Career Transition Specialist - Oneonta, United States - Education & Training Resources LLC

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Job Description

Job DescriptionWhy Job Corps? Imagine a career where your success is measured by the progress of the aspiring young students that you serve. You can inspire others to realize their full potential, achieve their goals, and make the most of their abilities at Oneonta Job Corps. Our team is committed to making a difference, one amazing student at a time. We invite you to do the same in this exciting role.

What is Job Corps? Job Corps is the country's most extensive nationwide residential career training program and has been operating for over 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. Job Corps has trained and educated over two million individuals since 1964.

Oneonta Job Corps offers training in the Medical Trades: Certified Nursing Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant, and Medical Administrative Assistant. Automobile trades: Auto Body Collision and Repair, Auto Mechanics, and Auto Technician. Construction Trades: Tile Setting, Cement Mason, and Electrical. Advanced Trades: Overhead Line Electrical, Rural Underground Distribution, SMART Meter, and Drone Piloting.

PositionAvailable : Career Transition Specialist(Oneonta)

We are seeking a Career Transition Specialist to join our Career Transition Services team here in Oneonta, New York. In this position, you'll play a key role in the success of our students, as you are responsible for counseling students in all aspects of Career Transition and Readiness, job search skills, job placement, job retention, and the exit processes.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain relationships with all local and regional WIA Partners and other employment and training organizations, as well as placement agencies, etc.
• Identify and maintain linkages for potential employment, advanced training, military, and other placement opportunities for all terminating students.
• Maintain liaisons with employers, labor unions, state employment service offices, and Job Corps' placement and support agencies/contractors to facilitate students' ongoing and continuous placement.
• Participate in employer-oriented community activities.
• Identify separated students no longer employed, or in school, and ensure another reconnection with a placement agency, school, or remote Career Transition Specialist.
• Conduct interviews with students entering the Career Transition Phase and provide further focus on job search techniques.
• Create and maintain a caseload of active students and maintain bi-weekly and monthly contact by telephone.
• Visit classrooms and trade shops to familiarize students with Career Transition Services.
• Coordinate mock interview sessions, job fairs, and career days.
• Identify support services needed for relocation, arrange transportation, make referrals to support service agencies, and initiate contact with formerly enrolled students before their separation from the Center.

Note: This job description is not all-inclusive. You will perform other related duties to ensure the ongoing needs of the organization are being met.

Skills & Competencies:

• Demonstrated working knowledge of the targeted job markets, area employers, armed force recruitment offices, community agencies, etc.
• Has strong interpersonal skills, excellent oral and written communication skills, strong presentation skills, job placement marketing skills, and the ability to establish liaisons and interact with private and public agencies.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Proven job placement marketing skills.
• Ability to establish liaisons and interact with private and public agencies
• Meticulous documentation and record-keeping skills, detail-oriented, and excellent time management skills
• Computer literate and skilled with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and databases.

Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or four years experience working with youth.
• One year of experience in sales, marketing, or counseling-related services.
• Must possess a valid driver's license

ADA Requirements: Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, requirements may be modified to reasonably, accommodate individuals with disabilities, however, no accommodations will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others, or which impose an undue hardship on the company. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The term "qualified individual with a disability," means an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the position.

Physical Activities:

• Reading, writing, and communicating fluently in English
• Hearing and speaking to express ideas and, or exchange information in person, or over the telephone
• Seeing to read labels, posters, documents, PC Screens, etc.
• Sitting, standing, moving about, or walking for occasional or frequent periods
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and other office equipment
• Kneeling, and bending at the waist, stooping and reaching overhead
• Retrieving and storing files and supplies; occasionally carrying and, or lifting light objects

Working Conditions:

• Campus and general office setting
• Indoor and outdoor environment

Benefits:

• Medical Coverage, Dental, Vision, Additional Life Insurance, and Other Add-Ons
• Paid vacation and sick (2 weeks each), 13 Paid Holidays (Thanksgiving and Christmas are two-day holidays), Short Term Disability, 401K Retirement Plan, and Employee Assistance Plan.

Oneonta Job Corps provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related condition), age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), genetic predisposition or carrier status, military or veteran status, familial status, status a victim of domestic violence, or any other status protected by law.

As of September , - Under the NYS DOL Pay Transparency Law, employers are prohibited from retaliating against employees who discuss their compensation with co-workers.