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NEOGOV · 3 months ago

Coordinator of Career Services

Kankakee, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$53K/yr - $66K/yr

NEOGOV is a company focused on enhancing student success, and they are seeking a Coordinator of Career Services to manage the college’s Career Services Office. This role involves providing career counseling, organizing career exploration programs, and collaborating with various stakeholders to promote job readiness and placement for students and alumni.

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Responsibilities

Provides career counseling and academic advising to undecided KCC students and identified at-risk groups, utilizing a variety of career exploration tools and related instruments as a means of promoting student success and retention

Develops and presents career exploration programs for students, alumni and community members on résumé writing, interviewing, networking, job search, and professional readiness including classroom presentations, workshops and webinars

Maintains the career services homepage and various career services job boards designed to assist students, alumni, community members and areas employers. Manages the use of Handshake, the online career management platform for job postings, events, fairs, etc. and utilizes data analytics to summarize engagement and use of the platform and its tools to develop and implement strategies for increased effectiveness

Collaborates with the assistant director of Continuing Education and Business partnerships to promote internships, job shadowing, apprenticeships and work-based learning initiatives

Organizes and hosts various job fairs and other recruiting activities for employers, students, alumni and community members. Makes necessary arrangements to provide recruiters with conference space to interview students, clients and graduates seeking employment

Manages end-to-end experience for the WIOA program for unemployed and underemployed learners, building supportive, positive and trusting relationships with clients, identifying barriers and developing solutions resulting in positive academic results and job placement. Establishes and maintains an effective filing system and utilizes data from the Illinois Workforce Development System (IWDS) to ensure performance metric attainment consistent with the goals and objectives of the WIOA program

Qualification

Career counselingJob placement servicesCareer exploration programsData analyticsMicrosoft OfficeVocational educationResume writing certificationPresentation skillsWritten communicationOral communication