Title: Youth Apprenticeship Liaison
Salary Range: $36,000.00- $42,000.00
Contract Term Length: 12 Months
Standard Hours: 37.50
Work Location: Hybrid
FLSA Status: Exempt
College: Jefferson Community & Technical College
Campus Location: Jefferson Community College
Department: Workforce Solutions
Total Rewards
Jefferson Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:
- Exceptional health care, vision, dental coverage for you and your family
- Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
- 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
- Vacation/Sick Time
- Work-Life Balance
- 9.5 Paid Holidays
- 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
- Employee Assistance Program
Job Summary
The Youth Apprenticeship Program (YA) is designed to educate and inform young adults, 16 to 24 years of age, of the opportunities and benefits of high demand careers that often utilize the apprenticeship model for training and development of employees. As a Jefferson Community and Technical College (Jefferson) Youth Apprenticeship High School Liaison, your primary responsibility will be to promote and coordinate presentation opportunities for apprenticeship and other employer developed training programs focused on the high school market. You will work closely with Jefferson YA staff and Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) high school staff, administrators, and teachers from a home base at a JCPS office location. Your role will play a crucial part in ensuring high school students receive comprehensive information about apprenticeship programs and assisting students in making informed decisions about their future career paths. This position is a grant funded position funded through August 2024.
Job Duties:
• Collaborate with JCTC YA program team members to develop an outreach strategy for high school staff, administrators, teachers, students, and other community stakeholders to promote the Youth Apprenticeship Program (YA).
• Foster collaboration with school-level leaders and teachers to effectively communicate information about Youth Apprenticeship and Work Based Learning (WBL) opportunities to students.
• Offer career awareness and guidance to JCPS high school students who express interest in YA and WBL opportunities.
• Equip high school students with success skills imperative for securing and maintaining youth apprenticeships. This includes resume composition, interview etiquette, self-advocacy, and effective communication within a professional environment.
• Deliver support services to enrolled youth, preparing them for a seamless shift from JCPS to JCTC, including college application processes.
• Collaborate with school counselors to align WBL scheduling with career pathways.
• Respond to requests from employers and community partners for meaningful YA and WBL opportunities, connecting them with relevant contacts at JCTC.
• Assist JCTC YA Team in coordinating and facilitating professional development events for parents, community members, administrators, and stakeholders. Foster business involvement and knowledge-sharing within these events.
• Collaborate with community partners and K-12 district staff to create synergies that facilitate optimal post-secondary options for students.
• Regularly attend meetings at JCTC and engage in local travel to JCTC and/or JCPS locations.
• Other assignments as appropriate to the successful operation of JCTC YA program goals.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Associate degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• Previous experience in recruitment, community outreach, or educational program promotion preferred.
• Excellent presentation and public speaking skills.
• Strong organizational and event planning abilities.
• Knowledge of grant and contract compliance processes is an advantage.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Passion for empowering youth and fostering educational and career opportunities.
Preferred Qualifications:
Additional Skills Requested:
This position requires the ability to work in a culturally diverse environment, which consists of frequent contact with a diverse constituency of students, faculty, staff, and the public. Candidates who have demonstrated a commitment to working with underrepresented minority students through teaching, mentoring, or administration are especially encouraged to apply. Candidates who have experience with intersectional, inclusive instruction and with a demonstrated ability to incorporate diverse perspectives into teaching and student engagement are encouraged to identify those experiences in the application materials. Jefferson Community and Technical College is working to build a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working.
