Temporary Assistant Director Career Development

CCA seeks a skilled administrator and co-curricular educator to help prepare students to find post-graduate career success through programming and career coaching. The TEMPORARY Assistant Director Career Development will engage in functional responsibilities shared with the entire Career Development team, such as providing direct service to students via workshops and coaching appointments and will also have specific areas of emphasis. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has the capability to work at the intersection of academic affairs and student affairs and who is simultaneously an effective administrator, skilled communicator, creative thinker, and educator.
CCA seeks a skilled career advisor with programming and event planning knowledge. This position engages in functional support responsibilities with the entire Career Development team, such as providing support for direct services to students such as workshops, programs, and large scale events. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has the capability to work as an effective support staff member, skilled communicator, creative thinker, and event planner. The incumbent will seek innovative ways to plan, coordinate, organize and market CDO events, workshops, and service at all stages of students’ professional development.
This is a temporary, full-time position at approximately 37.5 hours per week. This position is expected to run Feb. 21, 2022 - April 15, 2022.

• MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

  Career Advising:

  • Provide one-on-one career coaching advice, skills development and feedback to CCA students in undergraduate and graduate programs, and alumni 

  • Career Advise students: in-person and online, individually —guiding the development of professional identities and individual career action plans, evaluate students works, provide critical feedback.  

  • Present career related online, and in-class workshops and presentations, such as but not limited to the following topics such as portfolios, resumes, internship success, career basic, best career practices, company background, employer expectations, interviewing skills, resume writing across Fine Arts, Humanities, Design and Architecture fields 

  • Provide support to CCA’s significant international population; deploy technology to provide services to such students (and alumni) in their home countries.

  • Support all aspects of (30+ events and virtual workshops per semester), this includes event planning (Creative Connections Fair, Career Expo, Recent Grad Week, Career Basic Workshops, International and Career Week Commencement Programming) 

  • Informational Tabling) by meeting project, planning, and marketing deadlines

  • Assist in administrative duties and support, such as but not limited to program planning, job board oversight and review, social media, online marketing and website updates

  • Other duties as assigned

  MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

  • Experience with higher education, administrative or nonprofit organization, or other similar environment preferred. Preference for experience at higher-ed art and design institutions

  • Associate, BA/BFA/MEd/MFA degree preferred

  • Experience as career advising/coach, event planner and/or coordinator (online/in-person)

  • Preferred experience with career development, career advising, community college, higher education populations, online career coaching 

  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written)

  • Organizational skills, including multitasking, time management

  • Passion and support for all students regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability, nationality and/or language

  • Ability to balance collaborative and independent work

  • Excellent written, oral, social media-based and interpersonal communication skills

  • Sensitivity to the needs/issues of students in the arts/design/architecture fields preferred

  • Proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite: Word/Excel and general computer skills

  • Ability to transport or access transportation for job requirements on each campus

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  Please note that in an effort to keep the CCA community safe, the College has made the decision to require all staff, faculty, and students on campus to be fully vaccinated by September 1, 2021. The job responsibilities of this position will require time regularly spent on campus, and therefore the incumbent will be asked to follow the CCA vaccination requirement, unless an exemption is approved. Please reach out to [email protected]  with any questions. 

Location

San Francisco

Additional Locations

Oakland

Application Instructions

Applicants are required to attach a cover letter and resume. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Recommended document file formats are Word or PDF.  If there are multiple attachments, we recommend compressing/zipping your files into a zip format file. There is also a place in the application for you to provide a link to large documents. Please submit an application form for each position for which you believe you are qualified. Applications are not kept on file for future positions.

Application Deadline

For staff positions, screening begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.

EEO Statement

As an educational and cultural institution, California College of the Arts has a responsibility to provide access and opportunities for all people, with special attention to supporting groups historically underrepresented in higher education.

We believe that a culturally diverse campus is integral to academic excellence, and our student, faculty, staff, and trustee bodies should reflect the diverse world in which we live, with attention to race, ethnicity, religious creed, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and ability.

California College of the Arts is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from individuals who will contribute to its diversity.

Questions?

Please address any questions to [email protected] .

