Career Coach

Position Title: Career Coach, Center for Career Development & Academic Exploration

Reports to: Assistant Director, Internship Development

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville invites applications for the position of Career Coach in the Center for Career Development and Academic Exploration (CCDAE).

The University: The University of Tennessee is the state's flagship research institution, a campus of choice for outstanding undergraduates, and a premier graduate institution. Enrolling over 30,000 students, the campus is located in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains and beautiful East Tennessee. As a land-grant university, it is committed to excellence in learning, scholarship, and engagement. In all its activities, the university aims to advance the frontiers of human knowledge and enrich and elevate society. The university values intellectual curiosity, pursuit of knowledge, and academic freedom and integrity.

The Division: The Division of Student Success at UT works to engage each student scholar's experience by supporting their unique strengths and goals. It collaborates with UT faculty and staff to help each student scholar maximize their individual strengths and understand how their strengths contribute to their academic dreams, career paths, and personal well-being. As a member of Student Success, the center's mission is empowering student scholars to create and achieve career goals by providing comprehensive career education.

The Department: The center provides comprehensive career development offerings and resources to undergraduate and graduate students from nine academic colleges. Staff is comprised of 22 professional and administrative positions, 4 graduate assistants, 10+ peer career advisors, and several student employees. The CCDAE is committed to diversity and inclusion and helping students explore the impact of identity on career development.

Position Summary: Career coach assists undergraduate and graduate students in designated majors with career plan strategy and implementation through individual and group career coaching; delivers presentations/programs to student groups, classes, and university staff as needed. Builds relationships/connections among the career community to create opportunities for experiential learning, networking, job searching, and graduate school admission. Coach assists employers with their hiring needs and making connections with students.

Position Responsibilities:

Student Coaching:

* Conduct individual/group career coaching sessions for students in designated majors on career opportunities within industries, job and experience strategies, development of communication resources such as resumes, interviews, letters, and LinkedIn profiles, etc.

* Plan/Develop/Facilitate new career events and initiatives to address career needs and create opportunities for engagement and connections with employers and alumni

* Partner with faculty, academic advisors, and other college staff to provide programming

* Potential to teach career development course for designated area each semester and develop/evaluate/revise course materials and assess student learning outcomes

* Utilize Handshake and other relevant technologies to facilitate communication/marketing and maintain case notes

* Collaborate with faculty/professional staff to deliver career development and employment information and services to various majors/classes/organizations/ departments (advising centers, student professional organizations, and others).

Data and Assessment:

* Collect and compile data including but not limited to appointments, programming, recruiting activity, assessments and first destination outcomes

* Track students from designated majors and industry areas and collect data on internships and first destinations of graduating seniors and graduate students in the 12Twenty system

* Create and disseminate reports based on this information to college administration

* Create learning outcomes for programs and conduct assessments.

Employer Relations:

* Develop employer relationships through need-based recruiting consultation

* Aid employers in recruiting and connecting with students by utilizing on-line technologies and on-campus programming

* Increase employer engagement on campus via participation in events (career fairs, networking events, etc.)

* Plan and execute relevant events that engage students with employers, professionals, and alumni.

Other Department, Division, and Professional Responsbilities:

* Assist in other office activities, events, and programs that are in line with the center's. mission, including career fairs, orientation, visit days, etc., and community outreach.

* Divisional: Participate in division activities that are in line with overall mission of Student Success

* Professional: Hold membership and participate in professional organizations that are aligned with the center, division's and university's mission.