| Location | Phoenix, AZ |
GateWay Community College is seeking an experienced and motivated professional to join our team in this exciting new role. This position coordinates the development and implementation of career programs, job-search resources, employer partnerships, and career-readiness strategies designed to support students and graduates in achieving their employment goals.
Essential Functions
30% - Career Placement and Job Search Support
Develops and organizes graduate and student placement resources; updates and maintains job postings; identifies and shares employment opportunities and leads; and updates and/or maintains websites and other centrally available documentation and information, as assigned; counsels and trains students and graduates on effective job-search strategies and career development practices.
25% - Career Readiness Programs and Training
Provides support to vocational training instructors and students; assists with developing workshop and training materials; conducts training and provides assistance to participants; implements career services and career-readiness activities for students and graduates; and tracks and evaluates program outcomes and success rates.
20% - Employer and Community Partnerships
Participates in economic development organizations and community partnerships; facilitates meetings; collaborates with business and industry partners to establish employment, internship, and externship opportunities for students; researches, collects, assembles, and reviews labor market information; and performs preliminary analysis to identify employment trends and opportunities.
15% - Research, Program Development, and Communication
Composes original documents, brochures, reports, issue papers, process and procedural instructions, and presentations based on original research; provides coordination and oversight for an assigned portion of a larger program, project, or process; researches industry standards, trends, best practices, and emerging technologies and makes recommendations for implementation and continuous improvement.
10% - Leadership and Supervision
Plans, organizes, and assigns the work of staff when serving as a lead worker; when assigned supervisory responsibilities, plans, organizes, assigns, supervises, reviews, and evaluates staff work; participates in hiring, disciplinary, and termination activities, as assigned; and performs other duties as assigned.