Title: | Transitions Coordinator |
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ID: | 1229 |
Job Title: | Transitions Coordinator (Construction Careers) |
Client: | Guadalupe Alternative Programs (GAP) |
Application Deadline: | N/A |
TRANSITIONS COORDINATOR (Construction Careers)
Guadalupe Alternative Programs (GAP) is a community-based education and social service agency serving at-risk individuals throughout the Twin Cities. GAP’s mission is to empower communities challenged by transition and poverty through education and enrichment opportunities, social and emotional support, and training that leads to employment. GAP serves children and youth at high-risk of school failure, and immigrants and refugees seeking to create a better life in this country.
To ensure youth are cognitively, socially, and emotionally equipped to succeed, our programming maintains a focus on three critical goals: 1) Educating our students by providing at-risk adolescents a safe, structured environment to learn and grow; 2) Supporting our students with comprehensive counseling and support services that are socially and culturally sensitive; and 3) Empowering our students with a continuum of training that builds personal leadership as well as job and career awareness/readiness.
(www.gapschool.org)
We are currently recruiting for the role of Transitions Coordinator for construction careers. This position helps young people transition to the world of working.
This position will:
- Serve as Career Counselor for construction career pathway
- Deliver Career and College Readiness instruction
- Support Students through case management and advising processes
- Implement strategies to help the assigned pathway team succeed
- Manage outcomes for assigned pathway
- Build community internal and external to GAP
- Be an ambassador for GAP’s mission
- Step outside the job description when needed
Qualifications:
Required:
- Education: BA
- Experience: 1+ year of experience in the field of training
- Software: Use of word and excel programs
- Interpersonal: Must be able to work well with students and staff
Preferred:
- Experience: 2+ years of experience in placement services
- Other: Connections to employers/institutions (ideally in the construction industry)
Attributes:
This is a great opportunity for someone who has:
- Strong communication skills (listening, writing, presenting, facilitating, coaching, leading)
- Comfortable working with students 16-24 years of age
- Ability to work with ELL students
- Flexible, adaptable and open to others’ ideas
- Strong critical thinking/problem solving skills with results-orientation
- Desire and ability to hold self and others accountable
- Effectively work with cross functional teams
Compensation:
- Salary range: $38,500-53,000 annually
- Complete benefits package including personal days, sick days, health and dental insurance, long-term disability, and 403b program (matching after one year).
- Competitive Time Off Plan: 10 personal days and all school holidays/breaks
- Contract is school year plus 240 hours over summer break