Career Education Specialist

JOB SUMMARY

Under supervision of the CCEOP Manager, the Career Education Specialist will develop and design a professional development and education program to support CCEOP Youth Participants career goals.

MAJOR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

EDUCATION - EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING FOR POSITION

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in degree in Behavioral Sciences or a closely related field. Such as sociology, counseling, social work, psychology, vocational guidance.
• Two (2) years’ experience in teaching, advising, career coaching, and/or counseling.

Preferred:

• Currant and Valid WA State Teaching Certificate.

SPECIFIC SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES REQUIRED FOR POSITION

Knowledge of:

• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working with a diverse student population and specific school demographics.
• Knowledge of current approaches to teaching.
• Familiar working in Native American communities.

Skilled in:

• Enthusiam.
• Possess strong management skill and the ability to develop and implement programs based on individual student needs, establish goals, and plan in-service and activities to meet those stated goals.
• Excellent problem resolution skills.
• Excellent communication skills, oral and written.
• Resourceful and innovative in finding useful information.
• Above average user skills in computer and information technology (e.g. student database, social media, online educational resources).

Ability to:

• Be willing to work on his/her own initiative with little supervision.
• Flexibility.
• Ability to organize ideas, time and materials to accomplish goals.
• Ability to learn new ideas and skills.
• Ability and willingness to develop favorable relationships with students.
• Ability to establish rapport with staff, students, community, and create strong partnerships and programs.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, talk, and hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk, crouch, bend at the waist, reach with hands and arms, and use hands to grasp, finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet.

Licenses or Certifications Required