Career Counseling Specialist

Position Summary

Within the Classroom to Career Hub (C2Hub), the Career Engagement Team supports and guides student career development and career readiness. The Career Counseling Specialist provides direct career support to students, develops innovative strategies and uses technology to ensure career support is available for all MSU Denver students. This position works to ensure career support is available to all MSU Denver students and our programs are aligned to scalability and our goal of 100% of MSU Denver students participating in career engagement activities. Services include individual career advising, career assessment interpretations, class presentations, drop-in assistance, career workshops and career technology platforms.

The Career Counseling Specialist supervises undergraduate and graduate student employees and reports to the Director of Career Engagement in the Classroom to Career Hub.

Metropolitan State University of Denver is a unique, access-oriented campus community that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are a designated Hispanic Serving Institution located in downtown Denver. Our student population consists of nearly 60% first generation students and over 45% students of ethnic/racial minority backgrounds.

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Duties/Responsibilities

40% - Career Counseling & Advising

• Provide career advising to students through individual appointments and drop-in career advising (virtual and in-person)
• Develop, coordinate and deliver career workshops in all areas of career development. Topics may include resume writing, cover letters, job search, interview tips, and networking skills.
• Ensure career support meets intended goals and objectives in alignment with MSU Denver's strategic plan and career support priorities
• Coordinate use of career assessments, tools and resources. Administer and interpret career assessments such as Myers Briggs Type Indicator, Strong Interest Inventory, StrengthFinder and TruMotivate
• Collaborate with key stakeholders within the C2 Hub, Student Affairs, and across campus to ensure all MSU Denver students are connected to career support resources
• Ensure programs, activities, and workshops are accessible in a variety of modalities
• Develop and implement outreach strategies to scale student engagement

25% - Career Technology & Platform Management

• Manage implementation of C2 Hub career support platforms (such as Quinncia, VMock, Vault, etc.) to ensure ease of use for students. In coordination with cross-campus staff and faculty, implement strategies efforts to scale students use of platforms to support 100% career engagement.

20% - Supervision & Team Management

• Hire, train and supervise a team of 2-4 undergraduate peer career advisors and graduate interns/practicum students
• Provide appropriate supervision and guidance to graduate students that align with program requirements of their academic programs
• Promote and facilitate the integration of diversity, equity and inclusion imperatives in staffing, training and team management

10% - Fiscal Management, Assessment and Administrative

• Manages budget for C2 Hub Career Counseling & Advising
• Develops assessment and evaluation plan for career counseling/advising program that includes strategies to track, assess, analyze, and report impact of career support services to broader university community
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Teams, Shared Drives

5% - Professional Development & Other Duties as Assigned

• Remains current in relation to trends and developments within higher education, equity, inclusion and justice, career development and career readiness.
• Represents the interests of the C2 Hub on campus wide committees and events.
• Supports general departmental needs

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• One year experience in a career/employment service, human resources/personnel department or a job service setting
• Career advising experience that includes resume review, job search assistance and general career exploration
• Familiarity with career technology such as VMock, Quinncia, Vault, etc
• Experience facilitating dialogue and/or designing programs or services focused on diversity, equity and justice
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Supervision experience

Important Note: Successful applicants will ensure their resumes clearly demonstrate that their work experience describes how they meetALLrequired qualifications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree from an accredited college or university in counseling, social work, student affairs, human resources/personnel administration, public administration, business administration, education, psychology, sociology, or closely related field.
• Budget management
• Experience supervising student employees and/or graduate interns.
• Demonstrated experience working with populations representing diverse identities (including, but not limited to LGBTQ, persons with disabilities, veteran/military, gender, race/ethnicity, religion, etc.)
• Knowledge of industry and labor market trends that impact college graduate employment

Work Hours

• Full-time, 40 hours per week, Exempt
• Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
• Some weekends and evenings may be required.
• Hybrid schedule (on-campus and remote) available for this position - Two remote days per week permitted.

Instructions to Apply

For full consideration, please submit the following documents:

• Resume
• Cover letter describing relevant job experiences as they relate to listed job qualifications and interest in the position

Official transcripts will be required of the candidate selected for hire.

If you are an Internal applicant, please apply via the Career tab within the WorkDay Menu

Important Note: Successful applicants will ensure their resumes clearly demonstrate that their work experience describes how they meetALLrequired qualifications.

Open Until Filled

The University's benefits package is comprehensive and offers medical, vision and dental, free RTD pass, tuition reimbursement, as well as a life and supplemental insurance plans, retirement plans and other programs, such as accessto a long-term disability (LTD) plan.Visit MSU Denver'sbenefits websiteto learn more.

For a brief overview, please see: https://www.msudenver.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MSU-Benefit-Summary.pdf.

The University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the employment application process. To request an accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the Human Resources ADA Coordinator at totalrewards@msudenver.edu.

Metropolitan State University of Denver is a unique, access-oriented campus community that values diversity, equity, and inclusion in all its forms. Our student population consists of nearly 58% first generation students and over 50% students of color. We are a designated Hispanic Serving Institution located in downtown Denver.

We create an equitable learning and working environment in concert with individuals who consistently demonstrate commitment to equity and inclusion. We greatly value the diverse identities and perspectives of our students, faculty, and staff and recognize that in order to achieve a just and equitable society, diversity must go beyond simple representation. It requires critical inquiry and dialogue and a commitment to action. We strive to provide a culture of belonging for all community members to achieve personal and professional success.