Career Transition Coach at Adams and Associates in Exeter, Rhode Island

Job Description:

POSITION SUMMARY


Do you want to help underprivileged youth find meaningful, engaging employment? Are you interested in receiving incentive pay for your accomplishments? Do you often wonder what it feels like to look forward to going to work in the morning? Then we have just the job for you!

This position is responsible for providing exiting students with transitional support and placement services leading to quality full-time jobs, military enlistment, or enrollment in higher education or Job Corps advanced training. Identifies and develops Center-beneficial partnerships that lead to enrollment and/or student placement. Works cooperatively with Career Technical Training and Career Transition Readiness staff to provide exiting students with comprehensive and individualized case management to identify and remediate students' transition to the workforce.


WHY WORK FOR US?

-Highly competitive pay and exceptional health benefits
-Onsite cafeteria with affordable prepared food options designed and cooked by our talented culinary students and staff, including a full salad bar and healthy menu choices - only $2.50 for a hot meal!!!

-Fully equipped gymnasium with basketball hoops
-State-of-the-art workout room with free weights, treadmills, and nautilus equipment
-A beautiful 22-acre campus, ideal for lunchtime walks
-Located less than 10 minutes from the highway
-Courteous, team-oriented staff


WHAT IS EXETER JOB CORPS ACADEMY?

We support the Job Corps program's mission to teach eligible young people the skills they need to become employable and independent and place them in meaningful jobs or further education. Our center specializes in Culinary Arts, Welding, Electronics Engineering, and Patient Care.


EMPLOYMENT AT EXETER JOB CORPS

Employment at Exeter Job Corps is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check, employment verification, education verification, professional reference check and motor vehicle record check.


Job Responsibilities:

• Provides personalized career counseling and evaluates student performance
• Assists students with résumé writing, job applications, and interviewing skills
• Holds monthly career counseling classes with soon-to-be Job Corps graduates
• Establishes supportive/mentoring relationships with students during the career transition phase
• Oversees, develops, monitors, and updates student transition plans to ensure successful outcome
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications




QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in human services, psychology, counseling, education, social science, communications, or closely related field from an accredited school; or Associate's degree in human services, psychology, counseling, education, social science, communications, or closely related field from an accredited school and two years' related experience in youth programs.
• Must possess a valid in-State Driver's License and meet Company insurability requirements.

"Adams and Associates, Inc. abides by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or disability." This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Apply Now