CCA seeks a skilled administrator and co-curricular educator to help prepare students to find post-graduate career success through programming and career coaching. The TEMPORARY Assistant Director Career Development will engage in functional responsibilities shared with the entire Career Development team, such as providing direct service to students via workshops and coaching appointments and will also have specific areas of emphasis. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has the capability to work at the intersection of academic affairs and student affairs and who is simultaneously an effective administrator, skilled communicator, creative thinker, and educator.
CCA seeks a skilled career advisor with programming and event planning knowledge. This position engages in functional support responsibilities with the entire Career Development team, such as providing support for direct services to students such as workshops, programs, and large scale events. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has the capability to work as an effective support staff member, skilled communicator, creative thinker, and event planner. The incumbent will seek innovative ways to plan, coordinate, organize and market CDO events, workshops, and service at all stages of students’ professional development.
This is a temporary, full-time position at approximately 37.5 hours per week. This position is expected to run Feb. 21, 2022 - April 15, 2022.

• MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

  Career Advising:

  • Provide one-on-one career coaching advice, skills development and feedback to CCA students in undergraduate and graduate programs, and alumni 

  • Career Advise students: in-person and online, individually —guiding the development of professional identities and individual career action plans, evaluate students works, provide critical feedback.  

  • Present career related online, and in-class workshops and presentations, such as but not limited to the following topics such as portfolios, resumes, internship success, career basic, best career practices, company background, employer expectations, interviewing skills, resume writing across Fine Arts, Humanities, Design and Architecture fields 

  • Provide support to CCA’s significant international population; deploy technology to provide services to such students (and alumni) in their home countries.

  • Support all aspects of (30+ events and virtual workshops per semester), this includes event planning (Creative Connections Fair, Career Expo, Recent Grad Week, Career Basic Workshops, International and Career Week Commencement Programming) 

  • Informational Tabling) by meeting project, planning, and marketing deadlines

  • Assist in administrative duties and support, such as but not limited to program planning, job board oversight and review, social media, online marketing and website updates

  • Other duties as assigned

  MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

  • Experience with higher education, administrative or nonprofit organization, or other similar environment preferred. Preference for experience at higher-ed art and design institutions

  • Associate, BA/BFA/MEd/MFA degree preferred

  • Experience as career advising/coach, event planner and/or coordinator (online/in-person)

  • Preferred experience with career development, career advising, community college, higher education populations, online career coaching 

  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written)

  • Organizational skills, including multitasking, time management

  • Passion and support for all students regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability, nationality and/or language

  • Ability to balance collaborative and independent work

  • Excellent written, oral, social media-based and interpersonal communication skills

  • Sensitivity to the needs/issues of students in the arts/design/architecture fields preferred

  • Proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite: Word/Excel and general computer skills

  • Ability to transport or access transportation for job requirements on each campus

  ​

  Please note that in an effort to keep the CCA community safe, the College has made the decision to require all staff, faculty, and students on campus to be fully vaccinated by September 1, 2021. The job responsibilities of this position will require time regularly spent on campus, and therefore the incumbent will be asked to follow the CCA vaccination requirement, unless an exemption is approved. Please reach out to [email protected]  with any questions. 

Location

San Francisco

Additional Locations

Oakland

Application Instructions

Applicants are required to attach a cover letter and resume. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Recommended document file formats are Word or PDF.  If there are multiple attachments, we recommend compressing/zipping your files into a zip format file. There is also a place in the application for you to provide a link to large documents. Please submit an application form for each position for which you believe you are qualified. Applications are not kept on file for future positions.

Application Deadline

For staff positions, screening begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.

EEO Statement

As an educational and cultural institution, California College of the Arts has a responsibility to provide access and opportunities for all people, with special attention to supporting groups historically underrepresented in higher education.

We believe that a culturally diverse campus is integral to academic excellence, and our student, faculty, staff, and trustee bodies should reflect the diverse world in which we live, with attention to race, ethnicity, religious creed, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and ability.

California College of the Arts is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from individuals who will contribute to its diversity.

Questions?

Please address any questions to [email protected] .