Career Counselor

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Building rapport and trust with an assigned caseload of students and guiding them through individual and group sessions across the full Via Hendrix arc: first-year discernment and exploration, second-year fundamentals in professionalism, third-year co-op experience, and fourth-year reflection for jobs or graduate school.
• Coordinating closely with each student’s advising team to deliver an integrated advising experience, including shared notes and aligned guidance.
• Teaching a new required course, COOP 295 - Co-op Foundations, which is designed to equip second-year students with the foundational skills necessary to be successful in their co-op as well as their professional life after Hendrix.
• Helping students recognize and articulate the career-readiness competencies their liberal arts education builds; helping students connect those strengths to their goals for career and vocation.
• Developing and delivering career programming (e.g., workshops, panels, classroom presentations) to support students at each stage of their development.
• Supporting students’ use of career assessments and resources to inform decision-making.
• Maintaining accurate advising records and contributing to program assessment and continuous improvement.
• Collaborating with other College departments, including the Office of Advising and Academic Success, Admission, Alumni Engagement, Athletics, Financial Aid, and the Registrar’s office.
• Presenting information to students, parents, faculty, and employer partners.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS AND BACKGROUND

Education: Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree in higher education, student affairs, counseling, college student personnel, or a related field preferred.

Experience: Experience in career advising, coaching, mentoring, teaching, recruiting, or student support preferred. Professional certification in career coaching or assessment instruments is a plus.

Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to build rapport with students across diverse backgrounds; self-motivated team player with an ability to manage multifaceted projects; comfort working with data and technology platforms; respectful of student privacy and confidential information.

Consideration of applicants will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Applications should include a letter of application and a resume with contact information for three professional references. The annual salary for this position is $49,000. Applications can be submitted at www.hendrix.edu/jobs. Questions about this position can be submitted to hr@hendrix.edu.