Career Success Coach

About the role

The Career Marketplace seeks a part-time support staff member to provide individual and group career development services to Tri-C students and alumni, assisting them in securing employment.

Responsibilities

• Coaches Tri-C students and alumni on internship and job search strategies, including the elevator pitch, networking skills, informational interviews, mock interviews, resume, and cover letter reviews, along with other career development tools and strategies.
• Provides individual coaching to students to create customized, long-term career development plans, develop key competencies necessary to make informed decisions, and take the necessary steps to achieve their career goals.
• May coordinate and facilitate experiential learning and employment opportunities for students that align with their academic studies.
• Develops content, conducts workshops, and class informational sessions on a variety of topics, such as career exploration, resume writing, interviewing, internships/job search strategies, networking tactics, and ethics in the workplace.
• Leverages the College’s Schools, Academies, and various other college partners to develop a portfolio of students, using a case management approach to work with students based on School and Academy.
• Works directly with faculty and instructors from Schools and aligning Academy to integrate career exploration activities and assignments into the curriculum.
• Builds and maintains effective relationships with faculty, and, upon their request, facilitates an Career Marketplace overview of services and resources to academic program classes as a marketing, communications, and recruitment vehicle.
• Gathers and reports data for Career Marketplace regarding coaching appointments, classroom presentations, workshops, internships, and part- and full-time employment.
• Promotes all of the College’s talent pipelines to employers and emerging growth industries.
• Designs and coordinates networking initiatives, special events, and career fairs that assist students and alumni in finding employment opportunities.
• May conduct employer satisfaction surveys and recommend program upgrades and enhancements based on employer feedback.
• Represents Career Marketplace office to a wide variety of community organizations, professional associations, government agencies, non-profit entities, and partners in higher education to provide a professional presence supporting the College’s brand.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Significant related experience may substitute for education.
• Minimum of five (5) years of demonstrated experience in a progressively accountable role related to talent acquisition, staffing/placement, employee development, career coaching/consulting, and/or fields related to career development services.
• Demonstrated experience making sound decisions that affect a work unit or team.
• Demonstrated experience in a role requiring diverse problem-solving methods in a variety of situations.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of career services concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Proficient use of a variety of internet tools and social networking sites as an employment sourcing tool.
• Effective in a dynamic and changing work environment requiring flexibility and a sense of urgency.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Works accurately with great attention to detail.
• Ability to adjust to changing priorities and respond appropriately to deadlines.
• Intermediate project management skills.
• Intermediate-level proficiency with the Microsoft Suite.
• Confidentially and discretionfully handle subject matters requiring privacy and sensitivity.
• Collaborate, persuade, and gain cooperation and acceptance of ideas on significant projects.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key contacts to enhance workflow and quality.
• Sensitivity to respond appropriately to the needs of students and the community.

Skills

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Confidentially and discretionfully handle subject matters requiring privacy and sensitivity.
• Collaborate, persuade, and gain cooperation and acceptance of ideas on significant projects.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key contacts to enhance workflow and quality.
• Sensitivity to respond appropriately to the needs of students and the community.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

Minimum Hiring Rate of: $30/hour

Schedule

Maximum of 28 hours per week within Standard College Hours: M-F, 8:30am-5pm