Assistant Director, Career Education & Success, Lake Campus, Celina Ohio

Affirmative Action No.:: 25P201

First Consideration Date:: 05/16/2025

Department:: Lake Campus Admin

Position FTE::

Minimum Annual or Hourly Rate: 50,000

Job Purposes::

Required Qualifications::

• Master's degree in Higher Education, Counseling, Human Services, Psychology, Human Resources, or closely related field and 3 years professional experience in career development, higher education, human resources, or closely related field OR
• Bachelor's degree in Human Services, Psychology, Human Resources, or closely related field and a minimum of 5 years experience in career development, higher education, human resources, or closely related field
• Knowledge of career and student development theories
• Knowledge of career assessments
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications::

• Licensed in Ohio as a Professional Counselor or Social Worker
• Experience in a University Career office working with diverse student population
• Experience utilizing Handshake

Essential Functions and percent of time::

• Provide career coaching/advising on the following topics: career assessments, major and career exploration, job/internship search, graduate school planning, and professional skill development through scheduled and drop-in appointments with individuals and groups (in person and virtually.)
• Focus on early intervention and reach for all students. Career Readiness interventions include resume and cover lettering writing, mock interviews, job search skills, etc.
• Develop coaching strategies in support of Enrollment Management persistence, retention, and outcomes goals.
• Advise and coach students to ensure their persistence at the University using proactive, developmental, and appreciative advising and coaching techniques.
• Master a firm knowledge of other campus support offices and centers and make appropriate referrals on campus and within the community.

• Work collaboratively with the Director, faculty and staff to coordinate and provide essential services, which support the career and professional preparation needs of students at the Lake Campus. Serve as Career Development lead.
• Plan, develop, and deliver programming for the essential services of career advising, career-related programming (i.e. workshops, classroom presentations), and graduate schools services.
• Plan, execute, and evaluate career and experiential education events and services that engage students, alumni, and employers including career fairs, internships, career treks, informational interviews, etc.
• Teach career courses/seminars as needed.
• Facilitate campus-wide group-format career education sessions. Engage students with career programs, services and resources.
• Promote Lake Campus website, database management tools, and social media accounts. Create social media content.
• Fulfill campus-level and collaborative unit requests for career programs and career presentations.
• Gather First Destination Survey data each semester from alumni.

Working Conditions::