Health Professions Career & Experiential Learning Advisor

Job Summary

The Health Professions Career and Experiential Learning Advisor is a full-time professional staff member in the Career Center, created as part of a five-year pilot initiative to strengthen support for students pursuing mental health and other health professions. Reporting to the Career Center Dean, the Advisor is an integral member of the Career Center team, providing individualized career advising alongside a specialized portfolio in internship development, career coaching, and postgraduate advising for pre-health and mental-health-interested students across Lawrence’s academic programs.

Location: Appleton

Department: Career Center

Position Type: Staff, Full-Time

The Health Professions Career Advisor and Experiential Learning Advisor builds and sustains relationships with local and regional healthcare organizations, mental health providers, and other internship hosts to expand students’ access to meaningful experiential learning opportunities. Through one-on-one coaching, workshops, and proactive outreach, the Advisor helps students develop the skills, professional networks, and confidence needed to pursue internships, employment, and graduate or professional study in health-related fields.

This position reflects Lawrence University’s commitment to equitable access to career development. Students pursuing health professions often face distinct barriers — limited professional networks, lack of specialized career coaching, and financial constraints — and this role is designed to address them directly.

• Serve as the primary coordinator for health professions experiential learning, identifying, cultivating, and stewarding partnerships with local and regional healthcare organizations, mental health providers, clinics, and other internship hosts to expand internship capacity across pre-health fields.
• Develop and oversee internships and practicums for students interested in mental health and allied health careers, managing the full lifecycle from partner agreement through student application and placement, supervision check-ins, and post-internship/practicum evaluation.
• Build and maintain a structured pipeline of internship and experiential learning opportunities, including tracking host capacity, renewal timelines, and site‑specific requirements.
• Connect students with alumni mentors and professionals in healthcare and related fields; organize networking events and industry‑insight programming.
• Help coordinate financial support for students in unpaid or underpaid health‑related internships, including funding for professional attire, transportation, and relocation, in accordance with program budget guidelines.

• Provide specialized one‑on‑one career advising to pre‑health and mental‑health‑interested students, including resume and interview preparation tailored to clinical and health‑related settings, workplace culture education, and networking guidance.
• Advise students on the postgraduate application process for pre‑health and mental health graduate and professional programs, including timelines, required experiences, and personal statement development.
• Design and lead career workshops specific to healthcare and mental health professions, including programming in Lawrence’s Pre‑Health Commons.
• Partner with academic departments (e.g., Psychology, Biology), pre‑health advising committee, and campus offices supporting pre‑health students to coordinate pre‑health advising services and avoid duplication of services. As institutional needs evolve, this position may assume additional coordination or leadership responsibilities related to pre‑health advising.
• Coordinate and maintain Career…