Assistant Director of Career Services jobs in California

• Provides quality individual and group career counseling and advises students from COP.
• Provides career services for the Sacramento and San Francisco campuses to graduate students.
• Provides students with guidance on career exploration and planning, major choice and change, internship search, resume and cover letter preparation, graduate school planning, job search and interview skill development, career change and career related needs.
• Create and facilitate workshops for academic departments related to career development needs (incorporate employers when appropriate).
• Develop and maintain relationships with academic departments, student organizations and Student Life departments in support of whole student learning.
• Available to teach the Career Services "Career Services Essential Course" based on need.
• Cross-train with with employer engagement team members to establish new relationships with corporations and other organizations that provide full-time, internship, and shadowing opportunities, etc. for COP students.
• Develop tailored communications and other written materials customized for COP students. This includes writing and maintaining specific sections of the Career Services website and social media outlets.
• Work with COP Career group to plan and execute Career Fairs, workshops, information sessions, and other events. Plan and lead off-campus "Career Treks" and site visits to employers interested in COP students.
• Attend appropriate annual conferences/workshops (NACE and MPACE) to remain current in best practices. Stay current on industry trends, job market demands, and best practices in career development to provide relevant and up-to-date information to COP students.
• Adapts services and develops programs according to survey/research/outcome findings.
• Certified or the ability to obtain certification in the Strong Interest Inventory and Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).
• Promotes and participates in all Career Services events and services as assigned by supervisor. Supports all Career Services "student success metrics".
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

• Bachelor's Degree
• Two (2) years of experience in industry, career services, or in a directly related service environment.

• Strong career counseling skills, including use of assessment instruments.
• Knowledge of laws and ethics related to providing career counseling services.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment.
• Demonstrated willingness to collaborate with Career Services staff as well as with internal and external customers.
• Ability to administer and interpret career assessments, to develop and deliver career-related courses and programs.
• Demonstrated leadership, teamwork, and collaboration skills.
• Event and program coordination skills.
• Knowledge of and commitment to experiential learning, establishing professional relationships with employers, students, alumni and members of the academic community, and to translate perspectives and advocate for various constituents.
• Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice, equity, and inclusion in a university setting.
• Ability to engage and integrate culturally responsive practices and knowledge in their work.

All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment are required to execute a release and authorization for a background screening.

University of the Pacific is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity. In compliance with applicable law and its own policy, Pacific is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff and does not discriminate in its hiring of faculty and staff, or in the provision of its employment benefits to its faculty and staff on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sex/gender, marital status, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, medical condition, pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, or mental or physical disability.