Career Counselor - Higher Ed. jobs in Worcester, MA

General Statement of Duties:

The Career Development Counselor, reporting to the Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management division, is responsible for facilitating student career development and assisting to build career communities via faculty/employer engagement.

Responsibilities:

• Provide career/life planning/counseling to students, supporting student readiness via career goal setting/ decision making, self-assessments/inventories, and creating programs aligned with career communities;
• Serve as career advisor to students;
• Promotes "one voice" model of employer development via communication/partnership across campus;
• Assists in building specific communication plans for each program and career pathway to students on career choices beginning at onboarding and each semester thereafter;
• Serve as liaison to off-campus employers, assisting in building employer engagement;
• Facilitates conversations and engage faculty in career development and career community building;
• Collaborates with academic deans and program chairs to incorporate Advisory boards into career planning outreach and programming needs;
• Works with academic advisory boards to develop external career and job placement alignments
• Assists with facilitation of alumni career panels in consultation with faculty and dept. chairs
• Facilitates distribution of job and employment trend information with faculty and staff.

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Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Counseling, Education, or closely related field;
• Three (3) years' experience and/or training that includes career counseling, career placement, academic advising, veterans counseling, and records maintenance; or
• An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Reliable transportation (Must be able to travel to other campuses as needed),
• Confirmed in-person service delivery required.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience implementing career plans and cooperative education experiences;
• Experience working within a community college environment;
• Project management oversight with multiple teams, managing multiple projects concurrently;
• Bilingual.

Equivalency Statement
Applicants who do not meet the qualifications as stated above are encouraged to put in writing precisely how their background and experience have prepared them with the equivalent combination of education, training and experience required for the responsibilities of this position.

Salary: $52,754.00- 89,919.00

**** Actual Salary determined by education, experience, and any applicable grant limitations per the collective bargaining agreement. Applicants should be aware it is unlikely the salary will be at or near the top of the range.

Grade: 4
Employee Status: Full Time Grant Funded - Grant End Date 9/30/2028
Benefits: Yes
Hours per Week: 37.5

Monday -Thursday: 9:00a.m. -5:00 p.m. (2 days), 10:00 a.m. -6 p.m. (2 days)

Friday: 8:00am - 4:00pm

Travel to other campuses as needed

Number of Weeks: 52

Mount Wachusett Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation or sexual violence shall be referred to the College's Affirmative Action and/or Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.