Assistant Director, Center for Career Development

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Provides career counseling and advising to students and recent alumni via individual advising, workshops and programming. Provides leadership for student programming and outreach for students interested in selected fields and industries. Serves as CCD Liaison to assigned academic departments.

Job Description

Major Areas of Responsibility

Career Counseling and Advising:

• Provide individual, comprehensive career counseling to students of all class years and recent alumni, including Strong Interest Inventory interpretations.

• Assist students and recent alumni identify and integrate abilities, interests, experience, and values with career choice; explore career options using online and print resources; make decisions regarding career choice.

• Connect students with career exploration opportunities including job shadowing, informational interviewing, career panels and presentations, community-based learning, workshops, deep-dives, pre-professional advising, etc.

• Teach internship/job search skills such as resume and cover letter writing, interviewing, networking, researching employers, and use of online tools in individual and group settings.  

• Develop and present career workshops and prepare related materials

• Critique resumes and cover letters. 

• Conduct interview strategy meetings and mock interviews.

Serve as the Industry Advisor for students interested in select industries:

• Industry advisor to students interested in assigned fields

• Lead two career communities

• Plan and coordinate events and programs for target populations, industries and career community including, but not limited to, alumni panels, employer site visits, recruiter in residence, and industry nights 

• Develop and maintain relationships with alumni in career community industries to facilitate connections with students

• Curate industry-specific information for monthly career community newsletters

• Collaborate and build relationships with appropriate departments, faculty and student groups

• Plan staff development trainings around industry information dissemination

• Coordinate industry networking nights  

• Communicate with Employer Engagement team about job/internship opportunities and employer trends

• Conduct outreach and provide support to funded summer interns within assigned career communities

• Assist in the creation of asynchronous and virtual content to support career community and office-wide goals and initiatives.

Student Programming and Outreach

• Implement and evaluate student engagement programming

• Serve as liaison to assigned academic departments

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in counseling, college student personnel or related field required.  

• 1-3 years of related experience.

• The position requires a strong understanding of the career development of liberal arts students within the context of Jesuit education.

• Basic experience or knowledge of Handshake or career services management databases

• Strong Interest Inventory Certified or proficient experience administering the Strong Interest Inventory or Clifton Strengths
   

Disclaimer
The description above represents the most significant duties of this position but does not exclude other occasional work assignments not mentioned, the inclusion of which would be in conformity with the factor degrees assigned.

Salary: The salary range for the Assistant level position ranges from $54,000-$63,000 commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Weekly Hours:

40

Annual Work Schedule:

Application Instructions

An updated resume and cover letter are required as a part of your internal application. In your cover letter, please reflect on how your professional and personal values align with the Mission of the College of the Holy Cross to form individuals of integrity and purpose who are committed to the flourishing of all.

Additional Information
To review our generous benefits options, please review our detailed information here or check out our Benefits at a Glance. 

The College also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities during the hiring process in compliance with law. Please contact Human Resources for questions or to request an accommodation via email at [email protected], or by calling 508-793-3391. 

The College is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and complies with all Federal and Massachusetts laws concerning Equal Opportunity in the workplace.