Career Services Lead: Employer Relations & Work-Based Learning

Virginia's Community College System; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Wytheville Community College seeks a Title III Coordinator of Career Services to lead the comprehensive Career Services Unit, funded through a Strengthening Institutions Program project. You will shape career readiness programming, manage employment outcomes, and connect students with internships, apprenticeships, and work-based learning opportunities.

You will collaborate with campus stakeholders, build employer partnerships, and supervise staff to ensure program success and student persistence

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in counseling, higher education, student affairs, workforce development, human resources, business, education, or a related field.
• Professional experience in career services, workforce development, employer relations, student services, human resources, recruiting, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience developing partnerships and working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong written, oral, organizational, technology, and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, implementation, and operation of Wytheville Community College’s Career Services Unit.
• Develop regional employer partnerships, career readiness programming, and employment outcome tracking.
• Coordinate career, internship, apprenticeship, and work-based learning opportunities and liaise with employers and workforce partners.
• Maintain records of student participation, employer engagement, and outcomes with Institutional Research for Title III reporting and continuous improvement.

Skills

Career development

Employer relations

Partnership building

Program evaluation

Project management

Staff supervision

Education

Master’s degree (counseling, higher education, student affairs, workforce development, HR, business, education)

Tools

Constituent-management systems

Job description

Wytheville Community College seeks a Title III Coordinator of Career Services to lead the comprehensive Career Services Unit, funded through a Strengthening Institutions Program project. You will shape career readiness programming, manage employment outcomes, and connect students with internships, apprenticeships, and work-based learning opportunities.

You will collaborate with campus stakeholders, build employer partnerships, and supervise staff to ensure program success and student persistence