Duties and Responsibilities: | #1: Career Advising: Provide comprehensive career advising to students and recent alumni affiliated with student organizations and the general student population. Advise students individually and in groups both in person and through virtual platforms.? Empower students to explore careers and develop effective search strategies for their career goals. Coach students to effectively articulate the value of their JMU education and build connections between their academic and co-curricular activities and their career path. Provide career resources regarding the job/internship search and graduate school search. Administer and interpret career assessments with students as needed. Be able to discuss with students and recent alumni how their social identities impact or are impacted by their job search, graduate school search, or post-graduate careers. Seek continued learning about one’s social identities and how potential biases may show up when working with students and in programming.
#2: Career Community Engagement & Programming: Present on a variety of topics to help students with career readiness goals, including resume writing, cover letters, interviewing, job/internship search, graduate school preparation, evaluating jobs offers, etc. Tailor career-related programs, services, and resources for student organizations including but not limited to student organizations and culturally affiliated student groups and offices that support them, including developing a minimum of two programs per semester associated with their Career Community (i.e. networking event, career panel, career trek or experiential learning opportunities). These events should be designed to create opportunities for students to connect with employers and alumni. Collaborate with media team to provide and support promotion of content related to student communities. Collaborate with Employer Services to assist with employer development and employer relations related to student communities.
#3: Course Instruction: Teach a career decision-making/career exploration course once a year, complying with all JMU protocol and deadlines for instructional faculty. Participate in ongoing professional development to inform curricular choices and incorporate academic and career development effectively into course.
#4: Outreach to Students, Faculty, Staff: Cultivate and maintain collaborative partnerships with stakeholders including administrators and faculty. Collaborate with faculty and student affairs partners to provide specific programs as requested. Presentations may take place in workshops, classrooms, online, and other settings. Identify and respond to trends related to student needs and employer engagement trends through services, resources, and programs for assigned academic area. Serve as an information resource on career-related topics related to liaison area for students, faculty, employers, and University Career Center colleagues.
#:5 Collaboration: Actively participate in departmental meetings, contributing to discussions and decision making in a professional manner. Demonstrate support for office events and programs by being flexible and contributing assistance with time available to occasionally include weekend and evening hours for presentations, events and evening appointment hours. Support departmental career fairs through preparation events and day of implementation. Show collegial courtesy by responding to requests in a timely manner. Share information and communicate regularly with supervisor and larger University Career Center team. Develop relationships with faculty, staff, employers, and alumni with the common goal of increasing access to career-related networks for all students, regardless of background or social capital.
#6: Professional Development: Stay current on higher education, career-related and industry trends specifically focused on assigned Career Community, and student development theory through research, conferences, articles, webinars and collaboration with peers in the field. Demonstrate the ability to work with diverse populations by seeking additional training in topics such as identity, social justice, equity, communication, emotional intelligence, etc. |