"Career Coach"

Job Details

DePauw University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer:
Women, members of underrepresented groups, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Position will remain open until filled.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship at this time.

DePauw University is a nationally recognized liberal arts university set on a beautiful campus of 695 acres in west central Indiana. This institution is dedicated to academically challenging and socially engaging students from across the country and around the globe. The Career Coach in the Kathryn F. Hubbard Center for Student Engagement contributes to the development and education of students in pursuit of career information, self-evaluation, experiential learning opportunities, and post-graduate opportunities. This position also contributes to program planning and development, and presentations which are vital to the success of DePauw students. Excellent communication skills and organizational skills are required as this person must be able to generate the interest and participation of students. Finally, this position must be able to anticipate project needs, discern work priorities, provide outstanding customer service, and be an enthusiastic professional able to build relationships with constituents, including alumni, employers, parents, students, staff and faculty.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions Statement(s)

1. Coaching and Presentations
   • Contributes to career coaching/advising efforts at the University through this primary function of one-on-one advising of students and alumni.
   • Develop and facilitate programs on such topics as networking, resume writing, interviewing, job search strategies.
   • Assists with career and graduate school fairs.
   • Coordinates at least one major program/project a year for the Hubbard Center.
2. Peer Consultants
   • Train and mentor the Coquillette Peer Consultants, the Centers’ student peer advisors.
3. Internship administration
   • Assist with follow up of students and employers during Extended Studies internships.
   • Participate in the Summer Internship Grant review process.
4. Develop and facilitate the Winter Term course with the co-instructor.
   • Collaborate with co-instructor to write course description and syllabus, develop assignments, and complete all necessary administrative responsibilities for Extended Studies credit.
5. Assist the Admissions office
   • Meet with prospective students and parents to answer their questions concerning Hubbard Center services and resources.
   • Participate in Admission preview events as needed.
6. Assist in the review, design and update of the Hubbard Center career resources and education resources.
7. Liaison with Deans and Chairs
   • As directed, followup on programming and advising requests from School Deans and Department Chairs

Position Qualifications

Competency Statement(s)
Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility for his/her actions.
Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
Conceptual Thinking - Ability to think in terms of abstract ideas.
Conflict Resolution - Ability to deal with others in an antagonistic situation.
Consensus Building - Ability to bring about group solidarity to achieve a goal.
Diversity Oriented - Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type.
Interpersonal - Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.
Organized – Ability to create or follow a systematic method of performing a task.
Relationship Building - Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers.
Project Management - Ability to organize and direct a project to completion.
Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.

Skills & Abilities

Education and Experience: A Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and 2 years of equivalent experience is required. A Master’s degree in any area including, but not limited to, higher education, student affairs, college student personnel, counseling, human resources, or a related field with a minimum of one year of providing direct student services in higher education is preferred.

Communication/Language: Intermediate: Ability to read and interpret documents. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Math Ability: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Computer Skills: Google Applications, Microsoft Office, Social Media

Other Requirements:
• This individual must have a strong student services orientation, including excellent counseling and interpersonal skills.
• Communication and presentation skills, as well as the ability to manage multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced environment are essential as is the ability to envision the big picture while effectively executing operational details.
• An understanding and appreciation of the liberal arts as it relates to the world of work is vital in addition to initiative and the ability to establish goals and metrics for success.
• This individual must have the ability to function as part of a team with demonstrated capability to be flexible and agile in a complex work environment that supports student experiential education.
• Some evenings and weekends will be required.
Must be committed to diversity (i.e., first-generation students, students of color, international students, LGBTQ, and students with a disability).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Main physical demands listed with frequencies (O=Occasionally, F=Frequently, etc.). Normal office environment.

Employee Benefits Overview

There are many benefits offered to DePauw Employees. For full time benefits eligible employees these benefits include medical, dental and vision insurance. Basic Life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) and Long Term Disability are paid for by DePauw University. Full time employees may elect to purchase additional voluntary life insurance for themselves and their dependents. Additional voluntary benefits, Tuition Remission and Exchange, as well as Relocation Allowance are also employee benefits. See the Benefits Hub.

All employees may participate in the retirement savings plan, as well as employee discounts and access to University resources.

Additional benefits like Vacation Time, Personal Time, Sick Time, Cigna EAP, and access to facilities listed.