What are the responsibilities and job description for the Career Coach - Beebe High School position at Inside Higher Ed?
Position Type
Non Classified
Job Title
Career Coach - Beebe High School
Classification Title
Project Program Specialist
Campus Location:
ASU Heber Springs
Job Description
General Description
The position of Career Coach will be responsible for providing middle/high school students with information about career opportunities in Arkansas and the level of education and skills required in order to be successful in various career fields and encourage individuals to learn about, prepare for, and finance a postsecondary education. This position is a twelve-month, grant-funded position.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.
Minimum requirements of a Bachelor’s degree and either be CRDF certified or commit to obtaining the CDF credential within a year after the hire date.
Minimum Salary Or Salary Range
$35,300
Stand
occasionally
Walk
frequently
Sit
frequently
Use Hand To Finger, Handle, Or Feel
occasionally
Reach With Hands And Arms
occasionally
Stoop, Kneel, Crouch Or Crawl
occasionally
Talk Or Hear
continuously
Up To 10 Pounds
occasionally
Does this position have any special vision requirements? Check all that apply.:
Close vision, Distance vision, Color vision, Peripheral vision, Depth perception, Ability to adjust focus
Background Check Statement
This position will be subject to a pre-employment criminal, sex-offender registry background check. In cases where pre-determined, an additional financial/credit history/ background check may be required as well. Convictions that have been sealed or legally eradicated and misdemeanor convictions for which probation was completed and the case was dismissed, will be excluded. Disclosure does not constitute an automatic bar to employment. Factors such as dates of the offense, seriousness and nature of the violation, rehabilitation and position applied for will be taken into account.
Background Check Requirements
Both
ASU Beebe EEO Statement
Arkansas State University-Beebe shall provide equal opportunity for employment to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status, and shall strive to achieve full and equal employment opportunity throughout our campuses for faculty and staff. Our goal is to foster a workplace community where individuals are valued for their diverse backgrounds and differences.
Posting Number
NC3402014
Open Date
06/02/2026
Open Until Filled
Yes
Special Instructions To Applicants
NOTE: If you are a veteran, disabled veteran, or spouse of a deceased veteran and would like Veteran’s Preference, we will need to see proof of status in order to grant that. Please see Veteran’s Preference section of the application for specific proof.
Applicants for this position with ASU-Beebe must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with ASU-Beebe such as H1-B, F-1 (CPT/OPT), TN or any other status.
U.S. Department of Labor
Non Classified
Job Title
Career Coach - Beebe High School
Classification Title
Project Program Specialist
Campus Location:
ASU Heber Springs
Job Description
General Description
The position of Career Coach will be responsible for providing middle/high school students with information about career opportunities in Arkansas and the level of education and skills required in order to be successful in various career fields and encourage individuals to learn about, prepare for, and finance a postsecondary education. This position is a twelve-month, grant-funded position.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Providing early outreach to low-income students and their parents with information about the importance of postsecondary education, as well as accurate information on how to prepare, apply, and pay for it
- Providing interest inventories and skills assessments to assist individuals in making informed career decisions
- Facilitating the development of individual career plans and portfolios
- Assisting students with enrolling in education or training programs
- Providing information on careers, career pathways, and educational requirements
- Providing opportunities for job shadowing, mentoring, internships, visits to business and industry, and other career awareness activities
- Providing or connecting low-income students to support services that will ease the transition to postsecondary education
- Connecting educationally disadvantaged youth and adults to “bridge programs” that teach basic academic skills in the context of training for advancement to better jobs and postsecondary education
- .Connecting students to academic enrichment activities such as study groups, tutoring, and workshops on study skills
- Connecting high school students to early college programs, Advanced Placement classes, and academic and career and technical education (CTE) and concurrent-credit enrollment
- Providing a continuum of career guidance to ease the transition of students from middle school to high school to postsecondary education or training and ultimately to the workplace
Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.
Minimum requirements of a Bachelor’s degree and either be CRDF certified or commit to obtaining the CDF credential within a year after the hire date.
Minimum Salary Or Salary Range
$35,300
Stand
occasionally
Walk
frequently
Sit
frequently
Use Hand To Finger, Handle, Or Feel
occasionally
Reach With Hands And Arms
occasionally
Stoop, Kneel, Crouch Or Crawl
occasionally
Talk Or Hear
continuously
Up To 10 Pounds
occasionally
Does this position have any special vision requirements? Check all that apply.:
Close vision, Distance vision, Color vision, Peripheral vision, Depth perception, Ability to adjust focus
Background Check Statement
This position will be subject to a pre-employment criminal, sex-offender registry background check. In cases where pre-determined, an additional financial/credit history/ background check may be required as well. Convictions that have been sealed or legally eradicated and misdemeanor convictions for which probation was completed and the case was dismissed, will be excluded. Disclosure does not constitute an automatic bar to employment. Factors such as dates of the offense, seriousness and nature of the violation, rehabilitation and position applied for will be taken into account.
Background Check Requirements
Both
ASU Beebe EEO Statement
Arkansas State University-Beebe shall provide equal opportunity for employment to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status, and shall strive to achieve full and equal employment opportunity throughout our campuses for faculty and staff. Our goal is to foster a workplace community where individuals are valued for their diverse backgrounds and differences.
Posting Number
NC3402014
Open Date
06/02/2026
Open Until Filled
Yes
Special Instructions To Applicants
NOTE: If you are a veteran, disabled veteran, or spouse of a deceased veteran and would like Veteran’s Preference, we will need to see proof of status in order to grant that. Please see Veteran’s Preference section of the application for specific proof.
Applicants for this position with ASU-Beebe must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with ASU-Beebe such as H1-B, F-1 (CPT/OPT), TN or any other status.
U.S. Department of Labor
- Know Your Rights https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights-ScreenRdr.pdf
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/legacy/files/fmlaen.pdf (English) https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/legacy/files/fmlasp.pdf (Spanish)
- Employee Polygraph Protection Act https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/legacy/files/eppac.pdf
Salary : $35,300