Career Specialist
About the Organization
Jobs for America's Graduates - New Hampshire (JAG-NH)
Cultivating youth success through academic, leadership, and workforce opportunities.
JAG-NH is a statewide 501(c)3 organization dedicated to engaging youth most at risk in developing the leadership, academic engagement, and career skills to graduate from high school and pursue meaningful lives. Launched in New Hampshire in 1987 as a state-based network of dropout prevention programs, the JAG program achieves its mission by forming partnerships with schools, community colleges, and community-based organizations and maintaining innovative experiential curricula focused on purposeful learning, career development, and real-world work experiences.
About the Job
Position Overview:
The Lakes Region Out-of-School Career Specialist is responsible for directly influencing the success of a group of youth (ages 16 – 24). This includes implementing and managing the JAG Model and providing mentoring & community connections necessary for young adults to overcome barriers.
Essential Functions:
- Build a roster of participants for the program
- Market the program throughout the community
- Conduct interviews to identify and document program eligibility
- Process required paperwork to enroll youth
- Develop work-based learning experiences, internships, and apprenticeships
- Maintain a positive image within the NH Works community & effectively develop a cooperative working relationship
- Engage youth and employers in a future career-readiness capacity
- Provide career guidance and assistance with entering post-secondary education and/or training
- Conduct marketing campaign among the private & public sector
- Create individual training plans for youth on job skills and needs
- Organize enrollment into an approved WIOA occupational skills training in all workforce sectors
- Utilize additional JAG frameworks in interactions, such as Trauma Informed Care
- Schedule & administer required assessments
- Create support within the community by developing relationships with local social service and support organizations
- Understand and track social service resources and opportunities
- Organize and monitor participant involvement in leadership & community service projects
- Enter, track, and report on specific data measures
- Maintain accurate participant information
- Analyze data to identify any participant in need of tutoring, mentoring, or other support
- Record attendance & progress in all training program areas
- Complete timely & accurate record keeping in the NH Job Match System
- Perform additional tasks as assigned
Position Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Education, Business, Counseling, or related field (Associate’s plus experience in lieu of degree acceptable)
- Minimum 2 years experience working with youth, teaching or counseling
- Must have strong communication, presentation, and organizational skills
- Ability to understand & work effectively & efficiently with youth, educators, industry partners & employers
- Job development experience preferred
Visit www.jagnh.org and please send resume to info@jagnh.org