Career Coordinator

Join Our Team at Clark Advanced Learning Center in Stuart, Florida as a Career Coordinator!

Under general supervision, this position is responsible for guiding students toward meaningful career paths and experiential learning opportunities. Responsibilities include planning and implementing career readiness programs, facilitating partnerships with local businesses, teaching college level coursework, ensuring students gain access to internships, job shadowing, and other work-based learning experiences. Providing career counseling/coaching to help students identify their interests, strengths, and potential career paths.

Leading and supporting student activities and school wide events. Communicating with students, staff, parents, and other stakeholders about career development and planning.

Specific duties and responsibilities:

• Provide one-on-one career counseling to students to help them identify interests, strengths, and potential career paths.
• Develop and deliver workshops on topics such as resume writing, interview preparation, and professional etiquette.
• Collaborate with teachers and counselors to integrate career exploration activities into the curriculum.
• Develop and teach college-level career development course based on research-based career development models, current best practices and applicable trends
• Build and maintain relationships with local businesses, nonprofits, and community organizations to create internship and job shadowing opportunities for students.
• Match students with internships and work experiences based on their skills, interests, and career goals.
• Monitor and evaluate student internship experiences, ensuring compliance with school and workplace standards.
• Plan and coordinate career fairs, industry guest speaker events, and field trips to expose students to diverse career opportunities.
• Maintain an up-to-date database of career and internship resources.
• Evaluate program effectiveness and implement improvements based on feedback from students, parents, and employers.
• Coordinate school's implementation and use of Xello, statewide career development program.
• Serve as a liaison between students, parents, faculty, and external partners regarding career-related activities.
• Provide regular updates and reports on program progress to school administration.
• Partner with community leaders and workforce development boards to align school programs with local labor market needs.
• Sponsor/ lead at least one student extracurricular activity.
• Chaperone school-related events.
• Participate in recruitment and admissions events.

Qualifications, knowledge and skill requirements:

• Master's degree in Education, Career Counseling, Human Resources, or a related field.
• Previous experience in career counseling, workforce development, or education.
• Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to network and establish relationships with community organizations and businesses.
• Knowledge of career planning tools and current job market trends.
• Passion for helping students achieve their career goals.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency in using career assessment tools and software.
• Flexibility to adapt to the dynamic needs of the school environment and respond effectively to crisis situations.
• Proficiency in using technology for documentation, communication, and data management.
• Ability to function effectively with multiple priorities.
• Requires occasional evening, weekend or other flexible scheduling of duties as specified by the Clark Advanced Learning Center's Executive Director/Principal or designee;
• Typical working hours for this position are Monday through Friday between 7:30 am to 4:00 pm.
• Primarily school-based, with occasional visits to internship sites and community partners.

Physical demands:

This position requires an ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time and to present verbal lectures/demonstrations, walk, bend, lift, reach up, stoop, and carry items occasionally in excess of twenty-five (25) pounds. Some lifting of computer and electronic equipment may be required. It also requires manual dexterity to operate standard office machines, such as, copier, fax, calculator, telephone, and other equipment as necessary.

IRSC expects its employees to follow proper safety standards while employed by the College.

Additional expectations:

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Additionally, all employees of the institution are expected to maintain professional standards of communication, able to learn and apply new technology, and abide by all policies and procedures. Continued employment remains on an "at-will" basis.

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