach - Jacksonville North Pulaski School District

Career Coach – Jacksonville North Pulaski School District

Job Title:

Career Coach – Jacksonville North Pulaski School District
Classification:
Project Program Specialist
Campus

Location:

Jacksonville North Pulaski, Arkansas

General Description
The position of Career Coach will be responsible for providing middle/high school students with information about career opportunities in Arkansas and the level of education and skills required to be successful in various career fields. The role encourages individuals to learn about, prepare for, and finance postsecondary education. This is a twelve‑month grant‑funded position.

• Provide early outreach to low‑income students and their parents with information about the importance of postsecondary education, including how to prepare, apply, and pay for it.
• Provide interest inventories and skills assessments to assist individuals in making informed career decisions.
• Facilitate the development of individual career plans and portfolios.
• Assist students with enrolling in education or training programs.
• Provide information on careers, career pathways, and educational requirements.
• Provide opportunities for job shadowing, mentoring, internships, visits to businesses and industry, and other career‑awareness activities.
• Connect low‑income students to support services that will ease the transition to postsecondary education.
• Connect 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.
• Connect students to academic enrichment activities such as study groups, tutoring, and workshops on study skills.
• Connect high school students to early college programs, Advanced Placement classes, and academic and career and technical education (CTE) and concurrent‑credit enrollment.
• Provide 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.

Minimum requirements:

Bachelor’s degree and either CRDF certified or a commitment to obtaining the CDF credential within one year after the hire date.

(None specified for this position.)

$35,300

Arkansas State University – Beebe shall provide equal opportunity for employment to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status, and shall strive to achieve full and equal employment opportunity throughout our campuses for faculty and staff. Our goal is to foster a workplace community where individuals are valued for their diverse backgrounds and differences.