Career Center Assistant
Loudoun County Public Schools, Aldie, VA, United States
Career Center Assistant
The Career Center Assistant helps students use career and college materials available in the career center of the high school guidance office. The Career Center Assistant is responsible for maintaining the career center as a vital and user-friendly resource area for students, parents, teachers, and counselors.
The following information is intended to describe the overall nature and scope of the work being performed. This is not a comprehensive listing of all responsibilities or tasks; work may differ and other work may be assigned when deemed appropriate.
Makes arrangements for various career and college-related events
Works with students referred by counselors, teachers, and students themselves and directs all counseling concerns to the counselors
Ensures that materials are presented in a timely manner so students are able to avail themselves of school and scholarship opportunities vital to further education and the world of work
Works collaboratively with all counselors in the department, freeing counselors to spend time working directly with students.
Below are the minimum qualifications for this job. Equivalent combinations of education and experience are also acceptable.
High school diploma or GED
Prior related experience
NA
Ability to plan and organize events.
Ability to operate a computer, including word processing, creation and use of spreadsheets and data bases, and use of the Internet to obtain information.
Ability to gather, compile, and classify information and maintain accurate records with detailed information.
Working knowledge of standard English grammar, spelling, appropriate vocabulary, computation, office practices and procedures, and office equipment.
Ability to compose routine correspondence and memoranda from general instruction.
Good organizational, human relations, and communication skills.
The following provides a brief description of physical requirements for this job:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly talking, expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. The employee must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. The employee must possess normal cognitive abilities including the ability to learn, recall and apply certain practices and policies. Frequently sitting and/or remaining in a stationary position for long periods of time. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
The Career Center Assistant helps students use career and college materials available in the career center of the high school guidance office. The Career Center Assistant is responsible for maintaining the career center as a vital and user-friendly resource area for students, parents, teachers, and counselors.
The following information is intended to describe the overall nature and scope of the work being performed. This is not a comprehensive listing of all responsibilities or tasks; work may differ and other work may be assigned when deemed appropriate.
Makes arrangements for various career and college-related events
Works with students referred by counselors, teachers, and students themselves and directs all counseling concerns to the counselors
Ensures that materials are presented in a timely manner so students are able to avail themselves of school and scholarship opportunities vital to further education and the world of work
Works collaboratively with all counselors in the department, freeing counselors to spend time working directly with students.
Below are the minimum qualifications for this job. Equivalent combinations of education and experience are also acceptable.
High school diploma or GED
Prior related experience
NA
Ability to plan and organize events.
Ability to operate a computer, including word processing, creation and use of spreadsheets and data bases, and use of the Internet to obtain information.
Ability to gather, compile, and classify information and maintain accurate records with detailed information.
Working knowledge of standard English grammar, spelling, appropriate vocabulary, computation, office practices and procedures, and office equipment.
Ability to compose routine correspondence and memoranda from general instruction.
Good organizational, human relations, and communication skills.
The following provides a brief description of physical requirements for this job:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly talking, expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. The employee must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. The employee must possess normal cognitive abilities including the ability to learn, recall and apply certain practices and policies. Frequently sitting and/or remaining in a stationary position for long periods of time. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.