Career Development Specialist

The Career Development Specialist provides individualized career coaching proactive outreach and career readiness programming to assigned student populations. The Specialist helps students connect their interests strengths academic experiences and goals with meaningful career pathways and supports their preparation for internships employment graduate education and other post-graduate opportunities. Working collaboratively with faculty staff employers and campus partners the Specialist expands student participation in career development activities and strengthens the integration of career readiness across the student experience. The Specialist plans and carries out these responsibilities in coordination with the Director of the Muller Center for Careers & Purpose ensuring that activities remain aligned with Center priorities grant objectives established program goals and institutional needs.

JOB FUNCTIONS:

Student Coaching and Career Preparation

1. Provide individualized career coaching and proactive outreach to assigned student populations supporting students at different stages of career exploration preparation and transition.
2. Guide students through career exploration and planning including the use and interpretation of career assessments identification of interests strengths values transferable skills career options and practical next steps.
3. Assist students with career preparation materials and professional skills including resumes cover letters professional profiles networking interviewing workplace communication and professional etiquette.
4. Support internship employment and graduate education searches helping students identify opportunities use career technology and search resources prepare competitive applications and follow through on action plans.
5. Support student access to industry certifications and other workforce credentials including awareness-building preparation referrals and coordination with relevant academic and campus partners.

Programming Outreach and Faculty Engagement

1. Develop and facilitate career readiness workshops classroom presentations and small-group programs that respond to student and faculty needs and advance workforce preparation goals.
2. Plan and implement targeted outreach strategies to increase awareness participation and follow-through among assigned student populations. Outreach may include email text communication print materials social media content classroom outreach and direct student contact.
3. Build collaborative relationships with faculty and academic programs serving as a career development resource and identifying opportunities to integrate career readiness into courses assignments and co-curricular experiences.
4. Represent The Muller Center for Careers & Purpose at campus programs and events including orientation recruitment activities career fairs student engagement initiatives and other programs supporting student success and career readiness.

Collaboration and Student Connections

1. Collaborate with the Program Manager for Career Readiness and other Muller Center staff to connect students with employer engagement work-based learning mentoring networking career fairs and career placement activities.
2. Coordinate with faculty staff employers and campus partners to connect students with appropriate resources programs and opportunities.
3. Participate in institutional committees and working groups that advance career readiness student success and the goals of the grant-funded initiative.

Technology Assessment and Professional Practice

1. Maintain accurate and timely records of student engagement and services track participation and outcomes and contribute data and narrative updates for grant reporting program assessment and continuous improvement.
2. Use career development technology and assessment tools effectively helping students engage with available platforms and using participation data to inform outreach and programming.
3. Maintain current knowledge of career development practices labor-market trends recruiting practices and emerging career technology and translate relevant developments into practical guidance resources and programming.
4. Participate in relevant professional development activities.
5. Perform other duties as assigned in support of The Muller Center for Careers & Purpose student success and institutional workforce-readiness goals.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in higher education counseling student development business human resources communication or a related field.
• Experience supporting students or clients through advising coaching education workforce development human resources or a related service-oriented role.
• Strong interpersonal written and verbal communication skills including the ability to present to classes and groups and build effective relationships with students faculty staff and external partners.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and manage multiple priorities while providing responsive student-centered service and meeting established deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse student populations and to maintain confidentiality sound professional judgment and appropriate boundaries.
• Comfort using technology and learning new platforms for communication appointment management student engagement program delivery and data tracking.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in higher education student affairs counseling career development business communication or a related discipline.
• Experience in college career services academic advising student success or workforce development particularly in a role involving direct student coaching or outreach.
• Experience developing and facilitating workshops classroom presentations or career readiness programs.
• Familiarity with career assessments career services technology and internship or job-search resources.
• Experience in communication public relations marketing or student engagement that supports effective outreach and program visibility.

APPLICATION

Application review will begin immediately and will continue until a candidate is selected. Candidates should submit: Cover letter expressing interest in the position resume and list of three professional reference via email to with the Subject Line: Career Development Specialist.

Newberry College does not discriminate against any person or group on the basis of age color disability gender pregnancy national origin race religion sexual orientation veteran status or genetic information. Newberry College is building a culturally diverse faculty and staff committed to working in a multicultural environment and encourages applications from people from diverse identities and backgrounds.

E-Verify:

Currently the college uses E-Verify for employment verification. E-Verify is an internet-based system that compares information entered by an employer from a n employees Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) to records available to the US Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration to confirm employment eligibility.

College Employment Policy

This job description reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job identified and shall not necessarily be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the job. Job descriptions do not constitute an employment agreement or contract of employment expressed or implied. Unless designated in writing and signed by the College President all College employees are considered to be EMPLOYED AT WILL. Newberry College reserves the right to change alter and amend job descriptions functions and duties at the pleasure of the College President or Board of Trustees.