Student Talent Coordinator & Career Coach

The Student Talent Coordinator plays a vital role in supporting Loyola’s on-campus employment programs, with a focus on identifying, developing, and elevating the talents of our student employees. Rooted in career development principles, this position helps shape student employment as a launchpad for professional growth by partnering with departments to create intentional job experiences, providing support and resources to supervisors, and helping students connect their campus work to future opportunities.

This role collaborates closely with Financial Aid, Human Resources, and academic and administrative departments across campus to ensure a seamless, student-centered experience — from onboarding to recognition. The Student Talent coordinator also champions supervisor development, coordinates meaningful programming for student workers, and maintains compliance and tracking related to the Federal Work-Study program.

• Lead and support the day-to-day operations of Loyola’s Federal Work-Study (FWS) student employment program, with particular focus during the peak hiring and onboarding season from August through mid-October. 
• Coordinate student hiring, monitoring award usage, and ensuring timely onboarding in partnership with HR and Financial Aid.
• Serve as the primary liaison to Financial Aid and HR to ensure compliance with FWS hiring and payroll processes.
• Review and edit job descriptions for clarity, equity, and alignment with career readiness competencies.

Supervisor Engagement & Support

• Facilitate required training for campus supervisors each semester (1 per semester) in coordination with the Employer Relations Coordinator
• Build community among supervisors through newsletters, workshops, and appreciation events
• Provide tools and coaching to help departments create meaningful, developmental student roles

Student Talent Development

• Oversee the Federal Work-Study Professional Development initiative, offering paid programming that builds career competencies, reinforce the value of on-campus employment, and help students leverage their experience for future internships and jobs.
• Design and lead workshops and onboarding sessions for student workers focused on transferable skills, professionalism, and goal-setting
• Develop materials that help students reflect on and articulate their on-campus experiences
• Highlight student talent through storytelling, recognition programs, and campus communications
• Serve students directly with employment-related coaching for student employment (on & off campus) and federal work-study positions.
• Serve as a generalist career coach, providing one-on-one and small group support to Loyola students on core professional development topics such as resume and cover letter writing, interview preparation, job and internship search strategies, and career exploration.

Systems & Reporting

• Track student earnings and ensure compliance with federal guidelines (in collaboration with the Financial Aid and Payroll departments)
• Maintain accurate records and provide regular reports on student employment participation and impact
• In collaboration with the Director for Career Development, oversee student employee evaluation processes ensuring career competency development is integrated into supervisor evaluation of student employees
• Support strategic assessment of student employee experiences and learning outcomes

Additional Responsibilities

• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum 1 year of experience in career services, human resources, talent acquisition, recruiting, marketing, higher education, or related industry.
• Understanding of basic career and job search principles and techniques
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across diverse stakeholders
• Demonstrated commitment to student development, inclusion, and equitable access to opportunity
• Comfort with data tracking, process improvement, and project coordination
• Strong oral and professional communication skills, strategic planning and decision making ability, and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated proficient skills in Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis and report generation. Experience with using database systems and creating reports and spreadsheets.  
• Knowledge of basic project management principles and practices.
• Ability to build professional relationships with current and potential employers, students, University colleagues and others.

Additional Desirable Qualifications 

• Master’s degree.
• 2 years of experience in career services, human resources, talent acquisition, recruiting, marketing, higher education, or any related industry.