Career and Experiential Learning Success Coach - (On Site

Delta College; Frankenlust Township (MI); In loco; USD 51.000 - 57.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Delta College in University Center, MI is seeking a Career and Experiential Learning Success Coach (On Site) to provide proactive, individualized support to students in occupational and career programs, helping them connect education with career goals and experiential learning.

Under the Workforce Development Manager, you will coach students, navigate resources, coordinate referrals, and track engagement to ensure students move toward employment, transfer, or further study while building career

Competenze

• Associate degree or equivalent knowledge and skills.
• 1-3 years of position related experience.

Mansioni

• Provide individualized career and success coaching to an assigned population of students in occupational and career programs.
• Conduct proactive outreach to promote engagement and connect students with resources.
• Guide students through Career Discovery activities and connect academics with career pathways.
• Help students prepare for internships, co-ops, and other experiential learning opportunities.
• Follow up to ensure progression toward educational and career goals.

Conoscenze

Career coaching

Student engagement

Resource navigation

Career readiness

Formazione

Associate degree or equivalent knowledge and skills

Descrizione del lavoro

Career and Experiential Learning Success Coach - (On Site - University Center, MI)

Position Title Career and Experiential Learning Success Coach - (On Site - University Center, MI)

Division/Department

Division/Department Academic Services

Employee Group

Employee Group Administrative/Professional

Status

Full time, Starting Salary $51,267 – $56,903: Commensurate with Qualifications and Experience

The successful candidate must demonstrate experience, skills, and commitment to fostering an environment of belonging, diversity, equity and inclusion in students, faculty and staff.

POSITION SUMMARY :

The Career & Experiential Learning Success Coach, under the direction of the Workforce Development Manager, provides proactive, individualized support to students enrolled in occupational and career programs, helping them connect their educational experience with career goals, experiential learning opportunities, and successful transition into employment, transfer, or continued education.

The Success Coach serves as a primary student-facing resource within the College’s Career Discovery and Experiential Learning framework, engaging students throughout their educational journey to help them explore interests and career possibilities, build career confidence and professional identity, navigate career and academic pathways, participate in experiential learning, develop career readiness skills, and prepare for workforce transition.

Working collaboratively with the Workforce Development Manager, Experiential Learning Coordinator, Student and Educational Services ( SES ), Advising, Financial Aid, Student Support Services, occupational faculty, Workforce Strategies, and other College partners, the Success Coach provides proactive outreach, coaching, resource navigation, referrals, and follow-up for an assigned population of students. The position helps students identify and address barriers that may affect their educational and career goals and connects them with appropriate College and community resources.

The Success Coach builds ongoing relationships with students and monitors engagement at key points throughout the student journey, helping ensure students do not experience career discovery, experiential learning, and workforce preparation as isolated activities, but as connected components of their educational experience.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING :

STUDENT SUCCESS & CAREER COACHING

• Provide individualized career and success coaching to an assigned population of students in occupational and career programs, helping students identify educational and career goals and develop actionable plans for achieving them.
• Conduct proactive outreach to assigned students at key points throughout the student journey to promote engagement, identify needs and barriers, connect students with resources, and support continued progress toward educational and career goals.
• Guide students through Career Discovery activities that help them explore interests, strengths, values, skills, career possibilities, academic pathways, and workforce opportunities while building career confidence and professional identity.
• Help students connect their academic program and educational choices with career pathways, employment opportunities, transfer options, continued education, and long-term career goals.
• Provide career coaching and individualized support related to career exploration, career assessments, career planning, resume and cover letter development, interview preparation, networking, job search strategies, professional communication, and workforce expectations.
• Prepare students to participate successfully in internships, co-ops, job shadows, employer projects, career fairs, networking activities, mentoring, and other experiential and career-connected learning opportunities.
• Help students reflect on experiential learning and other educational experiences to recognize, articulate, and communicate the technical, durable, and professional competencies they have developed.
• Support students in developing professional identity and career readiness by helping them connect classroom learning, employment, leadership, experiential learning, and other experiences with future educational and career opportunities.
• Provide individualized follow‑up following Career Discovery, experiential learning, and employer engagement activities to help students identify next steps and continue progressing toward their educational and career goals.

STUDENT NAVIGATION & BARRIER REMOVAL

• Develop ongoing relationships with assigned students and serve as a consistent point of connection for career discovery, experiential learning, career readiness, and workforce transition.
• Identify academic, financial, personal, and other barriers that may affect student participation, persistence, experiential learning, or achievement of educational and career goals and connect students with appropriate College and community resources.
• Collaborate closely with Advising, Financial Aid, Student Support Services, and other SES departments to coordinate referrals and ensure students receive appropriate assistance while maintaining clear distinctions among departmental responsibilities.
• Assist students in navigating College processes, resources, and services related to experiential learning, career preparation, financial support, academic support, and workforce opportunities.
• Connect eligible students with resources and supports that may reduce barriers to participation in internships, experiential learning, credential attainment, and other career‑connected opportunities.
• Follow up on student referrals and identified needs to help ensure students successfully connect with appropriate resources and understand their next steps.
• Recognize when student needs require specialized assistance and make timely referrals to the appropriate College department or community resource.

CAREER DISCOVERY & EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ENGAGEMENT

• Work closely with the Experiential Learning Coordinator to connect students with internships, co‑ops, job shadows, employer engagement activities, mentoring, career fairs, workshops, and other experiential learning opportunities aligned with their interests, academic programs, and career goals.
• Support implementation of Career Discovery initiatives developed under the strategic direction of the Workforce Development Manager by engaging students in activities, resources, and experiences appropriate to their stage in the student journey.
• Facilitate individual and group Career Discovery and career readiness activities, workshops, presentations, and student engagement opportunities.
• Promote Career Discovery, experiential learning, career readiness, employer engagement, and employment opportunities through proactive student outreach using established College communication platforms.
• Encourage students to participate in employer panels, networking opportunities, career fairs, job shadows, mentoring, mock interviews, classroom engagement, and other career‑connected experiences.
• Collaborate with occupational faculty to connect students with Career Discovery, experiential learning, career readiness, and workforce opportunities that complement their academic programs.
• Work with the Experiential Learning Coordinator to identify students who may benefit from specific experiential learning or employer engagement opportunities and provide individualized outreach and preparation.
• Support students before, during, and following experiential learning experiences to help them understand expectations, address concerns, reflect on learning, and connect their experiences with future educational and career goals.

COLLABORATION AND STUDENT SUPPORT

• Serve as a student‑facing liaison among the Experiential Learning & Workforce Center, Student and Educational Services, occupational programs, and other College partners.
• Collaborate with Admissions, Advising, Financial Aid, Student Support Services, occupational faculty, and other College partners to create intentional connections between student success, Career Discovery, academic pathways, experiential learning, and workforce preparation.
• Participate in orientation, onboarding, classroom presentations, student success activities, and other College initiatives to introduce students to Career Discovery, experiential learning, and career readiness resources.
• Communicate student needs, engagement patterns, recurring barriers, and opportunities for improvement to the Workforce Development Manager and Experiential Learning Coordinator to support continuous improvement of Career Discovery and experiential learning initiatives.
• Participate in cross‑departmental meetings, student success initiatives, and other collaborative activities related to assigned student populations and responsibilities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent knowledge and skills
• 1-3 years of position related experience

Additional Experiences Considered

Application Deadline

Position will remain open until filled. First consideration will be given to applications received by November 16th. The College reserves the right to close the recruitment process once a sufficient applicant pool has been identified.