Career Services Associate

About the Role

This role supports the college's mission by assisting students and graduates in obtaining employment through three major functions: Employment, Externship or Certification Track, and Career Services Skill Development. The position works with students before graduation to prepare them for the job market and meets sales and metric goals to achieve employment outcomes.

Responsibilities

Employment

• Conducts employer and job development sales activities such as employer calls and site visits.
• Meets and exceeds daily, weekly, and modular activity goals to achieve employment start targets.
• Maintains relationships with students and graduates to ensure appropriate interaction with employers.
• Attends business functions, trade shows, and professional organizations’ meetings for networking and employer development.

Externship & Certification Tracking

• Contacts potential sites for the development of new student externship opportunities.
• Coordinates and supervises the externship process and provides midterm reviews to increase extern-to-hire opportunities.
• Administers all externship presentations.
• Supports the monitoring of attendance and performance of students on externship.
• Monitors graduates as they complete licensure to maintain connections and provide support to gain employment.

Career Services Skill Development

• Provides support to help students prepare resumes, employment search strategies, and interview techniques.
• Partners with students in job search strategies and coaching that leads to employability.
• Conducts career skill workshops on topics like resume writing, interviewing, and professionalism.

Operational

• Adheres to all compliance and performance standards related to employment start confirmations, metric activities, and student interaction documentation.
• Maintains timely and accurate documentation of physical and electronic records.
• Supports campus goals and initiatives by participating in activities, events, and graduation ceremonies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Associate's degree required; bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Preferred three years of job development, career services, or agency recruiting experience.
• Degrees must be from institutions accredited by recognized U.S. accrediting agencies; non-U.S. degrees require established equivalence.

Skills

• Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write simple correspondence; and effectively present information in one-on-one and small group settings.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to perform basic arithmetic operations and compute rates, ratios, and percentages; interpret bar graphs.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense to carry out detailed written or oral instructions and deal with problems involving concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Computer Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook) and ability to master proprietary software for student records.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear.
• Frequently required to walk.
• Occasionally required to stand, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.