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Career Services Director manages the operation of student career service office to provide job opportunities and career counseling services. Markets the university's Career Services program and its graduates for existing employer relationships and for the development of new employer relationships. Being a Career Services Director requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to head of a unit/department. The Career Services Director manages subordinate staff in the day-to-day performance of their jobs. True first level manager. Ensures that project/department milestones/goals are met and adhering to approved budgets. Has full authority for personnel actions. Extensive knowledge of department processes. To be a Career Services Director typically requires 5 years experience in the related area as an individual contributor. 1 to 3 years supervisory experience may be required. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Director of Career Services
  • Lincoln University of Missouri
  • Jefferson, MO FULL_TIME
  • Purpose

    Under the administrative supervision of the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education and Dean of the University College, the Director of Career Services manages the university's Career Center as it works to assist all students, alumni, faculty, and employer clients in the development of career education, career identification, search of employment opportunities commensurate with formal academic pursuits. The director continually expands the client/user base and the scope of services possible to the broadest combination of academic and corporate clients in an effort to build relationships with the university, thereby expanding internship, career, and professional development opportunities for students and alumni.

    Essential Job Functions

    • Serves as the primary liaison between the university, its students and alumni, and potential employers on a state, regional, national, and international scale.
    • Responsible for fiscal planning and management for career services, including all operations and staffing matters.
    • Serves as adviser and interfaces with representative of industrial, governmental, and educational employers to assist in the most effective use of career services efforts. Also supports the marketing of other university, academic colleges, and departmental efforts related to professional and career development for students.
    • Develops new contacts with external organizations for the purpose of expanding employment opportunities for students and alumni.
    • Reviews and supervises the on-campus recruitment and interviewing processes as well as resume referral and job listing services for current students as well as alumni.
    • Coordinates and supervises staff's professional development activities and training, to include travel for professional development workshops, seminars, and conferences.
    • Closely coordinates communication with deans, department chairs, and other faculty to ensure that the career services department is meeting the needs and desires of the academic colleges and departments.
    • Consistently monitors, analyzes, and evaluates the current scope of services offered through career services.
    • Implements and directs new programs under the supervision of the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education & Dean of the University College and in coordination with other directors of academic, student affairs, and engagement offices.
    • Seeks out opportunities to become a member of and serve in a leadership role in various professional organizations.
    • Provides career advising expertise to students and alumni regarding the job-search process, interviewing, resume, and letter writing, and all other facets of career planning.
    • Conducts workshops, seminars, and other presentations to students, faculty, employers, and alumni groups.

    Additional Duties And Responsibilities

    • The ability to lead a team of career services professionals, coupled with the capability to develop a new and unique vision for the Office of Career Services.
    • Other duties as assigned by the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education may relate to the development of students from a career services perspective.

    Qualifications

    • Master's degree in higher education administration, student affairs, human resources, workforce development, counseling, social work, or a related discipline.
    • A minimum of 5-7 years of combined university career services and/or corporate recruitment management experience required.
    • Thorough understanding of and commitment to the goals and responsibilities of the centralized career services concepts.
    • National professional contacts in both the university and employment sectors.
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
    • Effective organizational and management skills.
    • Demonstrated public relations/marketing abilities to be used to represent the university as a whole and career services specifically.

    Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, And Personal Characteristics

    • Thorough knowledge of Adobe Suite and Proficient in using Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
    • Ability to manage and motivate a high-performing team.
    • Growth mindset with an entrepreneurial spirit.
    • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and make independent decisions exercising sound judgement.
    • Strategic and operational expertise.
    • Ability to learn and adapt to a changing market.
    • Willingness to maintain current knowledge of different business functions and potential career paths.
    • Knowledge of business principles, business vocabulary and professional etiquette, decorum, and dress.
    • A positive attitude, complemented by strong emotional intelligence and executive presence.
    • Desire to transform students' lives through education.

    Physical Demands

    • Light sedentary office work.
    • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
    • Ability to work extended hours and weekend work may be required.
    • Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.

    This job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of Lincoln University. Since no job description can detail all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time in the performance of a job, duties and responsibilities that may be inherent in a job, reasonably required for its performance, or required due to the changing nature of the job shall also be considered part of the jobholder's responsibility.

