Assistant Director of Career Education

Eckerd College is currently seeking candidates for the position of Assistant Director of Career Education to join our Career Center team at our waterfront property along the Boca Ciega Bay in St. Petersburg, Florida, in our relationship-focused community. In this role, the Assistant Director of Career Education will serve as a career advisor, supervise career advising staff, and lead Career Center programs related to career education, advising, and readiness.

The role requires the incumbent to possess exceptional skills in successfully developing relationships with internal and external constituencies as well as advanced technology skills including managing databases. The ability to engage the student body and successfully develop relationships to support their career success is crucial to success in this role.

The Eckerd College Career Center empowers students and alumni to thrive beyond graduation and develop the confidence to apply their transformative liberal arts education to change the world. Join an inclusive and collaborative team to help every student discover their unique professional story.

Benefits Overview

Eckerd College offers a competitive benefits package, including the following:

• 100 percent tuition remission for employees, spouses, and dependents; access to Tuition Exchange network

• HMO and HDHP medical insurance options; employer contribution to HSA for those on the high deductible plan that start date of hire.

• PPO dental and vision insurance networks; employer-provided life, short-term disability, and long-term disability plans that start date of hire.

• Generous employer contribution to employee’s retirement plan upon eligibility.

• Generous paid time off including vacation, sick, and personal leave as well as 16 paid holidays annually.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop annual career education programs that advance the early career success of all Eckerd students.

• Implement programs that integrate career and professional development into academic and co-curricular experiences.

• Train, supervise, and develop a team of full-time professional career advisors and student career assistants.

• Perform outreach to and advise students and recent graduates through all phases of career development by applying student and career development theories and researched best practices in liberal arts career education.

• Connect students directly to internships, research experiences, employers, alumni, graduate programs, entrepreneurship resources, and mentors.

• Partner with faculty mentors and campus offices on interventions that ensure cohesive and personalized student support and career success.

• Direct students to campus resources that support student retention and academic success.

• Utilize and manage Symplicity CSM software (TritonTrack) to document student advising interactions, career plans, and participation in Career Center programs.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in student development, career development, higher education, or related field.
• Minimum 2 years of full-time experience in career advising, academic advising, or related direct role delivering individual services.
• Actively holds or obtains within six months of employment a career facilitation/coaching/counseling related credential (e.g., GCDF, CCSP, CMCS, CCC, BCC, NCC, LMHC, LCSW).

How to Apply
All interested candidates must apply online at http://eckerd.exacthire.com. Follow the instructions to complete the online application.

Employment will require a successful background check.

Eckerd is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.