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JAG Nebraska believes people are more powerful than circumstances. As a JAG Career Specialist, you can help students realize this power over the barriers they face and ultimately change the trajectory of their lives.
Starting with middle school and continuing through postgraduation follow-up, JAG Career Specialists play a crucial and supportive role for young people who face barriers to their success. The curriculum includes teaching 37 core competencies identified by JAG as essential leadership development and work readiness skills. Programming is delivered in partnership with local school districts during the school day using an evidence-based model created by the national Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) program. The model operates in three primary domains: graduation, workplace skills and postsecondary transition.
JAG Nebraska Career Specialists are:
JAG Nebraska Career Specialists are committed to developing students’ personal, leadership and employability skills to ensure graduation from high school and positive postgraduate outcomes. As such, Career Specialists are charged with presenting relevant and challenging classroom and work-based learning experiences for their students. Partnerships with local businesses and community leaders aid this effort. Because JAG is an evidence-based program, proficiency in data management and accountability is essential.
Want to be a part of a team that’s focused on the holistic delivery of education with the goal of helping students develop into successful, self-sufficient adults?
Education, experience and traits necessary for becoming a JAG Nebraska Career Specialist include:
JAG Career Specialists make a real and quantifiable difference in the lives of the young people they inspire. Negative behaviors decline, while GPA scores go up – along with graduation rates.
Data gathered since JAG Nebraska was started by United Way of the Midlands in partnership with state agencies in 2019 show that:Become a JAG Nebraska Career Specialist
“I think the Career Specialists do an outstanding job preparing young people for the labor force. They go way beyond the call of duty to ensure students are supported and act as the teacher, mentor and the glue that holds the program together.”
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