Job Placement Specialist (CTS)- Shreveport/Ruston

Job Description

Job Description

The Job Placement Specialist (CTS) position provides instructional support for a U.S Department of Labor Job Corps contractor, Human Learning Systems.

The Job Corps program is a federally funded residential training program. Job Corps’ mission is to educate and train youth ages 16-24 for successful careers in the nation’s fastest-growing industries.

Summary of Duties :

Responsible for providing support to students to ensure that all student who leave Job Corps as a graduate or former enrollee are engaged in a verified job.

Key Areas of Responsibilities :

• Provides student with an employability assessment evaluation.
• Submits leaves and leave extension requests as necessary and in a timely manner.
• Updates career plan and case notes monthly.
• Prepares student to transition successfully out of the program.
• Provides support to students by arranging transportation as required.
• Meets with student a minimum of once every 30 days.
• Maintains contact with local agencies and referral sources and utilizes all staff resources to help student succeed.
• Acts as a liaison between Job Corps and worksites on student's behalf.
• Provides referrals to and registers all assignees with employment agencies.
• Coaches graduates on interviewing skills. Coaches graduates on job search strategies.
• Maintains contact with former students to provide job placement services and assistance.
• Must be able to pass pre-employment drug screen and background check

Education and Experience :

• Bachelor’s degree in human services, psychology, counseling, education, social science, business, communications, or closely related field;
• Associate’s degree in human services, psychology, counseling, education, social science, business, communications, or closely related field AND two years related experience.

Equal Opportunity Statement : Human Learning Systems and Quentin Burdick Job Corps provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, marital status, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

HLS and Quentin Burdick Job Corps also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws.