"Assistant/Associate Director Career and Professional Development"

Position ID:179539

Central College of Pella, Iowa, is a private, four-year liberal arts college with an active student body and a community centered on engaged citizenship. Central is known for its academic rigor, leadership and character formation. Central College is a welcoming learning community committed to vigorous and open inquiry as the best preparation for lives of integrity, creativity, and adaptability. Founded in 1853 and shaped by its Christian heritage, Central College invites learners of all backgrounds and faiths to join us in the pursuit of knowledge, opportunity, and fulfillment. Central participates in NCAA Division III athletics and is a member of the American Rivers Conference.

Central's home is Pella, Iowa, a thriving community of more than 10,000. Pella impressively appears in Oprah's 60 Charming American Towns You Haven't Heard of But Should Visit ASAP. The community is famous for its annual Tulip Time Festival, its Dutch pastries, unique architecture and its fully functional windmill. Pella is just minutes from Red Rock Lake, Iowa's largest lake, and is the corporate headquarters of several international companies, including Vermeer Corporation, Pella Corporation, PPPI and Lely North America. Central is an active partner with Pella and the Greater Des Moines region.

Job Description:

Central College seeks a dynamic, student-centered colleague as our next assistant or associate director of career and professional development. 

This is a full-time administrative appointment reporting to the director of career development and civic engagement, working in-person as part of the learning enrichment team at Central College. The team is highly collaborative, strategic, and active in their engagement with students. Participating in the design and delivery of career-related workshops, programs, class presentations, and panels and helps students develop and refine resume-writing, interviewing, and job-search skills is a rewarding aspect of the position during the academic year and can include clarifying academic and career goals through individual career coaching. Planning for the year and launching an initiative to reach alumni is part of the focus when students are not on campus.

Students work daily with the dynamic staff in Career and Professional Development to develop resumes, apply for internships, prepare for graduate school, interview for jobs, and consider their future career. Staff work with businesses, alumni, faculty, and students to provide a rich and rewarding developmental approach to career exploration and advising. Responsibilities include the development and maintenance of social media accounts as they relate to employment opportunities and sharing success stories. Our colleague will also collaborate in data gathering and management including assessment of career services and outcomes of graduates.

Requirements:

The successful candidate will have a bachelor's degree (master's degree preferred) with at least three years of experience in career development, higher education, or a similar field. Experience in career coaching is beneficial. The ability to collaborate effectively with students as well as with faculty, staff, alumni, and recruiters is essential. The position includes limited evening and occasional weekend participation for workshops, training, orientation, and the like. Demonstrated planning and organizational skills, proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint as well as Microsoft Teams and/or Zoom are required.

Additional Information:

Review of applications will begin 19 August and continue until the position is filled. 

Application Instructions:

To apply for this position please click "apply now".

Candidates recommended for employment are subject to a background check. Please submit the following materials online:

• A letter of interest, relating your qualifications for the position;
• An updated resume;
• Names and contact information of three references; and
• A Completed College employment application form.

Central College is an equal opportunity employer and a drug/tobacco free workplace. Academic positions at Central College use E-Verify.