Placement Specialist

Placement Specialist (Salary)

Hiring Department: College of Liberal Arts

Position Open To: All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled

Hours:

40

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Earliest

Start Date:

Immediately

Position Duration: Expected to Continue

Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS

Provide individual and group career coaching services to Liberal Arts students. Serve as a Career Coach for undergraduate Liberal Arts students. Our goal is to help Liberal Arts students understand the variety of opportunities available to them and to help articulate the value of their Liberal Arts education.

• Career
  
  Coaching:
  
  Provide Liberal Arts students comprehensive individual and group career coaching services, including: defining career goals; developing career plans; internship assistance; resume and cover letter critiques; and connecting students with resources. Provide both case and behavioral mock interview services. Share information and collaborate with recruiting team to bridge student and employer needs.
• Outreach and Presentations:
  Develop, implement, and coordinate a variety of workshops, events, and career preparation opportunities. Network and collaborate with employers, student groups, and other campus constituencies to promote career connections. Maintain and manage Canvas resource pages.
• Administrative and Team Support:
  Represent Liberal Arts Career Services in on-campus and off-campus meetings. Research and create career-related content for student, alumni, and employer collateral. Help career services staff with office events, including career fairs. Attend staff and career coach meetings. Enter and maintain electronic coaching notes in office database in a timely fashion.

Bachelor's degree. At least three years of experience in career services, or a role performing a variety of career coaching, recruiting, teaching, advising and/or counseling activities. Demonstrated interest in working with undergraduate students in a career or mentoring capacity. Excellent project management abilities, interpersonal skills, and oral and written communication skills. Comfortable presenting to large groups. Virtually and in-person. Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Master's degree and experience working in higher education career services. More than the required experience. Knowledge of skills developed in a liberal arts curriculum. Experience teaching or coaching students in an academic or career setting. Experience using Canvas, Teams, SharePoint and Zoom.

$60,000

Typical office environment.

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.