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Career Specialist

Jobs for Ohio's Graduates

Career Specialist

Xenia, OH
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    Job Description

    Job Responsibilities

    • Deliver comprehensive employment services to 35 - 40 young adults ages 16-24. These participants will be referred by Greene County Job & Family Services.
    • Accomplish young adult focused goals by assessing needs, developing youth's skills set, providing mentor-ship, instruction, re-mediating, monitoring, support, and tracking/documenting progress while promoting the goals of JOG and facilitating compliance to JOG's standards and objectives.
    • Works collaboratively with all members of the JOG team to determine best practices for participants, collectively aid in barrier removal and goal achievement.

    Job Functions

    1. Establish meaningful relations with young adults that build a foundation of trust, motivation and accountability.
    2. Screen and assess program participants through motivational interviewing, orientations and interpretation of assessment tools.
    3. Maintain weekly contact with active youth and months contact with youth in follow-up.
    4. Provide necessary services and JOG’s competency based curriculum, to enrolled young adults based on needs, that lead to the accomplishment of youth and organizational goals.
    5. Instruct objective driven lessons to young adults individually, in small or large groups, while adapting instruction methods to meet clients’ varying needs and interests.
    6. Coordinate ancillary youth services/activities to further develop and progress young adults towards self-sufficiency and being one’s best self. Activities may include, but not limited to: guest speakers, specialty workshops, field trips, job fairs, community service projects, etc.
    7. Provide JOG services at designated location.
    8. Strategize, contact and re-engaged disconnected program youth.
    9. Track, monitor, and report youth contact, services, progress and attainments.
    10. Maintaining accurate, complete, and audit-ready information about the participants and employers.
    11. Verify and follow-up on participant progress by monitoring activities with employers and educational institutes.
    12. Submit monthly documentation to designee staff which includes, but not limited to: model services/case notes, mileage, timesheets (twice per month), EOM, youth attainments, etc.
    13. Submit quarterly documentation which is inclusive of, but not limited to: exits, post testing/skill goal attainment, and quarterly follow-ups.
    14. Maintains confidentiality regarding all issues relative to client files and the organization’s operations.
    15. Identify and mobilize all available resources in the community.
    16. Other duties as assigned.

    Job Requirements

    • Bachelor’s degree.
    • Available for work hours scheduled either 8:00 – 5:00 depending on the in school or out of school setting.
    • Computer skills including, but not limited to: MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and Online database management systems.
    • Satisfactory results of the BCI / FBI background reports.

    Job Qualifications

    • Preferred training or experience in the following areas:
    • Business Administration;
    • Communication;
    • Teaching;
    • Social Work;
    • Human Resource Management;
    • Career Development;
    • Job Placement/Development;
    • Employment and Vocational Counseling;
    • Career Guidance;
    • Vocational Education;
    • Community Service Administration;
    • Work experience with private sector or disadvantaged youth.

    Company Description

    The Jobs for Ohio's Graduates (JOG) is a partner of the National Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) organization. JOG follows JAG's curriculum and program model to provide excellent results for young individuals facing various challenges to success. JOG's performance is measured based on JAG's 6 national standards for academic achievement and employment. JOG has consistently met or surpassed these 6 standards for 25 years in a row. For the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2022, JOG achieved the following outcomes: The Jobs for Ohio's Graduates (JOG) is a partner of the National Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) organization. JOG follows JAG's curriculum and program model to provide excellent results for young individuals facing various challenges to success. JOG's performance is measured based on JAG's 6 national standards for academic achievement and employment. JOG has consistently met or surpassed these 6 standards for 25 years in a row. For the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2022, JOG achieved the following outcomes:

    • 92% of students graduated high school (JAG Standard 90%)
    • 80% of students secured job placement (JAG Standard 60%)
    • 79% of students obtained full-time jobs (JAG Standard 60%)
    • 82% of students experienced positive outcomes (JAG Standard 75%)
    • 42% are in further education (all post-secondary, credential/certificate, apprenticeship (JAG Standard 35%)
    • 97% Connectivity rate, percent of participants JOG is able to contact post successful exit (JAG Standard 95%)

    Company Description

    The Jobs for Ohio's Graduates (JOG) is a partner of the National Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) organization. JOG follows JAG's curriculum and program model to provide excellent results for young individuals facing various challenges to success. JOG's performance is measured based on JAG's 6 national standards for academic achievement and employment. JOG has consistently met or surpassed these 6 standards for 25 years in a row. For the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2022, JOG achieved the following outcomes: The Jobs for Ohio's Graduates (JOG) is a partner of the National Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) organization. JOG follows JAG's curriculum and program model to provide excellent results for young individuals facing various challenges to success. JOG's performance is measured based on JAG's 6 national standards for academic achievement and employment. JOG has consistently met or surpassed these 6 standards for 25 years in a row. For the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2022, JOG achieved the following outcomes:\r\n\r\n* 92% of students graduated high school (JAG Standard 90%)\r\n* 80% of students secured job placement (JAG Standard 60%)\r\n* 79% of students obtained full-time jobs (JAG Standard 60%)\r\n* 82% of students experienced positive outcomes (JAG Standard 75%)\r\n* 42% are in further education (all post-secondary, credential/certificate, apprenticeship (JAG Standard 35%)\r\n* 97% Connectivity rate, percent of participants JOG is able to contact post successful exit (JAG Standard 95%)