Reporting into the Director, the Career Connections Pathway Coordinator provides guidance and career-readiness coaching to students and alumni of the College based on their academic pathway/major and career goals. The position requires a high-level of interaction with students, faculty, staff, and employers, as well as the ability to exercise considerable initiative, collaboration and independent judgment. The Career Connections Coordinator supports the department in maintaining and establishing key partnerships with employers throughout the City of Philadelphia and region to create internships, externships, career development and job opportunities for our students and alumni.#ID23
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Specific Responsibilities - Proactively engage students in assigned academic pathways regularly providing individualized career coaching sessions for students, including career exploration, resume and cover letter development, interview preparation, and job search strategies.
- Conduct workshops and presentations on topics such as career planning, job search techniques, networking and professional career ready skills development. Conduct follow-ups and assessments with students and employers.
- Facilitate and manage all career-readiness outreach activities and events for students and alumni for assigned academic pathways including program and event implementation and evaluation of activities and outcomes.
- Assist in the coordination of employer engagement activities for students in designated academic pathways, such as; identifying industry related guest speakers, career fairs, employer site visits, job-shadow experiences, experiential learning opportunities and information sessions each semester.
- Research and report on employment trends that align with assigned academic pathway as well as approaches in the career services industry and increase the likelihood of hiring outcomes and professional advancement when applicable.
- Regularly attend NACE webinars to remain up to date on trends in the field of Career Services.
- Act as a liaison between employers and students for designated pathways and industries.
- Assist the Director in the development of action plans to enhance employer and student engagement for assigned academic pathways based on the strategic plan goals for Career Connections.
- Utilize department career-readiness database systems to report, track, measure and analyze outcomes and activities to Director (Handshake, Big Interview, Focus2Career, etc.).
- Assist the Associate Director with outreach and management of employers for on-campus events (on an as needed basis) for industries related to assigned academic pathways.
- Assist the Director in creating policy and procedures to ensure the quality and integrity of career-readiness events and activities, internship development and employer partner alignment.
- Collaborate with Career Connections staff to organize and set the annual departmental and employer events calendar, including all deadlines and processes.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor's degree from a regional accredited institution in Career Counseling, Human Resources, Education or a related field.
- At least 6-12 months of experience in a career service setting is required.
- 2 years of relevant work experience, in areas such as talent acquisition, recruitment, student engagement, career counseling, job placement, or related experience. is required.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills, with great ability to persuasively present workshops to students, employers, internal and external audiences, and all levels of management.
- Strong student advocacy skills with a proven ability to work with a diverse population of students, employers, faculty and colleagues.
- Excellent inter-personal and collaboration skills required.
- Ability to work in a team environment and build cooperative relationships with a diverse group of individuals.
- Analytical, reasoning and problem-solving skills required.
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills required.
- Familiarity with career services-related software required.
- Excellent project follow-through ability.
- Demonstrated proficiency using MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required.
- Demonstrated professionalism required.
- An understanding of, and sensitivity to, the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of community college staff and students required.
Preferred Qualifications - Master's degree in Career Counseling, Human Resources, Education or a related field preferred.
- 2 years of experience in higher education strongly preferred.
- Familiarity with current job market trends, employer recruitment practices, and industry-specific hiring processes preferred.
- Experience developing and delivering career-related workshops and programs preferred.
- Networking skills and the ability to build relationships with employers, faculty, and alumni preferred.