Classification Description
TITLE: Career Services Coordinator
CLASS: Academic Professional
EXEMPT STATUS: Exempt
LEVEL: 4
NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK
The Career Services Coordinator is responsible for the day-to-day operation of Career Services including the supervision of staff. The Coordinator manages the College wide web based job posting system (PCC Career Connections), and produces the annual Cascade Campus Job Fair. He or she facilitates placement of work study students on and off campus. The Coordinator is also responsible for responding to complex questions regarding the Cooperative Education and Employment Services programs, evaluating student Cooperative Education needs, site development, and accurate and timely completion of training agreements and learning objectives. The incumbent markets Career Center programs to employers, develops job and work based learning opportunities, and refers or places students in positions.
The Career Services Coordinator is distinguished from the Cooperative Education Specialist and the Student Employment Specialist in that the Coordinator has supervisory and office coordination responsibilities. The Cooperative Education Specialist and Student Employment Specialist focus on general program administration and/or instructional responsibilities.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
1. Coordinate and supervise activities of the Career Center, and Cooperative Education and Employment Services programs at Cascade Campus.
2. Supervise professional and support staff, and student workers. Participate in writing performance evaluations, position description development, interviews, and performance counseling. Coordinate staff schedules and conduct staff meetings.
3. Develop and monitor department budget. Participate in budget meetings. Justify budget expenditures and sign requisitions for the department.
4. Manage the college wide web based job posting system called PCC CareerConnections.
5. Produce the yearly Cascade Campus Job and Career Information Fair attended by up to 80 employers and over 1,000 students, graduates and community members.
6. Market Career Services programs both internally and externally. Develop effective methods of communicating program objectives. Contact prior job and training sites to encourage renewed interest in the programs. Develop specific training and job sites for students as needed.
7. Advise students about the requirements for cooperative education credit. Initiate and manage the forms necessary to access and complete the program. Provide coordination between student, instructor, and employer.
8. Assist with work study orientation and interview, and place work study students.
9. Present workshops on resume writing, interviewing and job search techniques to
professional/technical programs, lower division transfer and Project Independence students.
Coordinate opportunities for students to have video taped mock interviews.
10. Perform other related duties as assigned.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Work is typically performed in an office environment. Travel to businesses within the community to market the programs and develop job sites may be required.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Physical exertion is not a normal activity for this position.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree in Education, Business Administration or related field. Experience performing the duties of this job may substitute for the degree requirement on a year for year basis.
Demonstrated experience in an educational environment instructing or advising students, or experience in a business setting performing placement, employment training, or related function. Experience supervising staff.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of current labor market trends.
Knowledge of effective marketing techniques.
Knowledge of post-secondary educational organizations.
Knowledge of Equal Employment Opportunity and other local, state, and federal laws pertaining to employment.
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple work tasks or projects.
Skill in operating a computer and various supporting software packages.
Ability to make public presentations in small or large group settings.
Ability to effectively communicate in oral and written form.
Ability to work with an ethnically and culturally diverse population.
Ability to operate a variety of office equipment.