ABOUT CAREER SPECIALIST PROGRAM
The Department of Career Preparation's Career Specialists Program brings a realistic balance to the Student/Career Services guidance team by providing services and resources to assist students, kindergarten through adult, in the career development process.

The Career Specialists:

  • Serve as liaisons between education and business and industry
  • Provides career awareness, exploration and preparation for employment and postsecondary education
  • Help students relate academic skills, interests, and daily activities to the real world of work
  • Partner with all student services personnel, (counselors, college advisors/CAP, social workers, safe school facilitators, trust specialists, administrators, and teachers) to handle academic, social, and career issues involving all students K-Adult
  • Disseminates career and labor market information
  • Identifies and provides intensive advisement to at risk students and/or actual dropouts of career and educational options

The conglomeration of duties, activities, and support of the career specialists are unique to each setting. Their flexibility allows them to meet the needs of the students, stakeholders, and communities in which they serve.
The career specialists provide the following services:  
Aptitude Tests/Interest Surveys
Career Counseling
Career Shadowing/Career Fairs
Computerized Career Guidance
Drop-Out Prevention
Employability/Occupational Skills
Exit Interviews
Field Trips
Information/Guidance
Integration of Applied Technology and Academic Education
Internships
Job Placement and Follow-up
Portfolios
School-To-Career Initiatives
Summer Job Information
The career specialists serve as lead teachers, cadre leaders, and/or coordinators
at selected schools for the following programs:
Dade Partners
High Schools That Work (HSTW)
One Community One Goal®
Stay-In-School Program
Take Stock in Children
TECH Prep
Women of Tomorrow
REQUIREMENTS
Career Specialist's Criteria

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FORMS
  Form No.     Form Name

0148             Voucher of Reimbursement for In-county Travel
1743             No Show Report
4274             Dropout Survey Record (Use Web-Dropout Survey)
4305             Graduate Exit Interview
4400             Middle School Target Group Activity Report
5422             Year End Summary Report
5988             Career Specialist Service Log

Web - Dropout Survey Record
CONTACT
Dr. Michelle C. Ferguson
1450 N.E. 2nd Ave, Rm 267A
Miami, FL, 33132
Phone: 305-995-1761
Fax: 305-995-3068
Email: mferguson@sbab.dade.k12.fl.us
 
Career Specialists-Your Link to The World of Work!