Career Services Associate

Summary: In relation to contributing to SJVC’s mission and goals, under the direct supervision of the Director of Career Services, the Career Services Associate provides numerous services that assist students and graduates in obtaining employment. The three major functions of Career Services are Placement, Externship, and Career Academy while serving both employers and students. Associates work with students prior to graduation in order to prepare them for practical application of their skills and entering into the job market. Sales standards and goals are set for every function of the Career Services Department in order to achieve placement outcomes through our activity-based management system.

The Career Services Associate is expected to travel to and from campuses and employer sites.

What We Offer: The targeted starting pay range for this position is between $24.00-$28.50 per hour.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Placement

• Conducts job development sales activities such as employer calls and office visits.
• Meets and exceeds daily, weekly, and modular activity goals to achieve modular employment start goals.
• Maintains relationship with students and graduates to ensure appropriate interaction with employers.
• Attends business functions, trade shows and professional organizations’ meetings for the purposes of networking and employer development.
• Meets with instructors to discuss employer needs and available openings.
• Attends Advisory Board meetings to represent Career Services.

Externship

• Contacts potential sites for the development of new student externship commitments.
• Coordinates and supervises the externship process and provides midterm review to increase extern to hire opportunity.
• Completes required documentation for tracking externship hours and student performance.
• Assesses and analyzes student mastery of course and program learning outcomes.
• Notifies the Registrar when students successfully complete their externship course.

Career Academy

• Provides support to help students prepare resumes, employment search strategies, and interview techniques.
• Partners with students in job search strategies and coaching that leads to employability.
• Manages final assessment of employability through grading course work.

Operational

• Maintains timely and accurate documentation and records to ensure compliance.

• Administers all orientations for Externship and the Career Academy.

• Performs other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Competency: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Core Competencies:

Integrity – Acts in a way that demonstrates personal integrity; serves as a positive example of why others should trust the motives of the organization; views self as a reflection of the organization by following through on commitments and accepting ownership of mistakes; leaves others with the clear impression that integrity is a core organization value.

Professionalism – Approaches others in a tactful manner; reacts well under pressure; treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; accepts responsibility for own actions; follows through on commitments.

Adaptability – Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

Organization Support – Follows policies and procedures; completes projects and tasks correctly and on time; supports organizations goals and values.

Communication – Communicates effectively and appropriately; uses good judgment as to what to communicate to whom as well as the best way to get that accomplished; speaks in clear and credible manner, selecting the right tone for the situation and audience; listens to others and allows them to make their point.

Job Competencies:

Student Achievement Focus - Personally demonstrates that students and employers are a high priority; identifies student needs and expectations and responds to them in a timely and effective manner; anticipates and prevents delays or other things that can adversely affect the student; keeps student informed about progress.

Quality of Work - Has established a track record of producing work that is highly accurate, demonstrates attention to detail, and reflects well on the organization; is personally committed to high quality work and encourages others to have similar standards.

Results Driven - Achieves results within established timelines; understands and demonstrates that intentions, activities, and results are not the same; expects that obstacles will occur and refuses to accept favorably those who seek to justify poor results [by describing intentions or activities, who get derailed by obstacles and fail to take effective steps to avoid or overcome them, and /or who frequently miss deadlines without giving prior warning].

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 and/or Experience – Associate’s Degree; three years of job development or placement experience, preferably in an educational setting. Required degree(s) must be from institutions accredited by recognized U.S. accrediting agencies. Degrees from non-U.S. institutions are recognized only if equivalence has been established and provided.

Language Skills – Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; ability to write simple correspondence; ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to students, employees and clients.

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 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 a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills – To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Office; Word, Excel, Access and Outlook; and master proprietary software used to maintain student records.

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 is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stand and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Driving is an essential function of this role.

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 moderate.

All qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment. To ensure the safety and integrity of our operations, it is imperative that a review of all applicants' criminal history is conducted. Failure to do so poses a significant risk to the Employer, potentially compromising both business operations and the organization's reputation.

As part of our standard hiring process, all candidates offered a position at San Joaquin Valley College Inc. will undergo a thorough background screening. This includes education verification, county and national criminal background checks, a motor vehicle report, and social security number trace/verification along with an address history search. Depending on the specific position, additional requirements may apply, such as drug testing, a Fraud and Abuse Control Information System check, and verification for access to the National Student Loan Database System.