Career Services Specialist

• Assisting students to establish clear educational and occupational goals, which is a necessary first step in supporting the college mission to help students succeed throughout their programs of study.
• Helping students develop the necessary workforce readiness skills, which supports the college mission to help students secure employment when they graduate.
• Assist in managing the career services portal and job notification processes, helping increase student awareness and participation in employment, internships, and apprenticeships.
• Providing Career Services with an increased ability to gather data about employment of our students and graduates all of which supports the college mission to help students secure employment when they graduate.
• Coordinating recruitment activities, campus events, and serves as first point of contact for employers, students, graduates, and the public using Career Center services.
• Assisting with marketing information, customer contacts, and utilization of daily Career Center programs and services to all customer bases.

May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

• Experience providing advising, coaching, workforce development, student support, recruiting, or related services that help individuals identify, develop, and achieve educational, career, or employment goals.
• Ability to provide welcoming, student-centered career services, assess student needs, provide appropriate referrals and follow-up, and assist students in developing career and employment goals.
• Ability to assist students with resumes, cover letters, LinkedIn profiles, interviewing, job searches, career assessments, and other career-readiness activities.
• Ability to support the Career Center Manager with daily operations, programs, events, outreach, employer engagement, and administrative activities.
• Experience using databases, CRM systems, student information systems, case management software, Microsoft Office, or similar technology platforms; ability to learn and effectively use new software and information systems.
• Ability to accurately maintain student, employer, employment, event, and Work-Based Learning data and records.
• Ability to coordinate appointments and support career fairs, hiring events, workshops, employer visits, presentations, orientations, and student outreach.
• Excellent interpersonal, customer service, communication, active listening, presentation, and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with students, Student Affairs, faculty, staff, employers, and community partners.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, organize and prioritize multiple responsibilities, meet deadlines, and maintain attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and the ability to learn and effectively use College information systems and Career Center technologies.

• Associate’s degree in counseling, student affairs, human resources, human services, or a related field, preferred.
• Professional experience in career or employment services, career coaching, higher education, workforce services, human resources, recruiting, or a related student-support field, preferred
• Experience using career services, student management, CRM, or web-based technology to support career development, advising, workforce services, student success, or graduate outcomes, preferred.
• Experience conducting career or needs assessments and providing individualized career guidance, coaching, referrals, or student support, preferred.
• Experience developing or facilitating workshops, presentations, career readiness programs, or student engagement activities, preferred.
• Experience supporting career fairs, employer recruitment, Work-Based Learning, internships, or other career and employment-related programs, preferred.
• Experience working collaboratively with students, faculty, staff, employers, and community partners, preferred.

The selected candidate’s offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth’s Statement of Economic Interest. For more information, please follow this link: http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/

VCCS uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I-9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.