Director of Student Services

Everglades University; Kendall (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Everglades University in Kendall, FL is seeking a Director of Student Services to lead placement activities, coordinate career development workshops, and manage student organizations. The role involves teaching resume-writing, job search strategies, and interview techniques, maintaining placement statistics, coordinating advisory boards, career fairs, and graduation activities.

Bachelor's degree required; experience in student services preferred; strong organizational and communication skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience in student services or career services preferred.
• Ability to coordinate events and committees.

Responsibilities

• Provide placement assistance to students and graduates by teaching resume-writing, job search strategies, and interviewing techniques.
• Maintain placement statistics on all graduates.
• Coordinate and facilitate Student Government Association and Student Organizations.
• Plan and coordinate career fairs and graduation ceremonies.
• Coordinate new student orientation and alumni outreach.
• Engage with employers for job postings and visits.
• Complete quarterly employer surveys and exit interviews.
• Assist in accreditation reporting and community involvement.

Skills

Resume writing

Job search strategies

Interviewing techniques

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Online career center maintenance

Job description

The Director of Student Services will provide placement assistance to students and graduates by teaching skills in résumé-writing, job search strategies, and interviewing techniques. Provide job leads and maintain part-time/full-time job bulletin board. Provide placement assistance to employers. Coordinate and facilitate student activities. Coordinate and facilitate Student Government Association and Student Organizations. Coordinate grievance hearings and provide follow-up to affected parties. Coordinate and facilitate Advisory Boards Meetings two times per year. Maintain accurate records on graduates and notify all affected departments and ensure graduates are cleared of all obligations. Coordinate and facilitate graduation ceremonies once a year. Maintain accurate placement statistics on all graduates on computer. Participate in community and civic events. Hold membership in professional associations. Coordinate and facilitate Cross Functional Teams on campus. Complete quarterly employer surveys. Complete monthly exit interviews and graduate surveys. Assist in accreditation reporting. Participate in a fundraiser for different causes. Hold two career fairs per year that represent all campuses. Programs or one career fair for smaller program specific that represent each program. Participate at the Annual Student Services Conference in July. Participate at the Annual Management Retreat in November. Complete Quarterly Newsletter. Plan homecoming once a year to take place the evening before graduation by inviting alumni and graduates. Obtain testimonials and photographs from graduates for the Wall of Fame. Engage in on campus and off campus Employer visits every month representing both new and existing employers from the community. Coordinate and facilitate new student orientation. Order and distribute graduate diplomas. Distribute graduation exit packets.

• Responsibilities
  Provide placement assistance to students and graduates by teaching skills in resume-writing, job search strategies, and interviewing techniques.
• Provide job leads and maintain part-time/full-time job bulletin board.
• Maintain accurate placement statistics on all graduates on computer.
• Online career center maintenance
• Campus announcements
• Call graduates not placed or placed out of field
• Daily Flash report Send out resumes of graduates and upcoming graduates
• Obtain new job postings
• Weekly report
• Management meeting
• Engage in on campus and off campus employer visits every month representing both new and existing employers from the community. o 7 New contacts per week (with a company's hiring representative). o 20 Off-Campus Employer visits per month. These are face-to-face visits with the hiring manager. 5 per week off-campus. 10 of these per month should represent brand new employer visits and 10 should be to foster existing relationships.
• Coordinate and facilitate Student Government Association and Student Organizations.
• Coordinate and facilitate student activities
• Maintain accurate records on graduates and notify all affected departments and ensure graduates are cleared of all obligations.
• Coordinate and facilitate Cross Functional Teams on campus.
• Complete monthly exit interviews and graduate surveys
• Obtain testimonials and photographs from graduates for the Wall of Fame.
• Graduate Exit Seminar
• Order and distribute graduate diplomas.
• Coordinate and facilitate new student orientation.
• Attend 2 networking events
• Make student ID cards
• Conduct workshops
• Coordinate and facilitate Advisory Boards Meetings two times per year.
• Quarterly Newsletter Employer surveys Alumni update surveys
• Coordinate and facilitate Graduation Ceremonies once a year.
• Plan homecoming once a year to take place the evening before graduation by inviting alumni and graduates.
• Hold two career fairs per year that represent all programs or one career fair for smaller program specific that represent each program.
• Participate at the Annual Student Services Conference in July.
• Participate at the Annual Management Retreat in November.
• Student Services annual report
• FETPIP/CIE Reporting
• Programmatic Accreditations Reporting
• Close out Employer and Graduate surveys and rebuild for new year Director of Student Services must have a Bachelors degree.