Career Management

Career Management Director

Our Career Management department is in need for a technically-savvy, people-person that can multi-task and tackle a number of different responsibilities based on the needs of the college and students. The students come first and each of their situations are uniquely different. Examples of responsibilities below.

Required in office working hours are Monday-Friday 8am-4pm in Morgantown, WV

Bachelors Required, Masters Preferred

Skills and Competencies:

• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse groups, including students, faculty staff, external partners, employers and community.
• Demonstration of technical proficiency.
• Demonstration of commitment to student success and fostering an inclusive educational environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Placement Support

• Achieve programmatic and institutional placement rate goals for online programs
• Assist alumni with career growth and development
• Promote networking through social media and the institution’s website for students and alumni.
• Assist current students with part-time employment while in school

Teaching

• Instruct courses every six weeks based on qualifications. This would include a Career Preparation course covering professional documents, interviewing, job seeking skills and professionalism.

Survey Oversight

• Conduct and mange surveys for students, externs, graduates and employers ensuring data is accessible for programmatic improvement and promptly reporting notable findings.
• Employer/Community Relations
• Build and maintain strong community and employer relationships to support student employment, future programmatic growth and development, maintain housing resources and develop in-field placement opportunities.

Event Coordination

• Plan and implement graduation ceremonies and career fairs.
• Student Engagement and Retention
• Engage with students regularly to assess needs and provide additional support when necessary.
• Collaborate with Program Leadership to foster a supportive environment for academic and career development.
• Coordinate with faculty and program leadership to monitor student progress and provide resources.

Accreditation and Compliance

• Conduct internal audits correlating with the accreditation standards.
• Assist in maintaining documentation of compliance activities.
• Assist in the preparation of reports to regulatory bodies, accrediting agencies and the management team.
• Regularly assess compliance processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

Programmatic Support

• Provide programmatic support through curriculum, accreditation standards and continuous support.
  Support faculty development through compliance and documentation.

Administrative Tasks

• Upload placement documentation, update faculty information and contribute to blogs posts as assigned.

Ethics and Compliance

• Keep apprised of and abide by all Federal and State regulations and accrediting criteria as pertains to the duties and responsibilities of this position
• Keep apprised of and abide by all organizational and institutional policies and procedures as pertains to the duties and responsibilities of this position.

The Institution prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Notice of non-discrimination is located at www.wvjc.edu. Individuals who are residents of or living in the following States are Ineligible for Employment

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