Career Services Specialist

Join our team to help inspire all students to discover their potential and achieve their goals by providing relevant equitable and innovative learning opportunities and services.

Walla Walla Community College (WWCC) is seeking applicants for a fulltime Career Services Specialist position at the Walla Walla campus.

At Walla Walla Community College we inspire all students to discover their potential and achieve their goals by providing relevant equitable and innovative learning opportunities and services. As an organization we value learning opportunities a sense of community diversity health and humor excellence integrity teamwork innovation personal and professional growth and sustainability.

This position is open until filled. First consideration will be given to applicants whose complete application has been received by April 10 2025 @ 11:59pm PST. See Required Application Materials section for more information.

General Description:
The Career Services Specialist fosters career readiness by assisting students with exploring degree and certificate options and specializes in helping undecided students identify and navigate their educational and career pathways. This position is responsible for coordinating and providing Career Center services such as career interest assessments resume workshops labor market research recruitment events and other employment readiness activities. The Career Services Specialist develops tracks and monitors workbasedlearningopportunities such as field experience internships servicelearning and cooperative work experiences and facilitates placement in these careerconnected practices.

Essential Functions:
Career Pathway Development

• Administer career assessments and engage in intentional discussions with undecided students to assist them with exploring career paths relevant to their interests skills and/or needs.
• Provide detailed information on degree options and coursework aligned with preparing students for intended career pathways.
• Work with Navigators and faculty to expand network of employers in targeted career pathway industry sectors; maintain uptodate knowledge of labor market trends and careerrelated opportunities.
• Assist individuals and/or groups with jobseeking strategies such as resume development interviewing skills LinkedIn profile creation etc.
• Partner with campus departments community organizations and area employers to develop opportunities for students to gain realworld information and exposure to career pathways through field experience job shadowing internships servicelearning and other employerconnected experiences.

• Develop and provide Career Center program resources and services including workshops networking events employer recruitment opportunities etc.
• Assist with development and maintenance of webpage social media and overall marketing and outreach efforts of the Career Center.
• Oversee the Colleges career office management platform (Career Services Central) and connect students to associated resources.
• Facilitate student connection to campus employment (federal work study state work study and student help) as well as unsubsidized employment in the community.
• Track and monitor workbased learningrelated data through Career Services Central.
• Develop and foster positive and collaborative working relationships with college and community stakeholders to ensure WWCCs Career Center services meet student needs.

• Establish and maintain effective partnerships and work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders including students faculty and prospective employers.
• Develop and grow inventory of local and regional employers to create a wideranging network of placement sites for student workbased learning.
• Coordinate and collaborate with other college departments and community agencies for the purpose of enhancing student resources and support (i.e. workshops referrals etc..
• Provide training and support for faculty regarding workbased learning and the use of Career Services Central to track and evaluate careerconnected learning.
• Attend academic advising trainings department and division meetings.

• Excellent communication skills across various educational levels through written electronic and verbal methods.
• Strong interpersonal skills and cultural competency; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students colleagues colleges the community industry and media contacts.
• Enthusiastic energetic selfmotivated and creative.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to represent the College in a positive professional manner.
• Ability to assume responsibility and deal effectively with problems; exercise good judgment when making decisions.

• Bachelors degree or equivalent in behavioral social science business or related field; additional qualifying experience may be substituted for education at the colleges discretion OR Associates degree and two years experience in career servicesrelated occupation.

• Experience working with disadvantaged at risk and multicultural populations
• Recent experience in postsecondary educational advising or career navigation
• Bilingual Spanish/English

This position is in a bargaining unit for which AFT is the exclusive representative.

This is a fulltime overtime eligible professional position. Persons hired must be able to provide acceptable documentation of lawful authorization to work in the United States within three 3 days of employment. WWCC participates in EVerify and will provide the federal government with your Form I9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Official college transcripts required at time of hire. Candidates may be subject to a criminal history background check as a condition of employment. Information from the background check may not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicants suitability and competence to perform in the position. The college is a tobacco free institution.

This contract position work schedule will typically be Monday through Friday 8hours each day. During the summer work schedule is Monday through Thursday 10hours each day.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The typical work area includes office setting classrooms partner institutions and colocation sites for outreach and marketing activities. Position requires movement between various buildings on campus creating exposure to weather. Some instate travel is required and may include occasional overnight stays. Ability to sit walk or stand for extended periods of time. Ability to operate a computer keyboard multiline phone handle individual papers write and take notes prepare informational and marketing materials. Ability to hear normal speech speak and hear on the telephone and speak in person. Vision sufficient to read documents computer screens perform close up work; ability to adjust focus frequently.

This position is funded from a grant awarded under the Carol D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 as implemented by the Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges. Project Number. This position is subject to continued federal funding and is currently funded through June 30 2025.

Compensation:
Annual salary range for initial placement based on the represented exempt salary schedule is PR02 Step AF: $59483 $67299 with scheduled salary increment increases every 12 months until you reach the top of the scale. The college has an excellent benefit program including paid sick leave; paid vacation leave; medical dental life and longterm disability insurance; retirement and two optional deferred compensation programs. All fulltime employees will automatically have 3 of taxable income deferred into the State of Washington Deferred Compensation Program (DCP). All administrative exempt staff set aside 1 of their gross salary in a Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) (VEBA). All exempt employees are required to participate in this program. Walla Walla Community College requires all employees to participate in direct deposit for payment of salary.

This position is open until filled with priority consideration given to those applicants who submit a complete application byApril 10 2025 at 11:59 PM PST. To qualify for priority consideration applicants must submit a complete application packet which includes the following:

• Online NEOGOV application.
• Cover letter:
  • Provide a cover letter detailing your interest in the Career Services Specialist position. Please describe any professional experience training or educational background that makes you an ideal candidate.
• Resume
• Names and contact information for three professional references
• Answers to three 3 supplemental questions
• Unofficial transcripts for application purposes; official transcripts are required prior to an official start date.

Please ensure you have attached all required application materials as you will not be able to attach any documents after you have submitted your application. If you have difficulty logging into your account attaching documents submitting your application etc. please call NEOGOV Applicant Support at or email them directly at

WWCC reserves the right to not fill this position reject all applicants or reopen the position. Applications received during this recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies at the Colleges discretion.

Walla Walla Community College is committed to provide equal opportunity and nondiscrimination for all educational and employment applicants as well as for its students and employed staff without regard to race color creed national origin sex sexual orientation including gender expression/identity marital status age (over 40 the presence of any sensory mental or physical disability the use of trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability or status as a Vietnam and/or disabled veteran National Guard member or reservist in accordance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 the Federal Rehabilitation of 1973 the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and any other applicable Federal and Washington State laws against discrimination. The Human Resources Office is accessible to persons with disabilities. If you need accommodations in the application/employment process please contact the Human Resources Office atTDDemail address: 500 Tausick Way Walla Walla WA 99362.