Position: Career Services Specialist (SCC4)
Department: Career Services (CAS)
Division: Advising and Retention (ANR)
Employee Status: Full-Time (Grant Funded through May 30, 2028)
Type: Professional Staff Association (PSA)
Grade: J
Salary: $50,000 annually
Location/Hours: Belvidere Advanced Technology Center (ATC) and Main Campus / Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
FLSA: Non-Exempt
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Reporting Relationships
Reports to: Director of Career Services
Supervision Exercised: None
Job Summary:
Provides individual and group career development services to a diverse client group, with a focus on students in Advanced Manufacturing Programs, Career and Technical Education and Grant-Funded Programs. Provides proactive employer and campus relations as well as collects and reports student employment data.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
· Assists students and alumni with career and job readiness by conducting mock interviews, resume critiques, and provides job search and networking techniques
· Develops content and conducts workshops and class informational sessions on a variety of topics to include career exploration, resume writing, interviewing, internships/job search strategies, networking tactics and workplace ethics.
· Designs and delivers comprehensive career development services leveraging the College's educational support systems and provides linkages to the post-secondary and College credentials, academic and technical training programs and workforce preparation
· Provides individual coaching to students to create customized, long-term career development plans, develop key competencies necessary to make informed decisions, and take the necessary steps to achieve their career goals
· Partners with faculty and staff to identify potential employers that may provide on the job training programs, internships, part-time employment, and full-time employment opportunities for students.
· Supports student success and engagement efforts at the campus by involvement in enrollment activities, retention initiatives, and other campus events and co-sponsorship opportunities with campus divisions and counterparts
· Builds and maintains effective relationships with faculty, and, upon their request, facilitates a Career Center overview of services and resources to academic program classes as a marketing and communications vehicle
· Represents Rock Valley College to a wide variety of community organizations, professional associations, government agencies, non-profit entities, and partners in higher education that provides a professional presence supporting the College's marketing brand
· Updates and maintains digital job platforms and other employment tools while providing guidance to students, faculty and staff on access and use
· Assists with on-campus student employment initiatives, placement, training and assessment
· Organizes career fairs, employer campus visits, industry partner presentations and other events to support placement efforts
· Performs other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
· Bachelor's degree in a related field
· Minimum of one year of demonstrated experience in a diverse and progressively accountable role related to K-12 education, higher education, talent acquisition, staffing/placement, employee development, career coaching/consulting, and/or fields related to career development services
· Valid Driver’s License
· Demonstrated experience working in a role requiring diverse problem-solving methods in a variety of situations
· Recognized industry credential in career coaching certificate or ability to complete certification program within 1 year of employment.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES
· Possess working knowledge of career services concepts, practices and procedures with the ability to use in varied situations as it pertains to the departmental focus.
· Ability to proficiently use a variety of internet tools and social networking sites as an employment sourcing tool
· Ability to work effectively in a dynamic and changing work environment.
· Demonstrate unwavering commitment to teamwork
· Ability to effectively complete work assignments independently
· Ability to analyze data, recognize trends, develop recommendations and present findings in a clear and understandable manner
· Ability in making sound decisions that affect a work unit or team
· Ability to be creative and exercise initiative
· Possess excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
· Possess strong organizational and time-management skills
· Works accurately with great attention to detail
· Ability to adjust to changing priorities and respond appropriately to deadlines
· Demonstrated intermediate project management skills
· Demonstrated Intermediate-level proficiency with Microsoft: Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
· Ability to confidentially and discreetly handle subject matters requiring privacy and sensitivity
· Ability to collaborate, persuade and gain cooperation and acceptance of ideas on significant projects
· Ability to develop and maintain relationships with key contacts to enhance work flow and quality
· Possess sensitivity to respond appropriately to the needs of a diverse population
Work Environment
Performance in the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an office setting.
Physical Demands
Physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand, talk and hear.