Assistant Director, Career Education & Programs

Union College Career Center in Becker Hall; City of Schenectady (NY); Sur place; USD 56 000 - 69 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Generous Vacation, Sick, and Personal

Winter Recess Break

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Flexible Spending and Dependent Care

On-Campus Fitness Facility Access

Wellness Discounts

403(b) Retirement Plan

Salary Continuation for Disability

Tuition Exchange

Résumé du poste

Union College Career Center in Becker Hall seeks an Assistant Director of Career Center to lead on 1:1 and group career advising, develop career education programs, and engage alumni and students in programming. The role collaborates with employer relations, uses Handshake/Nexus, and supervises career assistants.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree with 1–3 years of advising experience, strong communication skills, and a commitment to a diverse, inclusive learning community.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus 1–3 years of direct 1:1 career advising experience.
• Familiarity with the internship and employment recruitment process.
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication, presentation and teamwork skills to interact with varied constituencies (faculty, staff, students, alumni, parents, and employers).
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Exceptional judgment, ensure strict confidentiality, and demonstrate outstanding professionalism in a range of situations.
• Demonstrated ability to support, contribute to and strengthen a vibrant, culturally diverse, and inclusive learning community of students, alumni, faculty, and fellow staff colleagues.
• Willingness to conduct presentations occasionally during evenings, weekends, and work some holidays.

Responsabilités

• Career Advising: Provides career advising to undergraduate students and alumni on all aspects of career planning, internship and employment/graduate school preparation.
• Collaboration: Works closely with employer relations team to support and promote employer and alumni engagement, consortia events, career fairs and other programming.
• Program Development and Training: Designs, coordinates, and presents career readiness workshops and programs that address the needs of students across all four years.
• Administration: Utilizes Handshake and Nexus platforms for student engagement management and supports content creation and management for UReady curriculum. Supervises career assistants to support assigned project work.

Connaissances

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Presentation

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Public speaking

Diversity and inclusion

Evening/weekend availability

Formation

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Outils

Handshake

Nexus

PeopleGrove

LinkedIn

Description du poste

Union College Career Center in Becker Hall seeks an Assistant Director of Career Center to lead on 1:1 and group career advising, develop career education programs, and engage alumni and students in programming. The role collaborates with employer relations, uses Handshake/Nexus, and supervises career assistants.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree with 1–3 years of advising experience, strong communication skills, and a commitment to a diverse, inclusive learning community.