Career Management Director

Career Management Director

This is is an in-person position in Morgantown, WV.

Required in office working hours are Monday-Friday 8am-4pm.

Education: REQUIRED: Graduation from a program accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Bachelor’s Degree Required/Master’s Degree preferred.

Experience: REQUIRED: Experience in education or working with groups, with a demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and maintain a detail-orientated approach. Educational experience is preferred.

Skills and Competencies:

• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse groups, including students, faculty staff, external partners, employers and community.
• Demonstration of technical proficiency.
• Demonstration of commitment to student success and fostering an inclusive educational environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Placement Support

• Achieve programmatic and institutional placement rate goals for online programs
• Assist alumni with career growth and development
• Promote networking through social media and the institution’s website for students and alumni.
• Assist current students with part-time employment while in school

Social Media

• Manage Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook to highlight events, achievements and #Hired updates, ensuring weekly and monthly posts and reviews.

Teaching

• Instruct courses every six weeks based on qualifications. This would include a Career Preparation course covering professional documents, interviewing, job seeking skills and professionalism.

Survey Oversight

• Conduct and mange surveys for students, externs, graduates and employers ensuring data is accessible for programmatic improvement and promptly reporting notable findings.

Employer/Community Relations

• Build and maintain strong community and employer relationships to support student employment, future programmatic growth and development, maintain housing resources and develop in-field placement opportunities.

Event Coordination

• Plan and implement graduation ceremonies and career fairs.

Student Engagement and Retention

• Engage with students regularly to assess needs and provide additional support when necessary.
• Collaborate with Program Leadership to foster a supportive environment for academic and career development.
• Coordinate with faculty and program leadership to monitor student progress and provide resources.

Accreditation and Compliance

• Conduct internal audits correlating with the accreditation standards.
• Assist in maintaining documentation of compliance activities.
• Assist in the preparation of reports to regulatory bodies, accrediting agencies and the management team.
• Regularly assess compliance processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

Programmatic Support

• Provide programmatic support through curriculum, accreditation standards and continuous support.
• Support faculty development through compliance and documentation.

Administrative Tasks

• Upload placement documentation, update faculty information and contribute to blogs posts as assigned.

Ethics and Compliance

• Keep apprised of and abide by all Federal and State regulations and accrediting criteria as pertains to the duties and responsibilities of this position
• Keep apprised of and abide by all organizational and institutional policies and procedures as pertains to the duties and responsibilities of this position.

Work Remotely

• No

The Institution prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Notice of non-discrimination is located at www.wvjc.edu.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person