Assistant Director, Career Development - Center for Career Engagement (CCE)
Washington University in St. LouisAbout the role
Scheduled Hours
37.5Position Summary
The Assistant Director, Career Development is an integral member of the Center for Career Engagement team and serves as a career coach for undergraduate and graduate students and recent alumni within the Business Career community at the university. Will collaborate with employer engagement, student organizations, and other stakeholders in a career community meant to be a place for students to explore careers, make connections, meet alumni, and feel a sense of belonging.Job Description
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
Serves as a career coach to degree-seeking students and alumni.
Building and developing relationships with students to (a) understand their career needs and (b) steward them through the career exploration and preparation process.
Determines additional resources required for each student and guides them to other resources, within the CCE and beyond, to prepare them for technical aspects of interviews (industry directors, specialist coaches, platform leads, etc.).
Identifies individual needs, goals, and challenges for career path.
Reviews each student skills and abilities, and determines and develops tailored action plans to help students on career journey (identifying interests, gaining skills capabilities, networking, etc.).
Analyzes student self-assessments and translates them into actionable insight and next steps.
Determines other skills, etc., required to ensure students are ready and delivers actionable feedback on students’ career and preparation process.
Provides recommendations regarding students’ readiness for interviews with employers.
Facilitates career development content in courses, including, but not limited to, activity design, assignment evaluation and partnering with faculty and academic advisors to develop and deliver content.
Partners with academic advisors of personal or career issues that may affect assigned students’ academic journey.
Informs engagement/specialized coaches of unique or technical needs and challenges of assigned students advising and leadership initiatives.
General academic, program and university support including, but not limited to, implementing program initiatives, presentations and other university wide initiatives.
May provide leadership and supervision of peer coaches.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor's degree
Certifications:
Work Experience:
Skills:
Driver's License:
More About This Job
Required Qualifications
- A graduate degree may be required depending upon school and/or student's degree.
Preferred Qualifications
- Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends as necessary.
- Willingness to travel domestically.
Preferred Qualifications
Education:
Master's degree
Certifications:
Work Experience:
Skills:
Business, Career Consulting, Career Development, ESL Training, Higher Education Administration, International Travels, Interpersonal Communication, Matrix Leadership, Oral Communications, Relationship Building, Service Advising, Written CommunicationGrade
G11Salary Range
$53,100.00 - $90,600.00 / AnnuallyThe salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.Questions
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