In-School Youth Career Advisor

The Youth Career Advisor (In-School Youth) provides outreach, enrollment, case management, career coaching, and transition support to In-School Youth in an assigned Gulf Coast region. As participants' primary contact, the Advisor helps them address barriers, stay engaged, and move toward their education and career goals. Frequent travel will be required across the Northern Gulf Coast Region including Acres Homes, Conroe, Cypress Station, Humble, Huntsville, Liberty, Northeast Houston, and Willowbrook.

Responsibilities

Build relationships with high schools, colleges, school staff, community partners, students, and families in the assigned region; Conduct school and community outreach, including recruitment and tabling, to identify eligible youth; Follow up with interested students and help them complete screening, eligibility, intake, and enrollment requirements; Manage an assigned caseload, maintain regular contact, and support participant retention and progress; Conduct career assessments, develop individualized career and service plans, and coach participants on education goals, career pathways, and next steps; Identify barriers and arrange supportive services, accommodations, referrals, and follow-up; Prepare participants for career exploration, employer events, industry tours, job shadowing, and work-based learning (WBL); Coordinate participation in SEAL, Summer Jobs, and other youth employment opportunities; Help participants develop resumes, workplace skills, financial literacy, and employment readiness; Work with the WBL Specialist to connect participants with employers, internships, micro-internships, and other WBL opportunities; Monitor progress in education, training, WBL, and employment, and track caseload results against outreach, enrollment, retention, and outcome goals; Help graduating participants plan their next steps and coordinate handoffs to postsecondary education, occupational training, employment, WBL, or Out-of-School Youth (OSY) services; Maintain complete, accurate, and timely records of services, activities, progress, and outcomes; Raise participant needs and concerns with the Program Manager (In-School Youth) and relevant partners; Participate in staff meetings, case reviews, training, and service improvement efforts; Follow EDSI and program policies and procedures

Requirements

Ability to build professional relationships with youth, families, school staff, community partners, and employers; Strong communication, coaching, organizational, and follow-up skills; Ability to manage a caseload, competing participant needs, and deadlines; Customer service experience; Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and the ability to maintain accurate program data; Valid driver's license and clean driving record; Regional travel is estimated to be at least 50–75%; May include work on nights and weekends

Nice to have

Bachelor's degree in education, counseling, human services, workforce development, social services, or a related field; Experience working with youth, students, jobseekers, or people receiving education, career, or workforce services; Experience in case management, career coaching, student services, workforce development, education, or a related field; Bilingual Spanish/English