CAREER SERVICES STUDENT SUPPORT MANAGER

Job Duties

• Directly supervises academic, career technical training, student support management staff and departments, and other support staff.
• Supervises the hiring, training, assignment, and evaluation of assigned instructional and support staff.
• Ensures staff and student schedules are aligned to meet students’ career preparation, academic, career technical training and transition readiness needs to promote graduation and successful placements.
• Models, mentors and monitors appropriate career success standards and ensures the effective and efficient administration of the evaluation of student progress systems.
• Ensures the safety, health, and security of students, staff, and property.
• Develops and implements budgets, in collaboration with the F&A Director, for assigned areas and operates within established budgets.
• Counsels and provides feedback to promote continuous improvement.
• Ensures approved curriculum is taught in career preparation, career development and career transition classes.
• Ensures compliance with counseling policies and procedures.
• Ensures all training and testing programs are continually evaluated to ensure rigor and relevance of content areas of instruction is aligned with the PRH and meet individual needs of students.
• Designs and implements professional development opportunities in support of teaching and learning.
• Establishes procedures and conducts periodic self-evaluation and audits to ensure integrity, compliance, accountability, and prevention of fraud and program abuse.
• Conducts and documents regularly scheduled management meetings to provide direction, communicate progress, and share information.
• Develops and implements CDSS plan and other required plans and procedures as required by the PRH.
• Participates in PRH mandated staff training.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership skills required.
• One years’ experience in counseling or related field, plus two years’ experience working with youth and young adults.
• Five years experience in program management and direction preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree required – minimum of 15 semester hours of instruction in social services-related instruction.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Valid State Drivers’ License.