Advanced Training Coordinator

About the role

At Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture. The federal division of Chugachu Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields – each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugachu shareholders.

Position Location

This position will be located onsite in Gulfport, Mississippi.

Job Overview

Assists and provides guidance to Advanced Training (AT) students employed by Huntington-Ingalls during the prescribed service period, providing supportive training and needs through transition into independent living. Administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, Gulfport Job Corps Center is a part of the nation's largest career technical training and education program. This position is funded through June 30, 2026, with continuation beyond that date contingent on future funding approval.

Pay & Benefits

Pay: $43,000-$50,000/yr.

Benefits Package Includes:

• Access to Federal Employee Health Benefits (20+ plan options)
• Dental and vision insurance
• Employer-paid life insurance
• Employer-paid short/long-term disability
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off that increases with service
• Paid Holidays

Responsibilities

Essential Job Duties:

• Contact AT students prior to arrival to AT program at Gulfport Job Corps Center to provide information regarding the program, requirements, and expectations.
• Ensures each AT student virtually tours the center and the AT residential benefits.
• Coordinates each AT student’s transportation to and from the work site, instructs and supports the student to coordinate with center transportation for any shift changes.
• Provides classroom instruction in comprehensive/advanced financial literacy.
• Affords AT students in establishing a savings account with automatic draft for savings.
• Creates with each AT student a budget plan for transitioning out of the program and into initial housing.
• Provides instruction in how to effectively search and secure the following: Transportation to include purchasing a car, registration and insurance. Securing housing and basic needs; i.e. furniture, etc. Resources for basic medical needs.
• Establishes community partnerships that support students transitioning into housing.
• Serves as the liaison with Huntington-Ingalls for any specific communication regarding each individual student.
• Maintains communication and accountability of AT students and their schedules.
• Coordinates schedules for cafeteria hot meals as well as sack lunches.
• Serves as a job coach to assist students with work challenges.
• Has the ability to make independent decisions regarding student placement, development and wellbeing.
• Maintains confidentiality of student records.
• Cultivates and maintains a climate on Center and at Outreach/Admissions and Career Transition Services (OA/CTS) functions that is free of harassment, intimidation, and disrespect to provide a safe place for staff and students to work and learn.
• Promotes student attainment of career success standards through modeling appropriate skills, mentoring students, monitoring skill acquisition, and intervening when inappropriate behavior is observed.
• Completes all mandated training requirements per government and management directives.
• Timely and cost effective performance of duties.
• Ability to effectively communicate and present information to students, management and line staff, corporate and DOL personnel and public groups.
• Ability to develop rapport and positive working relationships with all departments.
• Timely completion and accuracy of all departmental work.
• Dealing with a variety of people in a professional, courteous manner in diversified situations.
• Adherence to established company safety policies and ability to work in a safe manner, using any required personal protective equipment (PPE) as may be required.
• Compliance with company standard operating procedures and personnel policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

Completing all mandated training requirements per government and management directives.

Timely and cost effective performance of duties.

Ability to effectively communicate and present information to students, management and line staff, corporate and DOL personnel and public groups.

Ability to develop rapport and positive working relationships with all departments.

Timely completion and accuracy of all departmental work.

Dealing with a variety of people in a professional, courteous manner in diversified situations.

Adherence to established company safety policies and ability to work in a safe manner, using any required personal protective equipment (PPE) as may be required.

Compliance with company standard operating procedures and personnel policies and procedures.

Job Requirements

Mandatory:

• Bachelor’s degree in human services, psychology, counseling, education, social science, communications, or closely related field; or Associate’s degree in human services, psychology, counseling, education, social science, communications, or closely related field, and 2 years’ related experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook at an intermediate level.
• Valid driver’s license, with an acceptable driving record.

Preferred

Previous Job Corps Experience.

Experience in employment agency and/or human resources.