Location : Lumberton, NC

Job Type: Full-Time Staff

Job Number: 00135

Department: Instruction and Support Services

Opening Date: 03/14/2024

Closing Date: Continuous

Description

The Career Coach is responsible for working collaboratively with Career Development Coordinators, guidance counselors and other educational personnel to assist high school students with determining career goals and pathways and identifying community college programs that would enable them to achieve their goals.
The Career Coach will be jointly supervised by Robeson Community College's (RCC) Director of Educational Partnerships and Public Schools of Robeson County's (PSRC) Career Development Director.

Detailed Work Activities

The incumbent has the following duties and responsibilities:

Essential Duties
Career Development

Provide and coordinate administration and interpretation of career assessments.
Assist students with developing individual career plans through the promotion of career awareness, exploration, and planning.
Provide career development, occupational, labor market, non-traditional career, and postsecondary information.
Coordinate career planning activities in classrooms, groups, or individual sessions.

Preparatory Services

Provide information and assistance with postsecondary education programs and employment opportunities.
Assist students with the selection of appropriate academic and CTE high school and college courses offered by PSRC and RCC's Career and College Promise Program to be implemented by the designated guidance counselor.

Transition Services

Provide information and assistance with postsecondary education programs and employment opportunities.
Facilitate work-based learning and pre-apprenticeship opportunities.
Provide and coordinate activities for students to develop employability skills.
Promote the use of technology for career planning and research.

Partnerships

Facilitate business, education, and community partnerships that provide opportunities for students.
Serve as a liaison with business, industry, education, and military communities.
Publicize partnership resources such as the university transfer partnerships.

Professional Development

Participate in professional development activities at the local, regional, state, and national levels.
Engage in professional growth opportunities to remain current with trends, demands, and emerging careers in a rapidly changing workforce.

Files/Reporting

Effectively maintain electronic and hardcopy files and all pertinent data.
Provide required reports to supervisors on all activities and results.

Other

Maintain the integrity of the Robeson Community College and Public Schools of Robeson County.
Represent PSRC and RCC professionally and handle all matters in a confidential manner.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree from a regionally accredited institution. Have working knowledge of Microsoft Suite and ability to operate standard office equipment. Must be able to demonstrate qualities of professionalism, team building, excellent organizational skills and effective communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications: In addition to the minimum qualifications, experience working in an educational environment, working with diverse populations, and counseling or advising experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Provide and coordinate administration and interpretation of career assessments.
Assist students with developing individual career plans through the promotion of career awareness, exploration, and planning.
Provide career development, occupational, labor market, non-traditional career, and postsecondary information.
Coordinate career planning activities in classrooms, groups, or individual sessions.
Provide information and assistance with postsecondary education programs and employment opportunities.
Assist students with the selection of appropriate academic and CTE high school and college courses offered by PSRC and RCC's Career and College Promise Program to be implemented by the designated guidance counselor.
Provide information and assistance with postsecondary education programs and employment opportunities.
Facilitate work-based learning and pre-apprenticeship opportunities.
Provide and coordinate activities for students to develop employability skills.
Promote the use of technology for career planning and research.
Facilitate business, education, and community partnerships that provide opportunities for students.
Serve as a liaison with business, industry, education, and military communities.
Publicize partnership resources such as the university transfer partnerships.
Participate in professional development activities at the local, regional, state, and national levels.
Engage in professional growth opportunities to remain current with trends, demands, and emerging careers in a rapidly changing workforce.
Effectively maintain electronic and hardcopy files and all pertinent data.
Provide required reports to supervisors on all activities and results.
Maintain the integrity of the Robeson Community College and Public Schools of Robeson County.
Represent PSRC and RCC professionally and handle all matters in a confidential manner.
Perform other duties as assigned

Robeson Community College offers a complete benefits package to full-time employees including:
Health Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Dental, Vision, retirement, paid holidays, vacation and sick leave.

Career Coach (NCCCS Grant Funded)