Director of Career Services

 

Primary Role

Provides comprehensive career development, planning/counseling, internship and career placement services for undergraduates, graduates, and college alumnae.

Typical Duties & Responsibilities

  1. Design and administer career development internships for participating students. Work with employers, students and faculty in designing qualified internships. Communicate internship processes, policies and opportunities to qualified students.
  2. Design and present for academic credit a career-planning course.
  3. Guide and coach students in career search activities including resume preparation, interviewing skills, job search strategies and graduate school selection and planning. Plan and manage on-campus interview program.
  4. Communicate with students, parents, faculty, alumni, and employers about the range of career services available.
  5. Creates, organizes, and presents career and graduate/professional school related programs, workshops, job fairs/events, etc.
  6. Cultivates potential and maintains existing relationships with employers through direct correspondence, professional associations, memberships, conferences, etc.
  7. Collects and maintains evaluative data providing evidence of program outcomes and direction for future services.
  8. Develop and administer annual budgets (Career Services; Internship Administration; Continuing Education) based on college/office goals and initiatives.
  9. Plan future directions and oversee current technological applications and webpage development for the office and its related services.
  10. Serve on a number of college faculty/academic committees including the Health Professions; Pre-Law Advisory and Retention Committees and the Academic Affairs Council.
  11. Provide supervisions and evaluation to Career Services Assistant, JLD/Service Learning Coordinator and Student Assistants.
  12. Oversee Continuing Education services including program and course development and procedural policies.

Supervision Required/Given

Receives general direction and guidance. Works collaboratively with diverse individuals and groups. Provides direct supervision to professional and support staff.

Position Qualifications

  1. Knowledge and capabilities normally acquired through a graduate degree in student personnel or related academic training or an equivalent combination of a Bachelor's Degree and professional work experience.
  2. Five years of student services experience of which three should have been in career planning and placement management. Demonstrated competency with career planning and placement skills including interviewing skills, resume preparation, job search strategies and career planning.
  3. Demonstrated competencies in budget planning and management as well as staff supervision.