Lead Career Education Coach

Lead Career Education Coach

The Lead Career Coach serves as the department's lead practitioner in career coaching and career education. This position provides direct student support while advancing coaching excellence through mentoring, training, workshop facilitation, and resource development. The role supports career readiness initiatives for undergraduate and graduate students across Montana State University.

Position Number - 4M TBD

Department
- Career Services

Division
- Division of Student Success

Appointment Type
- Classified

Contract Term
- Fiscal Year

Semester

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FLSA
- Non-Exempt

Union Affiliation
- Exempt from Collective Bargaining

FTE - 1.0

Benefits Eligible
- Eligible

Salary - $27.50 per hour, commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications

Contract Type
- Classified Salary

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Recruitment Type
- Open

General Statement
- Career, Internship & Student Employment Services empowers students to define and pursue their professional paths through career education, coaching, experiential learning, and employer engagement. The Lead Career Coach serves as a key member of the Career Education team, providing direct student support while helping advance coaching quality, consistency, and innovation across departmental programs and services.

Duties and Responsibilities
- Career Coaching & Student Development Provide individual and group career coaching to undergraduate and graduate students. Deliver workshops, classroom presentations, and career readiness programming. Support students in career exploration, professional development, and job and internship preparation. Supervisory Duties Supervise team of Career coaches, providing day-to-day leadership, mentorship, and performance management. Coordinate scheduling and coverage for coaching services, including appointments, workshops, and group sessions.

Organize and lead regular team meetings and one-on-one check-ins to foster collaboration, team cohesion and continuous improvement. Oversee the onboarding and ongoing training of new and continuing Career Coaches. Coaching Excellence & Team Development Serve as the department's lead practitioner in career coaching and student engagement. Support onboarding, mentoring, and professional development for coaches and student associates. Develop and maintain coaching resources and promote quality and consistency across coaching services.

Collaboration & Partnership Collaborate with faculty, campus partners, and employers to advance student career readiness. Support career fairs, employer engagement activities, and outreach initiatives. Assessment & Continuous Improvement Maintain coaching records and contribute to assessment and continuous improvement efforts. Identify student needs and recommend enhancements to coaching resources and services

Required Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills
- Master's degree in counseling, higher education, student affairs, education, human resources, communications, business, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience providing advising, coaching, counseling, mentoring, or career development services in a post-secondary, workforce development, or professional setting. Experience designing and delivering workshops, presentations, training programs, or educational programming. Experience building relationships with diverse populations and supporting individuals through career-related decision making.

Demonstrated proficiency using technology to support student services, coaching, instruction, or program delivery.

Preferred Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills
- Experience providing career coaching in a college or university setting. Experience supporting graduate students, adult learners, or professionals navigating career transitions. Experience mentoring, training, or supporting the professional development of staff, student employees, or peer educators. Familiarity with career development theories, assessments, and coaching methodologies. Knowledge of workforce trends, labor market information, and employer recruiting…