Career Consultant (Career Services Consultant)

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (IN-UCOL-IUINA)

Career Consultants are key to providing the career-related events that support positive career outcomes for IU Indianapolis students like Major and Career Information Day, Field Trip Fridays, Fall Career Week, and more.

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Serves within a team of advising/career professionals in a major cluster area in University College that provides targeted programming, intervention and success strategies to assist students and promote their transition into degree granting schools and Programs.
• Assists the cluster in the development, implementation and evaluation of cluster initiatives, Programs, events, resources and outreach related to the success of students within the cluster.
• Guides UC students by providing individual and group career advising and appropriate referrals for academic advising.
• Teaches UCOL-U210, a course that assists students in career exploration.
• Provides ongoing leadership and training on career matters to colleagues.
• Provides programming and resources for UC students.
• Connects to campus career services colleagues, Includes providing information on cluster fields, training of cluster staff, and serving as liaison to schools and units.
• Assesses training and information sharing needs of cluster in regard to career development.
• Provides general education on career development for cluster and faculty.
• Communicates with school staff and nurture these relationships.
• Identifies and collaborates with faculty champions.
• Identifies professional organizations for fields in cluster and share list with advisors and students.
• Serves as a resource to schools as a source of important information.
• Actively participates in Career Services Council.
• Tracks learning outcomes and regularly communicate to cluster.
• Provides individual and group career advising to undergraduate students and provides appropriate referrals for academic advising.
• Supports engaging students in goal setting; supporting at-risk students; reviews and maintains student records; email communications, etc.
• Meets with students individually and in small groups.
• Understands the student population of cluster.
• Assists with STAR mentoring.
• Utilizes appropriate technology and resources to inform daily practice.
• Reviews, prepares and maintains student records.
• Works to encourage student participation in meetings and career development programming.
• Promptly records and submits notes, with appropriate tags, in AdRx following student meetings.
• Promptly notes no-show and cancelled appointments in AdRx following student meetings.
• Supports designing, delivering, and evaluating Programs, events, and resources, teaching as appropriate.
• Refers students to the various resources/events.
• Brainstorms, research, designs, and experiments with new modes of communication including visual aids, outreach, and helpful tips.
• Assesses programming needs of cluster and revise these projects, resources, and events as needed.
• Facilitates planning for projects, resources, and events.
  
  

General Responsibilities

• Assists with professional and career development of students and alumni through career assessments, exploration, decision-making, goal setting, and planning.
• Focuses efforts on resume building, interview skill development, mock interview, and job search preparation and navigation, graduate school application and interview preparation through counseling appointments and consultations.
• Develops and delivers workshops on career development which include networking strategies, interviewing, resume and cover letter writing skills, portfolio development, and using the internet for career search.
• Supports faculty and students with career exploration, internships, job shadow experiences, presentations, and facilitation of resources available for career development.
• Serves on various community and institutional committees to build partnerships across the university and among comparable universities to build knowledge base.
• Assists in the process of collecting and tracking data for office assessment purposes. Utilizes data to assist in the creation of office objectives and goals to meet the needs of the student population.
• Works through issues with a variety of stakeholders: students, employers, alumni, and faculty. Identifies and capitalizes on connections between groups of stakeholders and leverage those connections in unique ways through events and interactions
• Provides guidance and delegate administrative tasks to other career services staff.
• Processes recommendations for improved operational efficiency.
  
  

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field
  
  

Preferred

• Master's degree in related field
  
  

Required

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2 years in career consulting or related field
  
  

Skills

Required

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
• Highly thorough and dependable
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
• Counseling skills, program development skills, understanding of college student success, knowledge of career development services in higher education
• Ability to interpret career assessments
  
  

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

This position is part of the IU Framework for Academic Advising and Career Development. Learn more about the associated expectations, student learning outcomes, and institutional commitments at this site.

Indianapolis, Indiana

$43,889 - $49,552 per year based on experience.

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
  
  

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.

Career Level: Career

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Student Services

Job Family: Career Services

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This posting is scheduled to close at 11:59 pm EST on the advertised Close Date. This posting may be closed at any time at the discretion of the University, but will remain open for a minimum of 5 business days. To guarantee full consideration, please submit your application within 5 business days of the Posted Date.

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