Employment and Job Skills Coordinator

FLSA: Exempt

FTE: 1 = 40 hours/week, 12
months

EEO-1 Category
Professionals

SOC Code
25-9099 – Education,
Training, and Library Workers, All Other

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Employee Benefits

Employee Benefits available to NCCU permanent employees include the following and
more:

• Accrued Vacation and Sick Leave
• Community Service Leave
• NC State – Health Benefits
• NCFlex – Vision, Dental, Flexible Spending Account, Life Insurance and more
• 11-12 Paid Holidays
• Teachers and State
  Employees Retirement System (TSERS)
• Optional Supplemental Plans – 401k, 403b, 457b and 457
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Campus Recreation Center Discount
• University Bookstore
  Discount and more.

Primary Function of Organizational Unit

The School of Education oversees the
university’s educator preparation program (EPP). The EPP is
multifaceted and provides
many services and programming in the area of teacher education. The
overarching goal of the School of Education is to prepare students
for careers in education.

Primary Purpose of Position

The primary purpose of the Employment
and Job Skills Coordinator is to support students with intellectual and developmental disabilities in obtaining and sustaining competitive,
integrated employment by providing individualized career exploration, job development, and on-the-job coaching. This position works directly
with students and employers to build job-specific and transferable workplace skills, promote self-advocacy and professionalism, and ensure
appropriate supports are in place to facilitate success and increasing independence. Through person-centered planning, employer
collaboration, and ongoing progress monitoring, the Employment and Job Skills Coordinator will help students translate postsecondary
experiences into meaningful employment outcomes aligned with their interests, strengths, and long-term goals

Required
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to provide person-centered academic coaching that supports diverse learning needs
  and promotes student independence in a postsecondary environment.
• Ability to collaborate with faculty and instructional staff to
  facilitate inclusive learning experiences while maintaining academic integrity.
• Ability to plan, monitor, and document student
  academic progress using data-informed and goal-driven practices.
• Ability to communicate effectively and collaborate with students,
  families, faculty, and multidisciplinary program staff.

Minimum Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in
  Special Education, Social Work, Rehabilitation Counseling, or related field
• Master’s preferred.
• Demonstrated commitment to
  working and serving students with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. Relevant experience working in engagement,
  coordination, community partnerships, or student services in higher education or nonprofit/community settings.
• Experience working
  with diverse populations.

Licenses or Certification required by Statute or Regulation

n/a

Equal Opportunity Employer

Consistent with the policy of the State of North
Carolina, North Carolina Central University (NCCU) reaffirms that it has been, and will continue to be, the policy
of this University to be an equal opportunity employer. North Carolina Central University is committed to providing educational
opportunities and prohibits discrimination against students, applicants, employees, or visitors based on race, color, genetic information,
national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, political affiliation, or veteran status. Any
individual alleging discrimination based on sexual orientation cannot grieve beyond the University’s internal grievance process. In keeping
with this policy, and to further the principle of equal opportunity, all other personnel matters such as recruitment, selection, hiring,
promotion, compensation, performance appraisal, disciplinary actions, benefits, transfers, separations, reduction in force, grievance
procedures, company-sponsored training, education, tuition assistance, and social and recreational programs will also continue to be
administered in accordance with this policy.

Function
Advocacy Skills

Describe the
specific tasks and responsibilities related to the function.

• Ability to provide person-centered academic coaching that
  supports diverse learning needs and promotes student independence in a postsecondary environment.

Function
Communication and Teamwork

Describe the specific tasks and responsibilities related to the
function.

• Ability to collaborate with faculty and instructional staff to facilitate inclusive learning experiences while
  maintaining academic integrity.

Function
Communication-Written

Describe the specific tasks
and responsibilities related to the function.

• Ability to plan, monitor, and document student academic progress using
  data-informed and goal-driven practices

Function
Communication (Presentations, Oral, and Written)

Describe the specific tasks and responsibilities related to the function.

• Ability to communicate effectively and
  collaborate with students, families, faculty, and multidisciplinary program staff.

Posting Number: EPA03495P

Close Date: 04/22/2026