Career Coach

POSITION SUMMARY
The Career Coach will assist students to identify career goals through personal and group
consultation. Utilizing leadership, advocacy, and collaboration, career coaches will promote
academic, career, and personal success by implementing a comprehensive program that
encompasses long-term goals related to individual career desires and needs.
 
Coaches will serve as a liaison to connect students with post-secondary opportunities and local
employers. Their purpose will be to raise an awareness of opportunities regardless of
postsecondary degree, equip students with durable skills to promote success outside the school
setting (resume writing, interview skills, etc.), communicate with parents regarding opportunities for students, and plan college and industry visits for students who are receiving coaching services.

TO APPLY: email resume to shelleya@edajones.com
 
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Career Coaches will work with students to determine the appropriate assistance using activities
such as those listed below:

• Share data with Jones County EDA and AccelerateMS as needed to meet reporting requirements.
• Meet one on one with students to determine academic and career goals while ensuring students are exposed to regional priority occupations.
• Have students review https://mspathfinder.org (or other current websites) as directed by Jones County EDA and AccelerateMS to determine interests and learn about high-wage, high-demand occupations across Mississippi.
• Screen and assist students in applying for internships, apprenticeships, and work-based learning opportunities in their area by connecting them with industry representatives for further career exploration and local workforce opportunities.
• Have students create an online profile on the site approved by Jones County EDA and AccelerateMS for data and information collection.
• Plan, develop, and implement on-campus and off-campus exploration opportunities, including postsecondary campus visits, career fairs, industry visits, parent sessions, and similar activities.
• Work directly with the local community college to connect students to education and training opportunities as identified by Jones County EDA and AccelerateMS and the WIOA State Plan.
• Connect priority sector representatives to participants through job shadowing and mentoring opportunities for further career exploration and to build interest in local workforce opportunities.
• Assist students in developing durable skills.
• Improve participant resume writing and interviewing skills.
• Work with the local school system, economic developers, businesses, associations, and local and state agencies to promote the program and build connections to local industries.
• Plan, develop, and implement programs, working directly with parents and guardians of participants, to educate them on academic, training, and workforce opportunities (including available financing of these) for their children.
• Maintain accurate and complete records of participant interactions, events, and all other work assignments.
• Prepare reports on students and activities as required.
• Become a contact for parent and participant inquiries.
• Maintain an updated calendar of events and activities that will be shared with appropriate stakeholders.
• Perform other duties as assigned by grant recipient.

• Must abide the Mississippi Educator Code of Ethics, as established by the Mississippi Department of Education.