Carteret Community  College is accepting applications for a full-time NC Works Career Coach.  This is a full-time, partially grant-funded staff position.  Benefits include paid sick leave, paid vacation leave, 12 paid holidays per year, low-cost employee health insurance, and pension eligibility.   

Salary Range:  $37,248 - $46,560, dependent upon education and experience.

The NC Works Career Coach will cultivate programs and services for the secondary school learner, so the individual can successfully enter and advance in a career path.  The Career Coach will help students evaluate their abilities, interests, talents, and personality characteristics in order to develop realistic academic and career goals by utilizing interviews, advising sessions, interest, and aptitude assessment tests, and other methods.  

Duties include:

1. Career Exploration 

• Support outreach efforts involving secondary school learners to raise career awareness of opportunities and facilitate registration. 

• Support students’ efforts for career pathways 

• Coordinate events and information designed to promote awareness of career pathways for students and parents 

• Follow a communication plan to ensure consistent communication with students, faculty, staff, parents, etc.  

• Organize college campus/industry tours 

2. Advising and Registration  

• Assist with academic/career advising and college course registration for high school learners  

• Maintain accurate and adequate student records to assist in academic/career advising and registration of high school learners 

• Provide information to college personnel regarding course needs for high school students 

• Responsible for knowledge of information related to High School, Community Colleges, Universities, Military Pathways policies and procedures as well as information related to community workforce development resources to provide students with timely information and guidance, assisting students in making informed decisions 

3.  Support Services  

• Provide supportive interventions to help students succeed in high school/college courses; providing academic success strategies to facilitate successful transition, foster progression, and promote completion of credentials  

• Arrange and assist with placement testing and provide test interpretation for high school learners 

• Monitor student progress in high school/college classes and work with students, parents/guardians, and instructors to develop plans for success, i.e., track attendance, academic progress, early warning  

• Assist in communicating policy and procedure information to students and parents 

• Conducts workshops and classroom visits with enrolled students at the high school and enhanced partnership to inform and instruct the students concerning Pathways requirements  

• Recommend procedures for maintaining compliance with local, state, and federal guidelines, e.g., coordination ADA & IDEA, and FERPA, etc. 

Other duties as assigned 

All job offers are conditional subject to a satisfactory criminal background check.

Carteret Community College is an EOE/E-verify employer.

Carteret Community College serves and empowers our students and coastal community by providing high-quality education, workforce training, and lifelong enrichment in an innovative and inclusive learning environment.