FT Career Development Coordinator

Summary 
The Career Development Coordinator is responsible for coordinating all activities related to connecting students to career development resources within the Career Services Center.  This includes managing Career Services’ online job searching network, supporting the hosting of career fairs, providing career development guidance and resources to enrolled students and alumni, facilitating career development workshops/presentations, and collaborating with faculty to deliver career development content.  This position also supports the Director of Career Services with the planning and implementation of Career Development goals and objectives.Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following: 

• Provides career development resources to students as they progress through their academic programs.
• Schedules and conducts individual career consultations (virtual and in person) with students on resume and cover letter creation, interview prep, and job search strategies.
• Coordinates all lab activities and ensures all services are documented through the utilization of the sign-in and sign-out kiosk.
• Schedules and facilitates career development workshops and classroom presentations in support of various programs, within Curriculum and Continuing Education.
• Partners with Academic Advising, First-year Experience and TRIO to provide students with career assessments and other career resources.
• Stays informed on JCC’s programs of study offerings and connects them to current occupations and career paths.
• Supports the planning and hosting of Career Services sponsored activities, to include job fairs, employer information sessions and other student-centered career events. 
• Prepares marketing materials as it relates to career development workshops and career events.
• Maintains a knowledge of current labor market information and local industry trends.
• Attends department meetings as required.                 
• Coordinates activities of the assigned work-study student.  
• Serves on campus committees when required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

 
Supervisory Responsibilities                                            
This position supervises the assigned work-study Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
Education Minimum:  Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university in human resource development, education, business, training and development, or related field.

Experience Minimum:  Three (3) years of experience working in higher education, human resources, career services or other related educational setting.Language Skills                                            

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.  
• Ability to write simple correspondence.   
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals

 
Mathematical Skills                                                  

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability                                         

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.  
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

 
Computer Skills                                           
To perform this job successfully, an individual should be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email, and internet usage.  Familiarity with Focus2, Handshake, O*Net and/or other career resources are a plus.
 
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations 

• Career Development Facilitator (CDF) preferred

 
Physical Demands 
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee must be able to communicate effectively.   The employee must be able to meet mobility requirements and be able to occasionally move materials of up to 10 pounds. Must be able to access print material and utilize the information effectively.
 
Work Environment 
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Salary : $43,516 - $65,274