Senior Career Coach, College of Natural Sciences

Supervision and Management: Oversee career coaching initiatives, focused on achieving the strategic goals of Career Success initiatives through career programs, alumni engagement, communications, course facilitation, and collaborative representation efforts of an academic department. Supervise a team that focus on career development opportunities for specific industries and fields within the academic department. Provide ongoing training to the career coaching team. Create and maintain training materials for new career coaches. Play a leadership role in maintaining strategic partnerships and fostering student career development across the College of Natural Sciences. Implement strategies to promote Career Success initiatives amongst all student populations. Career Coaching and Professional Development: Advise and assist students in their career search regarding their qualifications and transferrable skills related to career pathways, opportunities, employment trends, and salary information. Develop and utilize effective career search materials using best practices for neurodiversity and learning style differences for students seeking career information. Collect and utilize occupational data and current labor market information. Manage the collection and dissemination of information about employers and employment opportunities to students. Plan and coordinate workshops and presentations for students, staff, and faculty. Teach effectively and present to large groups on career-related and professional development topics.Internship and CareerCourses:Participate in the ongoing development and facilitation of courses for students in the College of Natural Sciences.Provide administrative support for the coursesincluding managing internship course applications. Serve astheinstructor and/or co-facilitator, develop curricula and teach using best practices. Gradeassignmentsand manage student communications through Canvas. Collaborative Career Education:Work with other staff members in the undergraduate department to create and facilitate programs to make career services a part of conversations in the college. Educate and train staff, faculty and student leaders in helping students to identify, articulate and translate curricular and co-curricular experiences into career readiness competencies. Plan and coordinate workshops and seminars for students, staff and faculty. Teach effectively and present to large groups. Update resource materials, communications and website.Data Collection and Evaluation:Create initiatives to promote the completion of the 12twenty career outcomes survey to recent graduates and currently enrolled students. Analyze career programs and initiatives for effectiveness and provide data-driven outcome reports to director. Effectively translate the data of recent graduates to tell the career story of students within the academic department. Other duties as assigned, including supporting special projects and staffing events within CNS.