    Salary: $65000 per year
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Career Evaluator
  • The Center for Specialized Services
  • St. Louis, MO FULL_TIME
  • JOB DESCRIPTION The Center for Specialized Services is a nationally recognized nonprofit organization that helps people with disabilities lead full and productive lives. Founded in 1986, the Center ha...
  • 20 Days Ago
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Career Transition Services Specialist
  • Management & Training Corporation
  • St. Louis, MO FULL_TIME
  • Overview Salary: $23.66 Sign On Bonus:$2000.00 Position name: CTS Specialist Facility name: St. Louis Job Corps Center Location: 6388 Stratford Ave, St. Louis, Mo 63120 Our staff also enjoy these bene...
  • 22 Days Ago
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Supervisor, Career Transition Services
  • Management & Training Corporation
  • St. Louis, MO FULL_TIME
  • Overview Wage - $45,000 annually Schedule – Full Time, 8hr shifts, Monday – Friday Our staff also enjoy these benefits: Health, dental, vision, prescription drug and life insurance 401(k) retirement p...
  • 2 Months Ago
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Career and Technology Center Director
  • Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis
  • St. Louis, MO FULL_TIME
  • The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, the leading champion of empowerment and opportunity for African Americans and others throughout the region in securing economic self-reliance, social equali...
  • 17 Days Ago
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Director of Nursing
  • Career Strategies
  • Kansas, MO FULL_TIME
  • Position Title: Director of Nursing (DON) Job Summary: The Director of Nursing (DON) is responsible for the overall management and coordination of nursing services in a skilled nursing facility. The D...
  • 2 Months Ago
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Executive Director of Career Services
  • Hussian College, Inc.
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Hybrid Position Location: Philadelphia, PA Position Summary: Leads, trains, supervises, and monitors day-today activity ...
  • 6/11/2024 12:00:00 AM
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Career Services Coordinator
  • College of the Mainland
  • Texas City, TX
  • Bachelor's Degree with 2 years experience working with student services, career development or academic advising in an e...
  • 6/11/2024 12:00:00 AM
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Career Coach
  • Core Ventures
  • Nashville, TN
  • The Company: At UpRise, our mission is to tackle poverty in our community through the transformative trio of education, ...
  • 6/11/2024 12:00:00 AM
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School President
  • Education Affiliates
  • Denver, CO
  • Job Description Position Summary: The position objective is to fulfill the school's obligation to students by administer...
  • 6/11/2024 12:00:00 AM
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VCSU Student research Pos-RII Track 1
  • North Dakota University System
  • Valley City, ND
  • This is a part-time, non-benefited position. Only VCSU students are eligible to be hired in this position. Unsolicited a...
  • 6/11/2024 12:00:00 AM
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Career Services Coordinator
  • National University College
  • Lakeland, FL
  • The Career Services Coordinator actively promotes and develops career development training for students and employment o...
  • 6/10/2024 12:00:00 AM
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Director of Career Services
  • IEC CORP GROUP
  • Mesa, AZ
  • Job Details Job Location Arizona Mesa UEI - Mesa, AZ Salary Range $75,000.00 - $80,000.00 Salary/year Job Category Caree...
  • 6/7/2024 12:00:00 AM
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Career Services Advisor
  • Education Affiliates
  • Denver, CO
  • Job Description POSITION SUMMARY: Under direct supervision, coordinate and assist in job search and placement for gradua...
  • 6/7/2024 12:00:00 AM
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About Missouri

Missouri is landlocked and borders eight different states as does its neighbor, Tennessee. No state in the U.S. touches more than eight. Missouri is bounded by Iowa on the north; by Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee across the Mississippi River on the east; on the south by Arkansas; and by Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska (the last across the Missouri River) on the west. Whereas the northern and southern boundaries are straight lines, the Missouri Bootheel protrudes southerly into Arkansas. The two largest rivers are the Mississippi (which defines the eastern boundary of the state) and the Misso...
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Income Estimation for Career Services Director jobs
$65,698 to $101,805

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What does a Career Services Director do?

Career Services Director in Pueblo, CO
Our mission is to assist students and alumni in identifying their career goals and securing employment that fulfills them.
January 16, 2020
Career Services Director in Jamestown, NY
But Career Services Directors provide an array of services that makes the process enjoyable, hopeful, and a whole lot less stressful.
February 18, 2020
Career Services Director in Brownsville, TX
Our programs empower people to explore and identify their visions of career success.
December 21, 2019