Assistant Director – Career Advising

Assistant Director – Career Advising

Requirements

• This position requires either eight years of directly related full-time experience or, as an alternative, a Master’s degree from an accredited institution in education, advising, counseling, student personnel, student affairs or other closely related field and two years of full-time experience directly related to the job functions.
• Professional full-time experience in student advising, counseling, career center, or related area.
• Supervising experience and training career professionals.
• Experience operating a personal computer and proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Any appropriate combination of relevant education, experience, and/or certifications may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct supervision of career advisors – approves work tasks, provides daily supervision, conducts regular performance review and evaluations, oversees staff supervision of peer mentors and graduate interns.
• Provides individual career advising to students and alumni in making informed choices relative to career/major choice, job search strategies, and graduate school planning.
• Collaborates with staff and faculty to conduct class presentations and workshops on various topics.
• Participates in all career-related programming and events.
• Develops partnerships with employers to identify employment opportunities and engage their participation in campus recruitment services.
• Develops print and web-based instructional information and materials.
• Assists Director with interviewing, hiring, and training of professional and student staff.
• Develops, administers and analyzes continuous assessment of programs. Prepares and evaluates statistical, analytical, and narrative reports to be used for decision-making and program improvement.
• Instructs career related courses when availability presents.

Preferred Qualifications

• Five years professional experience in higher education career services or related career development training center.
• Career Counseling or Career Services nationally recognized certifications (GCDF, CCSP, CCC, NCC, etc.)
• One year teaching a University-level course
• Experience presenting to small and large groups of people.
• Experience using a Career Services Management software, preferably Symplicity.
• Experience developing programmatic assessment through data collection.
• Experience implementing new programs involving employers and faculty.