Description
AAWDC - Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation
Career Coach In-School Youth (ISY)
Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation (AAWDC) is a nationally recognized, innovative workforce development organization that provides high-quality workforce development services to drive purposeful changes in Anne Arundel County and across Maryland.
AAWDC is the bridge between understanding the workforce and talent development needs of local and regional businesses and preparing individuals to meet their full career potential. AAWDC’s vision, mission, and core values are at the heart of the way the organization achieves success.
Job Summary – Career Coach – ISY (In-School Youth)
The Career Coach-ISY is responsible for providing career counseling to middle and high school students, coordinating career exploration resources, working with partners to develop career exploration activities and administering these activities in middle and high schools. The Career Coach-ISY will also work with students individually and in groups to assist them in determining their career pathway and matching post-CCR pathway. The Career Coach-ISY tracks and reports student progress through data management systems.
Key Functions/Responsibilities
To perform in this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned to meet the program’s needs.
- Provide career coaching services to all middle and/or high schools in an assigned Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS)ACPS campuses.
- Administer career interest and aptitude assessments to help students identify career pathways using a career readiness and exploration platform.
- Provide individualized and group coaching services, including development of student career plans, to AACPS students (coordinating with AACPS staff) through various activities such as but not limited to:
- Classroom push-in presentations
- One-on-one meetings
- Guest speakers
- Workshops
- Work-based opportunities
- Smail & large group activities
- Field trips
- Networking events or professional panels
- Career Day/Fair/Expo
- After-school events (virtual and in-person)
- Hiring events
- Facilitate students in developing an individualized Six Year Plan as aligned to the Maryland Blueprint Pillar Three standards.
- Conduct job readiness training and activities, including soft skills development.
- Partner with community organizations, businesses and agencies to enhance program delivery and support students.
- Collaborate with internal and external agencies, non-profits and community partners to expand program opportunities that assist students such as internships, apprenticeships, mock interviewing, career fairs, job shadowing, essential soft skills training and work experiences.
- Conduct job readiness activities and training,
- Assist in developing and maintaining career exploration materials and self-service resources.
- Collaborate with external and internal partners to implement summer career exploration activities
- Develop and provide career resources to be used by students.
- Collect, track, analyze and report on student engagement and outcomes through various data reporting mechanisms.
- Participate in individual and group supervision, staff and program meetings, professional development, conferences and other program and organizational events, as assigned.
- Other duties as assigned.
Work Schedule. As an AAWDC team member, it is AAWDC’s responsibility to determine your work hours in coordination with AACPS. No alternative scheduling or working hours will be accommodated unless sufficient documentation supports a required change in work schedule. The work schedule below is for Career Coaches:
Middle School Career Coaches*
- Monday–Thursday: 8:30 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. (7.25 hrs. per day)
- Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (6 hours)
Note: Schedule may vary for specific school assignments. This work schedule applies to all middle school career coaches except for the career coach at Monarch Global Academy Laurel, which has a different work schedule.
- This is a 12-month position, including summer work supporting assigned programs. Therefore, the expectation is that staff will work over the summer when school is not in session and will be required to provide support to whichever summer program(s) the Director, In-School Youth Services, assigns to the team member.
- Staff are expected to work onsite daily at assigned schools.
- When schools are closed, but offices are open, staff report to the Career Center unless otherwise directed.
- Telework is not permitted unless explicitly authorized.
High School Career Coaches
- Monday–Thursday: 8:00 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. (7.25 hrs. per day)
- Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (6 hours)
- This is a 12-month position, including summer work supporting assigned programs. Therefore, the expectation is that staff will work over the summer when school is not in session and will be required to provide support to whichever summer program(s) the Director, In-School Youth Services, assigns to the team member.
- Staff are expected to work onsite daily at assigned schools.
- When schools are closed, but offices are open, staff report to the Career Center unless otherwise directed.
Remote Work & Telework
The position requires staff to be onsite in their assigned schools every day, Monday through Friday, unless Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) are closed. On days when AACPS is closed but AAWDC is open, the career coaching team must report to the Career Center unless the Director, In-School Youth Services, has provided other guidance. Unless there is inclement weather and AAWDC’s Human Resources (HR) department has sent out an email with very clear directives about working from home, In-School Career Coaches do not have the option to telework.
Requirements
Qualifications
Education and Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree preferred. Two or more years working with youth in education, workforce, case management, human services, or social services.
- Experience working in K-12 school system (Preferred).
- AAWDC Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalence is permitted up to two years of non-related college coursework may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Knowledge of and experience in compliance with organizational policies, established procedures, regulatory requirements, and federal and state laws.
- Knowledge of career counseling theories and techniques, including the impact of cultural values and unique needs of a diverse population, must be demonstrable.
- Experience in preparing and conducting client workshops.
- Excellent organizational skills include the ability to prioritize work and manage deadlines successfully.
- Commitment to outstanding service delivery, teamwork and client outcomes must be verifiable through references.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, to include Excel and Word.
Work Environment:
- General office environment.
- General Hours for this position are aligned with the hours of the school(s) assigned.
- Monday - Friday with flexibility to fulfill 35 hours per week.
- Position may require evening and weekend hours as determined by departmental needs.
- Position may require local travel within Anne Arundel County.
Physical Demands:
- This position requires movement about the inside the office to access files, office machinery etc.
- This position requires the ability to move (with assistance) tables weighing up to 50 pounds.
- This position requires the ability to move chairs up to 15 pounds without assistance.
Disclosure and Eligibility:
As a potential AAWDC candidate working as a Career Coach (ISY), I acknowledge that l will be assigned to work onsite at an Anne Arundel County Public School. I understand and acknowledge that I will be disqualified from employment and potential continued employment with AAWDC and removed from consideration for employment or removed from current employment with AAWDC if any of the following apply:
- I am currently on probation (in any state, federal or local jurisdiction or any US territory).
- I have a STET disposition (a court-approved indefinite postponement of a criminal case placing the matter on an inactive docket).
- I have received a Probation Before Judgment (PBJ), defined as a legal disposition in which a judge withholds a formal conviction following a guilty plea and places the individual on probation; and/or
- I have any pending criminal charges.
Benefit Summary – AAWDC supports the needs of employees both in and outside of the work environment. Full-time AAWDC employees enjoy a robust benefits package including but not limited to:
**NO COST Dental & Vision Insurance Coverage**
- 35 hour work week
- Medical Insurance – employee paid portion of just 14% of total cost – AAWDC pays 86%!
- Dental Insurance – NO COST to employees – AAWDC covers 100% of the cost!
- Vision Insurance – NO COST to employees – AAWDC covers 100% of the cost!
- Retirement Plan – match is one dollar for every two dollars contributed, up to maximum of 5%
- Life & Accident Insurance - Free to employees – AAWDC covers 100% of the cost!
- Vacation Time (Annual Leave) – Eligible to accrue up to three (3) weeks to start!
- Holidays – twelve (12) paid holidays
- Personal Days – two (2) Personal Days for non-recognized holidays
- Sick Leave – up to 40 hours a year
- Professional Development – up to $2,000.00 per year
- Tuition Reimbursement – up to a $500.00 per year
- Voluntary Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurances for employee, spouse & children
- Voluntary AFLAC Insurances – Accident-Only, Cancer Indemnity, Critical Care & Hospital Confinement
- Voluntary Life Coverage – Transamerica Universal Life Insurance for employee, spouse & children
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation is an equal opportunity employer, with a strong commitment to a diverse workforce. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply regardless of gender, age, color, national origin, disability, or any other protected characteristic.
