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Milwaukee Area Technical College · 1 month ago

Career Development Coach (Part-time)

Milwaukee, WI

Part-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

2+ years exp

Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) is Wisconsin's largest and most diverse technical college, offering over 170 high-quality programs. The Career Development Coach provides holistic support to guide students in achieving success through career planning and overcoming barriers to enrollment and program selection.

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Responsibilities

Advise undecided students face-to-face (one-on-one and group), phone, email

Advise student with through review and discussion of academic records, portfolios, or CPLE transfer credit

Research, develop, and deliver presentations requested for classes and student organizations covering various career topics

Participate in the Student Success courses, new student orientations and classroom presentations

Obtains educational and occupational information for students to aid their career and educational planning and to develop their understanding of the world of work

Assists in developing and ensuring compliance with policy and procedures manual for career services and assessments

Assist in developing a comprehensive plan to assist students in selecting personally suitable academic programs and experiential opportunities that optimize future educational and employment options

Interpret various career assessments and counsels students to take responsibility for developing career decisions, transfer/professional school plans, employment plans, and job-search competencies

Assist students with finding employment in their field of study by developing job-search skills, effective candidate presentation skills, and the understanding of the fit between their competencies and both occupational and job requirements. Provide encouragement, career mentoring and job counseling

Advise students on opportunities to gain experience through student activities, community service, student employment, research projects, cooperative education, internships, and other opportunities

Provide ongoing Career Advising to students to develop a full range of career and work possibilities that match student's career goals and workplace/transfer fit

Provide career advising and pre-admission advising to students through scheduled appointments and drop-ins with individuals, online/distance resources, group programs, career planning courses, outreach opportunities, special events, information technology, and other available resources in careers and employment

Participates with the Academic and Career Pathways to organizing career fairs, career activities, and career development programming

Maximizes online resources, social media, and other connections for career support to students

Advise students who are changing programs, careers, or how incorporating skills are transferable

Facilitate skills-based workshops and trainings; assist in campus-wide initiatives engaging cross-campus partners

Support job and internship resources including directories, databases and web resources

Provide coverage as needed during drop-in hours

Advertise and assist in the creation and presentation of workshops on aspects of job, internship, work-study, transfer, etc

Contribute to strategic goals of Career and Assessment Center

Performs other related duties as required for the efficient operations of the division

Qualification

Career counselingCareer assessmentsStudent development theoryCoaching skillsCertified Career Services ProviderCareer development facilitatorGlobal Career Development FacilitatorCompassionInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsCollaborationCustomer focus

Required

Bachelor's degree in a related field and two (2) years in experience in career counseling

Must be certified in one of the following: Certified as a Career Services Provider (CCSP), Career Development Facilitator (CDF), or Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)

For all candidates, a one-time exception will be made to become certified within 12 months of hire

Proven ability to effectively provide coaching on career counseling topics including: career exploration and decision-making; interest, skill, and work values identification/development; internship, job, graduate/professional, post-graduate service search; resume/curriculum vitae, a cover letter, personal statement writing; interviewing; and other career topics

Proven ability to effectively use helping skills in individual career counseling appointments

Ability to interpret the results of Holland based Assessments

Understanding of student development and career development theories

Successful experience coordinating programs and events