Career Services Associate

Talentify; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

San Joaquin Valley College Inc. seeks a Career Services professional to support students and graduates in obtaining employment under the supervision of our leadership team.

The role focuses on employment, externship or certification tracking, and career services skill development for both students and employers. The position emphasizes assisting students before graduation, coordinating externships, delivering resume and interview coaching, and maintaining thorough documentation to meet

Qualifications

• Ability to read and comprehend instructions and memos; ability to present information to students, employees, and clients.
• Ability to write simple correspondence; effective communication in one-on-one and small groups.
• Experience in job development, career services, or agency recruiting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conducts employer and job development activities and site visits.
• Meets and exceeds activity goals to achieve employment start outcomes.
• Maintains relationships with students and graduates to connect with employers.
• Coordinates externship opportunities and supervises externships.
• Administers externship presentations and monitors attendance and performance.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Excel

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Recruiting experience

Education

Associate's degree

Tools

Word

Outlook

Access

Job description

Summary: In relation to contributing to our college's mission and goals, under the direct supervision of our leadership team, this role provides numerous services that assist students and graduates in obtaining employment. The three major functions of Career Services are Employment, Externship or Certification Track, and Career Services Skill Development, while serving both employers, students, and employers. Associates work with students before graduation to prepare them for the practical application of their skills and entering the job market. Sales standards and metric goals are set for every function of the Career Services role to achieve employment start outcomes through our activity-based management system.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

EMPLOYMENT:

• Conducts employer and job development sales activities such as employer calls and site visits.
• Meets and exceeds daily, weekly, and modular activity goals to achieve modular employment start goal.
• Maintains relationships with students and graduates to ensure appropriate interaction with employers.
• Attends business functions, trade shows, and professional organizations’ meetings for networking and employer development.

EXTERNSHIP & CERTIFICATION TRACKING:

• Contacts potential sites for the development of new student externship opportunities.
• Coordinates and supervises the externship process and provides midterm review to increase extern to hire opportunity.
• Administers all externship presentations
• Supports the monitoring of attendance and performance of the student on externship
• Monitors graduates as they complete licensure to maintain connections and provide support to gain employment.

CAREER SERVICES SKILL DEVELOPMENT:

• Provides support to help students prepare resumes, employment search strategies, and interview techniques.
• Partners with students in job search strategies and coaching that leads to employability.
• Conducts career skill workshops on a variety of career topics like resume, interviewing, professionalism and more

OPERATIONAL:

• Adheres to all compliance and performance standards as it relates to employment start confirmations, metric activities, and student interaction documentation
• Maintains timely and accurate documentation of physical and electronic records.
• Supports campus goals and initiatives by supporting activities, events, and graduation ceremonies.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Skills - Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; ability to write simple correspondence; ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to students, employees, and clients.

Mathematical Skills - Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability - Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions; ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills - To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook, and master proprietary software used to maintain student records.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stand and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment:

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

All qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment.

To ensure the safety and integrity of our operations, it is imperative that a review of all applicants' criminal history is conducted. Failure to do so poses a significant risk to the Employer, potentially compromising both business operations and the organization's reputation.

As part of our standard hiring process, all candidates offered a position at San Joaquin Valley College Inc. will undergo a thorough background screening.

Including education verification, county and national criminal background checks, a motor vehicle report, and social security number trace/verification along with an address history search. Depending on the specific position, additional requirements may apply, such as drug testing, a Fraud and Abuse Control Information System check, and verification for access to the National Student Loan Database System.

Qualifications

Education

Required

Associate's

Experience

Preferred

Three years of job development, career services, agency recruiting experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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