In-School Youth Career Advisor

Job Description:

Job Title: In-School Youth Career Advisor

Salary: $58,000 + benefits

Classification: Non-exempt

Scope of Position: 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.

Essential Functions:

- 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.

Education and Experience Requirements:

- Bachelor’s degree in education, counseling, human services, workforce development, social services, or a related field preferred, or equivalent experience.
- Experience working with youth, students, jobseekers, or people receiving education, career, or workforce services preferred.
- Experience in case management, career coaching, student services, workforce development, education, or a related field highly desirable.
- 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 required.
- Bilingual Spanish/English preferred.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and the ability to maintain accurate program data.
- Valid driver’s license and clean driving record required.
- Regional travel is estimated to be at least 50–75%.
- This position may include work on nights and weekends.

EDSI is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.