Advanced Training Coordinator

When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields – each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders. 

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences – then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

This position will be located onsite in Gulfport, Mississippi.

Assists and provides guidance to Advanced Training (AT)students employed by Huntington-Ingalls during the prescribed service period, providing supportive training and needs through transition into independent living. Establishes robust relationships with community partners, employers, and other entities to ensure successful transition to economic self-sufficiency. Establishes thorough knowledge of and referrals to community-based services available to assist AT students with successful transition into independent living. Provides positive, individualized services to AT students and documented case notes that reflect services provided.

For over 60 years, Job Corps has helped young people achieve successful careers in some the country's fastest-growing industries. Administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, Gulfport Job Corps Center is a part of the nation's largest career technical training and education program.  This position is funded through June 30, 2026, with continuation beyond that date contingent on future funding approval.

Pay: $43,000-$50,000/yr.

Benefits Package Includes:

Access to Federal Employee Health Benefits (20+ plan options)
Dental and vision insurance
Employer-paid life insurance
Employer-paid short/long-term disability
401(k) with company match
Paid time off that increases with service
Paid Holidays

Essential Job Duties:

• Contacts AT students prior to arrival to AT program at Gulfport Job Corps Center to provide information regarding the program, requirements, and expectations.
• Ensures each AT student virtually tours the center and the AT residential benefits.
• Coordinates each AT student’s transportation to and from the work site, instructs and supports the student to coordinate with center transportation for any shift changes.
• Provides classroom instruction in comprehensive/advanced financial literacy.
• Assists AT students in establishing a savings account with automatic draft for savings.
• Creates with each AT student a budget plan for transitioning out of the program and into initial housing.
• Provides instruction in how to effectively search and secure the following:
• Transportation to include purchasing a car, registration and insurance.
• Securing housing and basic needs; i.e. furniture, etc.
• Resources for basic medical needs.
• Establishes community partnerships that support students transitioning into housing.
• Ensures each student transitioning from the AT program, has secured reliable transportation.
• Serves as the liaison with Huntington-Ingalls for any specific communication regarding each individual student.
• Maintains communication and accountability of AT students and their schedules.
• Coordinates schedules for cafeteria hot meals as well as sack lunches. Ensures students who are scheduled to second and third shift have available meal options in the residential lounge.
• Serves as a job coach to assist students with work challenges.
• Has the ability to make independent decisions regarding student placement, development and wellbeing.
• Maintains confidentiality of student records.
• Cultivates and maintains a climate on Center and at Outreach/Admissions and Career Transition Services (OA/CTS) functions that is free of harassment, intimidation, and disrespect to provide a safe place for staff and students to work and learn.
• Promotes student attainment of career success standards through modeling appropriate skills, mentoring students, monitoring skill acquisition, and intervening when inappropriate behavior is observed.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Key Responsibilities:

• Completing all mandated training requirements per government and management directives.
• Timely and cost effective performance of duties.
• Ability to effectively communicate and present information to students, management and line staff, corporate and DOL personnel and public groups.
• Ability to develop rapport and positive working relationships with all departments.
• Timely completion and accuracy of all departmental work.
• Dealing with a variety of people in a professional, courteous manner in diversified situations.
• Adherence to established company safety policies and ability to work in a safe manner, using any required personal protective equipment (PPE) as may be required.
• Compliance with company standard operating procedures and personnel policies and procedures.

Mandatory:

• Bachelor’s degree in human services, psychology, counseling, education, social science, communications, or closely related field; or Associate’s degree in human services, psychology, counseling, education, social science, communications, or closely related field, and 2 years’ related experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook at an intermediate level.
• Valid driver’s license, with an acceptable driving record.
• Successfully pass background check and drug test.

Preferred:

Previous Job Corps Experience.

Experience in employment agency and/or human resources.

Chugach Government Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. 

Chugach will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please email [email protected].

Chugach Government Solutions supports pay transparency and is committed to equitable and competitive compensation practices. Compensation for this role will be determined based on factors including job responsibilities, experience, skills, internal equity, geographic location, and applicable contract requirements. Where required by law, compensation ranges will be provided to candidates during the hiring process.