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Dubuque Community School District VERTEX Coach in Dubuque, Iowa
VERTEX Coach JobID: 593
Position Type:
Student Support Services/ Miscellaneous
Date Posted:
7/5/2024
Location:
Dubuque Senior High School
190 Contract, 8 hours/dayDubuque Community School District is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an educational and work environment that is safe and inclusive. Individuals from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.MINIMUM POSITION REQUIREMENT: Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Business, or CounselingHIGHLY DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS: Teaching experience Multi-Occupations licensure Experience collaborating with local business communities around the needs of studentsBASIC FUNCTIONS:Support, monitor, and further the vision of DCSD’s post-secondary readiness framework (VERTEX). Mentor high school students, helping them discover their interests, skills, and values and connecting students with career experiences, opportunities, and pathways. Systematize the DCSD ICAP process and protocols. Coach staff to help students to uncover interests, skills, and values, as well. Support the continued development of business partners to offer career-readiness opportunities for students.POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:Promote the VERTEX initiative to students, staff, and local businessesEducate and coach students regarding various career pathways while increasing opportunities for hands-on career-focused experiencesEngage with students in career and college conversations while fostering a culture of encouragement of students interests and skillsConnect students with experiences to help them make informed decisions about post-secondary plansSupport staff-development for having career coaching conversations with studentsSystematize school level implementation of student career-ready experiences and opportunities, including serving on or facilitating Individual Career and Academic Planning TeamsEngage with students, parents, counselors, and teachers on the five essential components of Individual Career and Academic Planning (ICAP)Support development and monitoring of career and college ready metricsHelp develop, maintain, and improve software systems and their effective use: electronic career readiness tools which may include: Kuder Navigator, the Work-Based Learning Database, and the VERTEX Data DashboardAdminister and train students and staff on the use of each Collaborate with external career-services partners to develop a sustainable coaching model, engage in business outreach to develop new VERTEX partnersIncrease student connections through the addition of new and varied extracurricular activities with an emphasis on Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO)Improve student engagement in STEM, including computer scienceCollaboratively evaluate the VERTEX initiative through data collection that may include surveys, end of course or program questionnaires, focus group interviews, student observations or field notes, enrollment in identified activities or coursesOther duties as assigned