| Job Title | Career Advisor |
| Summary | The Career Advisor at the Center for Career Services provides career services to current students and alumni. The person in this position needs to be familiar with career development theory, especially as it relates to college students. Primary responsibilities are coaching students and alumni individually, and presenting to groups on career development topic areas. Oversees Peer Advising Program including selection, supervision and development of peer advisors.
Essential skills also include event planning/programming, public speaking, and student staff training. They should be familiar with university procedure, structure and the relationship of departments. |
| Duties and Responsibilities | - Meet with students and alumni in a career coaching capacity related to career development and job search strategies.
- Present workshops on resume writing, job search, interviewing and other career-related topics.
- Train and supervise student staff. Oversees Peer Advising Program including selection, supervision and development of peer advisors.
- Support the Academic Internship program through management and tracking of the internship course registration process and reflection review.
- Provide support, internally and externally, to other campus internship programs as needed.
- Assist in developing, promoting and delivering Career Services programs by creating and making presentations for classes and student organizations, and by assisting in coordinating special events, programs, receptions, etc.
- Assist in the management and execution of the Transferable Skills program and other career development programming.
- Contribute new ideas and fresh perspectives to the office in an effort to engage students and provide outreach to all of Career Services’ stakeholders.
- Develop positive relationships with students, student organizations, faculty, parents, alumni, staff, administrators, and colleagues.
- Contribute to the overall success of career services by performing other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
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| Required Qualifications | - Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of relevant experience or,
- Master’s degree and at least one year of relevant experience
- Experience with individual client appointments (exhibited through counseling, coaching, advising or similar experience).
- Knowledge of career trends, especially as they relate to traditional college aged students.
- Strong student advocacy with proven ability to work with a variety of student interests and backgrounds.
- Demonstrated experience supervising student staff with a focus on developing their skills and capacity to perform higher level duties.
- Effective team-building skills focused on student interaction/relationships .
- Experience with new program development and evidence of creative thinking and initiative exercised in the workplace.
- Highly developed organizational skills with excellent project follow-through ability.
- Well-developed analytical, reasoning and problem solving skills.
- Desire to work in a dynamic work environment with a focus on data driven decision-making and continuous improvement.
- Flexibility and willingness to adapt to the changes common to career development with a college population.
- An understanding of the relationship between career development and the Jesuit mission of John Carroll University.
- Interest in understanding and supporting John Carroll’s mission to inspire individuals to excel in learning, leadership, and service in the region and in the world.
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| Preferred Qualifications | - Master’s degree in Higher Education Administration, Student Personnel, Counseling, Human Resources, or related field preferred
- Experience in a career services, human resources, or related higher education office:
- Career development and/or job-search counseling/coaching
- Proficiency with personal computers, related hardware/software
- Demonstrated teaching or presenting skills, preferably on career skills development topics
- Knowledge of data analytics and strategic planning
- Ability to provide feedback on personal assessments (Skill Scan, SDS, Strong, etc.)
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| Normal Work Location, Hours and Conditions | This position works in-person from our campus in University Heights, Ohio. University core business hours are generally 8:30 am – 5:00 pm. However this position will require work to be performed outside of normal business hours based on department operations. |
| Physical Requirements | Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; to travel to other office locations and to verbally communicate to exchange information. |
| Hours | Full Time |
| FLSA | Exempt (Salary) |
| Compensation & Benefits | Starting salary will be $38,600 – $45,000, commensurate with qualifications. This position offers a generous Total Rewards package that includes health and dental insurance options, paid vacation, personal, sick, and mission time, holidays, 403 (b) retirement plan, life insurance, and tuition remission benefits for you, your spouse, and children. |
| About John Carroll University | John Carroll University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit Catholic university, founded in 1886, dedicated to developing people with the knowledge and character to lead and to serve. The University is located in University Heights, Ohio, an attractive residential suburb 10 miles east of downtown Cleveland. Academically, the University consists of the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Health and the Boler College of Business, which include graduate programs. The University offers more than 70 Academic Programs in the arts, social sciences, natural sciences, and business at the undergraduate level, and in select areas at the master’s level.
The University enrolls approximately 2,300 undergraduate students and 500 graduate students and has a student-to-faculty ratio of 13:1. John Carroll University is one of 27 Jesuit universities in the United States and has been listed in U.S. News & World Report magazine’s top 10 rankings of Midwest regional universities for more than 30 consecutive years. |
