Career Advisor

This is a 10 month position.

Position Reports to: Coordinator of Career Advisement

Specific Responsibilities: The Career Advisor shall be responsible for performing the following functions and activities:

• Establish friendly, professional rapport with students to minimize anxiety and maximize student engagement and success;
• Provide individualized career counseling, advisement, planning, and navigational support to students, based on their level of need and classification, via in-person and Zoom appointments;
• Help students develop and refine major-specific resumes and cover letters;
• Help students navigate the online job search and application process;
• Assist students in preparing for interviews and career fairs;
• With support from Coordinator of Career Partnership, assist students in locating an approved internship site related to their major;
• Through collaboration across Beacon College, connect students to on- and off-campus job fairs, programs, services, resources, and employers;
• Through collaboration across Beacon College, reinforce skills development in areas of weakness related to career development such as time management, executive functioning, organization, planning, and interviewing;
• Document all student interactions and monitor ongoing student progress related to discussed, assigned, and mandatory career development tasks;
• Maintain accurate student records using Cloud-based software to enhance customer service and support student success;
• Attend bi-weekly team meetings with Career Center Staff, Career Development Faculty, and Career Development Integration Manager;
• Exhibit professionalism in a customer service-oriented environment;
• Participate in all required College-wide and Divisional meetings, training, and events as made known by institutional policy, the Board of Trustees, the President, the Provost and/or the Director;
• Seek and engage in professional training (with the Director’s approval, if required by College policy) to develop/enhance knowledge and skills that will benefit individual and communal performance in all institutional areas;
• Become familiar with all College policies and procedures and complying with these policies and procedures; and
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Degree Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree in Related Field, Master’s Degree beneficial.