Career Coach, Grant Funded

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

• Interested applicants should submit the following materials with their application:
• Cover Letter
• Resume

TYPE OF POSITION/EMPLOYMENT CATEGORY: Full-Time

DEPARTMENT: Career Center

SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday,11:00am to 7:00pm

• Occasional presence at Career and University wide events.

REMOTE WORK: No

HOURS/WEEK and MONTHS/YEAR: 35 hours/week and 48 weeks/year (11-month)

FLSA STATUS: Non- Exempt, Salaried

GENERAL PURPOSE

The Career Coach provides individualized career coaching and workforce-readiness programming to support students in developing the knowledge, skills, and professional competencies needed to successfully navigate the transition from college to career. The position provides one-on-one career coaching, workshops, classroom presentations, and other developmental programming focused on career exploration, professional communication, job-search strategies, interviewing, networking, and workplace readiness. The Career Coach collaborates with campus partners, employers, faculty, and staff to expand career development opportunities and connect students with relevant resources and employment opportunities. The position also supports Career Center initiatives, programs, events, data collection, and assessment related to student career outcomes.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide individual and small-group career coaching to undergraduate and graduate students throughout the career development process. Assist students with career exploration, goal setting, job and internship searches, resumes and cover letters, interviewing, networking, LinkedIn, professional communication, and other workforce-readiness skills.
• Develop, coordinate and deliver career-readiness workshops, classroom presentations, and education programs designed to help students develop and demonstrate NACE Career Readiness Competencies and other skills valued by employers. Assess student engagement and learning and adapt programming to the needs of diverse student populations and academic programs.
• Assist with the planning and implementation of Career Center programs and university-wide initiatives, including career fairs, employer events, career panels, workshops, recruitment programs, and student engagement activities. Collaborate with faculty, academic departments, Athletics, student services, and other campus partners to integrate career development and workforce readiness into the student experience.
• Support the development and promotion of employment, internship and other career opportunities for students. Assist with employer outreach, job and internship postings, recruitment activities, career fairs, on-campus interviews, and employer engagement initiatives.
• Maintain accurate records of student appointments, programs, participation, career-related outcomes using Handshake and University database. Assist with communications, marketing and other operational needs of the Career Center.

REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree
• 1 to 3 years of work-related experience
• Microsoft Office (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
• Databases

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree
• Handshake/Database management
• Social Media
• Jenzabar Software
• Statistical Software

RESPONSIBILITY FOR PUBLIC CONTACT

• Daily contact requiring courtesy, discretion, and sound judgment.

SALARY INFORMATION

When determining the salary offer for a new employee, Molloy considers several key characteristics such as job knowledge, skills, and experience as well as internal and external equity. The hiring annual salary for this position is $57,120.00. This annual salary represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of compensation at the time of posting.

As part of its total compensation package, Molloy University offers an extensive range of benefits and programs for its employees including excellent health and dental insurance options, generous time off and tuition benefits. For further information, please visit Benefits | Molloy University.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Women, minorities, persons with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply.

Molloy University does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, or military status; in its administration of educational policies, programs or activities; its admissions policies; or in employment practices. Molloy University takes its responsibility seriously to establish an environment in which the dignity and worth of all members of the institutional community are respected. In its effort to provide an optimal learning environment the University seeks the appointment of persons who are highly qualified and whose background is appropriate to fill each vacancy. It is University policy to recruit, employ, retain and promote employees without discrimination regarding sex, race, color, creed, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, national or ethnic origin or physical disability.