Career Planning Specialist

Job Title: Career Planning Specialist

Requisition ID: req1091

Regular or Temporary: Regular

Number of Months: 12

Location: Tyler, TX

• Guide, advise, and support students through the career planning, decision making, and job search processes.
• Utilizing various tools for assessment, help students identify their interests and skills to aid in the selection of a major, determine a career direction, develop career goals and successfully complete college.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of student meetings and all program activity.
• Provide services to help students see the connection between coursework and careers
• Assist with Summer Orientation and Preview Day by making presentations to parents and students about Career Planning.
• Assist in promoting various TJC student populations about job opportunities.

• Understanding of the higher education student services experience and how to best assist students with identifying and aligning self-awareness aspects and goals with college and career options.
• Skills using technology and resources that assist students with the development of self-awareness and knowledge of occupational data resources, including but not limited to the usage of email, text, internet, Microsoft Office Suite, and career assessment platforms.
• Ability contribute to a student-focused team culture that delivers excellent customer service while building positive professional partnerships with students, parents, and community members.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution plus 3 years’ experience working with students.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, as well as the ability to facilitate online communication using email and/or other technology-based communication media.
• Strong analytic skills and the ability to accurately interpret and convey the results of career assessments
• Experience in working with others in a collaborative, dynamic, academic and operations environment.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize, while working with diverse populations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

• Knowledge of FERPA and higher education regulations.
• Experience in career counseling

• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Will have contact – in person, by email, or by phone – with staff, students, and the general public.
• Must exhibit a sensitivity to and an understanding of the diverse academic, socio-economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of staff and students and to staff and students with disabilities.

• Ability to work evenings and weekends as business needs dictate