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Career Exploration Coordinator
Kansas City, MO
Job Description
- Bachelor's degree.
- One (1) year experience related to advising, education or career counseling.
Minimum qualifications can be substituted with an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.
Preference will be given to individuals who possess:
- Master's degree
- Experience with career advising or career counseling
- Knowledge of student services business practices
- Experience planning and organizing workshops/events
- Experience with career inventory or assessment tools
- Demonstration of working with exploratory or undecided students
- Evidence of working with diverse populations
- Evidence of customer service experience
- Evidence of working with multiple projects or departments
Normally scheduled Monday through Friday; however, may be required to work other shifts to include evenings and/or weekends. Schedule subject to change based upon department needs.
PLEASE NOTE:
Cover letter, resume, and transcripts are required and must be attached to the online application in order to receive any consideration. Interviews will be conducted by a search committee.
Cover letter, resume, and transcripts are required and must be attached to the online application in order to receive any consideration. Interviews will be conducted by a search committee.
We offer all full-time employees medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans, as well as retirement, 403b, employee assistance, wellness initiatives, and flexible spending and health savings account. We have a generous time-off policy including vacation, sick/personal days, holidays, and paid spring and winter break.
We can't wait to show you why Metropolitan Community College is a great place to work!
Incumbents assist exploratory students with career advising services that meet students when they enter and assists in developing a personalized career plan.
* EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled
- Create and conduct career exploration presentations and workshops for prospective and current students.
- Target case management strategies that address building first-year exploratory Pathway students sense of foundation in career development skills.
- Partner with Exploratory Academic Advisor, faculty, staff and external agencies to provide comprehensive services and information resources that enable students to take active responsibility for their college and career decisions and planning.
- Coordinates operations and activities of the career services office. Duties can include, but are not limited to; ensuring adequate staffing levels, managing the Career Center budget, developing promotional materials, and updating documents related to policies and procedures.
- Responsible for proactively responding to referrals from other areas regarding students needing career exploration assistance.
- Use appropriate systems and technologies as directed to enter, retrieve, and/or research information and to maintain accurate record keeping and communication.
- Maintain thorough understanding of MCC programs, policies, procedures and systems to effectively and accurately guide students.
- Administers assessment instruments and interprets results to provide career advising services to students.
- Collaborate with Career Services Coordinator and maintain knowledge of changes in the workplace and economic outlook as they impact students' career choices, preparation, and employment.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Knowledge of career advising, methods, and practices;
- Knowledge of customer service principles;
- Knowledge of public relations principles and practices;
- Knowledge of human behavior and performance;
- Knowledge of leadership models;
- Knowledge of budget development principles;
- Skilled in interpreting career exploration assessments;
- Skilled in delegating and prioritizing work;
- Skilled in interpreting and applying applicable laws, rules, and regulations;
- Skilled in analyzing problems, identifying alternative solutions, projecting consequences of proposed actions, and making recommendations in support of goals;
- Skilled in monitoring a budget;
- Skilled in providing career exploration services;
- Skilled in developing and implementing public relations campaigns;
- Skilled in utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, and others sufficient to exchange or convey information.
* No staffing table positions.
Positions in this class typically require: feeling, grasping, hearing, fingering, reaching, repetitive motion, standing, talking, visual acuity, and walking. The work is light work which requires exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects.
None.
Job Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
1 year
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