What are the responsibilities and job description for the Career Specialist position at Coe College?
Career Specialist
Coe College seeks qualified candidates for the position of Career Specialist. The Career Specialist is part of C3: Creativity, Careers, Community, which incorporates three distinct yet related and collaborative entities. This position is responsible for advising students in career-related topics, developing and maintaining faculty, community, and alumni partnerships to generate reciprocal experiential learning and career opportunities for students.
Work Schedule - Hours: 40 , Months of Service per Year: 12 months, position to start July 2025.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
- Responsible for educating students through one-on-one appointments, presentations, workshops, and print/virtual resources.
- Use interest assessments, interviews and individual planning to help students or alumni to evaluate their interests, skills, and abilities and develop realistic career goals
- Provides guidance, coaching, and support to students throughout their career development process; including major/career exploration; experience building; and professional transition.
- Advise students and teach them skills/strategies for resume/cover letter writing, job/internship searching, interviewing, networking, and applying.
- Create opportunities and events designed to facilitate networking between students and alumni or industry professionals. Cultivate and maintain relationships with alumni and community partners through one-on-one connections and networking events to develop opportunities for students, to create student interest, and to facilitate the connection of engagement opportunities with academic learning and career planning
- Develop and maintain systems and databases to ensure centralized, current and easy-to-access information.
- Plan, coordinate, and facilitate Careers Community Events with faculty, students, and alumni to connect and educate students on various career topics.
- Work collaboratively with faculty and other internal constituents to support experiential learning opportunities for students and ensure practicum or internship for credit experiences are conducted in accordance with academic requirements.
- Attend corporate, alumni, and professional association events to cultivate a network of external relationships to foster student opportunities.
- Participate in strategic planning, providing guidance for college initiatives related to career, creativity and connections.
- Serves as a career liaison to faculty, academic departments and designated student population to develop a culture of career readiness across campus, provide targeted resources and programming.
- Share planning and impact reports with faculty and department heads.
- Create timely connections and develop a collegial and supportive relationship with Faculty Advisors, including transitioning these relationships and onboarding new advisors as they come to the role.
- Keep consistent and professional notes on all student appointments
Qualifications:
- Bachelor Degree required. Business Administration, Education, Human Resources fields of study preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
- 1-2 years of recruitment, experiential learning, or career services experience
- Unequivocally student-centered in every aspect of decision-making. Is student-oriented even when it requires creativity or challenging the status quo.
- Committed to innovation, creativity, and outside-the-box thinking while being dedicated to high-quality work, professionalism, and results. Strives to be better tomorrow than they were yesterday.
- Comfortable with operating with a sense of urgency and with an accelerated pace of change. Willing problem solver with a collaborative mindset, unconcerned with who gets credit.
- Effective communicator who has a genuine sense of respect and appreciation for all individuals we serve regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity and who is able to plan, organize, and coordinate multiple projects simultaneously.
- Must be currently authorized to work in the United States as visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States as we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
- Successful completion of a background check in accordance with Coe College policy.
Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:
Position Specific:
- Knowledge and ability to advise students in career-related issues.
- Exceptional communication and relationship building skills.
- Demonstrated ability to develop metrics and assessments to determine program success.
- Ability to be autonomous and effectively collaborate with a team.
- Strong background in technology, especially those associated with jobs, networking, and other career-related programming.
- Computer proficiency in MS Office (Microsoft Word, Excel, Power point), Google Suite (Docs, Slides, Sheets, Drive), and database systems such as Handshake or Raisers Edge
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to creatively draft promotional and communication materials.
Coe Competencies:
- Dedication to the educational mission of a private, residential liberal arts college.
- Ability to maintain positive relationships in a collaborative and diverse team atmosphere.
- Commitment to excellence in service to students and other constituencies, internal and external.
- Demonstrated ethical and responsible decision making.
- Consistent attendance and accountability necessary to meet position objectives.
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:
- Ability to navigate several buildings on campus including stairs.
- Occasionally push/life/pull 20 lbs.
- Typical office setting – stationary for several hours at a time
- Ability to travel to community events and participate in networking and other public events, including events outside typical office hours.
Coe College is an equal opportunity employer.
