Career Coach

Stony Brook; Stony Brook (NY); Hybrid; USD 64,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Stony Brook's Division of Student Affairs is seeking a Career Coach to support diverse students in their internship and job search journeys. This role emphasizes coaching individuals and groups, resume and branding guidance, and effective use of Handshake and career tools.

The position involves organizing in-person and virtual programs, liaising with academic departments, and staff events that may occur evenings or weekends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and two years of full-time administrative experience.
• Master's degree preferred; experience with recruiting or career/academic coaching, delivering presentations, coordinating events, and using online career tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group career coaching (in-person and virtual).
• Guide students on job search strategies, resumes, applications, and interviewing.
• Organize in-person and virtual programs such as career fairs and networking meet-ups.
• Serve as a liaison to academic departments and career-focused student organizations.
• Utilize career center software and surveys to track placements and opportunities posted in Handshake.
• Participate in professional development opportunities and campus-wide events.
• May require evening or weekend work.

Skills

Career coaching

Presentations

Event coordination

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Handshake

Career research databases

Job description

Job Description - Career Coach (2602709)

Who We Are
We, the Division of Student Affairs, are a student-focused organization that aims to empower student success and support personal development. We act daily to create, enhance, and sustain a culture of respect and inclusion in the workplace, focusing on equity and justice in its many forms, including racial, social, and environmental justice. We intentionally and relentlessly pursue excellence through introspection, vulnerability, empathy, compassion, learning, and courage. We value our internal and external partnerships as vital drivers of the ambitious goals we pursue. We celebrate and take pride in the following:

• Named one of the “Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs” by Diverse Magazine.


• Serving a highly diverse student body ( click here for more information).


• Leading the way as the #1 ranked institution in the AAU and #3 of all colleges and universities nationally in fostering our students' social mobility.


• Awarded multiple distinctions including philanthropic awards and research grants in experiential learning and career development, voter engagement, student engagement, health and wellness practices, and quality of residential life.

Click here for more about Student Affairs.

Required Qualifications (as evidenced by an attached resume)
Bachelor's degree (foreign equivalent or higher). Two (2) years of full time administrative experience (student experience may be considered).

Preferred Qualifications
Master's degree (foreign equivalent or higher). Experience working with a diverse college population. Experience with recruiting or career/academic coaching. Experience designing and delivering presentations. Experience coordinating and/or assisting with events. Experience with technology applications, such as online career research databases, career networking sites or web-based recruitment systems.

Brief Description of Duties
You bring positivity, resourcefulness, adaptability, communication and interpersonal skills, a growth mindset and student-centered philosophy to career coaching with diverse college students. You thrive as part of a fast-paced, continuous motion team who strives for our personal best every day.

Career Coaching

• Coach and prepare students individually and in groups via F2F and virtual, on job/internship search strategies, helping students to clarify career interests, compose strong personal branding and applications, and present professionally. Guide students on the use of Handshake and other career tools; conduct mock interviews and critique application materials.

Programming/Event Management

• Organize F2F and virtual programs to prepare students for the workforce. Provide logistical support for employer-student events (i.e. career fairs, networking meet-ups). Use a variety of technologies to support these activities. Staff events that occur in the evenings and on weekends.

Outreach and Campus Liaison Work

• Serve as liaison to select academic departments, faculty, and staff, as well as career focused student organizations.

Information Management & Teamwork

• Uses sophisticated career center management software and other survey tools to collect data and track placements in collaboration with VIS. Review, approve, and promote opportunities posted in our recruitment system, Handshake.

Professional Development and Committee Involvement

• Participates in opportunities that promote their learning, growth, and development (i.e., classes, training, committees, webinars). Contributes to the Division of Student Affairs and Stony Brook University by attending and/or supporting events, activities, and programs sponsored by areas within and outside of your department/unit (i.e., campus-wide traditions, events, programs).


• Other duties or projects as assigned as appropriate to rank and departmental mission.


• Evening and weekend work may be required at times.

Special Notes:
This is a full-time appointment. FLSA Non Exempt position, eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA.

Salary: $60,000 + $4,000 Location Pay = $64,000 Total Compensation
In addition to the employee's base salary, this position is eligible for $4,000 UUP annual location pay, paid biweekly.

Essential Position: This has been designated as an essential position based on the duties of the job and the functions performed. Positions that are designated as such may be required to report to work/remain at work even if classes are canceled, and the campus is working on limited operations in an emergency.

For this position, we are unable to sponsor candidates for work visas.

Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

If you need a disability-related accommodation, please call the university Office of Equity and Access (OEA) at [phone] or visit OEA.

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