Career Coach

Ivy Tech Evansville seeks a Career Coach to provide coaching services to assist students in completing their Career Development Portfolio (CDP). This role reports to the campus Director of Career Coaching and works collaboratively with Employer Consultants, Advisors, and other faculty and staff to meet the career planning needs of students and to meet or exceed campus metrics.

Essential Responsibilities:

* Coaches and tracks progress of students in implementing their CDP in one to one and group coaching scenarios. Actions taken by students, under the guidance of the Career Coach, will include, but are not limited to the student completing a resume, Linked In profile, mock interviews, employer engagement, and engagement with a job placement platform.

* In collaboration with Career Link colleagues, encourages the student to completes at least one work-and-learn experience. Help connect students with employer work-and-learn experiences.

* Leads efforts to build awareness of career coaching resources and services including, but not limited to: building of student CDPs, career exploration, job search tools, work-and-learn and career support.

* Partners with aligned campus stakeholders to promote a career development culture on the campus at large.

* Works collaboratively with Director of Career Coaching, Employer Consultants, and other faculty and staff to deliver presentations and career development related events and programs.

* Develops, consults, reports and analyzes student placement data, employment trends, and other pertinent data.

* Remains current on employment trends and matches those with program opportunities.

* Develops strategies to track impacts of career coaching on student development and attain campus metrics.

* * Oversees portals used by students related to career exploration/clarity and job search

* * Works to develop student capacities in workforce and career readiness.

* Partners with staff to provide pre-Ivy Tech and orientation experiences that reflect the CDP

* Supervises and provides leadership to Federal Work-Study students.

* Develops deep understanding and appreciation of student career coaching best practices.

* Participates in professional growth, development, and training programs related to career coaching.

* Participates in weekly and monthly meetings with campus Executive Director of Career Link, Director of Career Coaching and Employer Consultants.

* Participates in related annual summits and/or retreats, as well as project-based work as deemed appropriate or necessary.

Hiring Range:

* This role is budgeted between $40,000 and $45,000 per year.

Work Hours:

* Typical business work hours, may be adjusted during peak times.

Minimum Qualifications:

* Must be available to work in person on the Evansville, IN campus.

* Bachelor's degree required

* A minimum of two (2) years related experience in career development and/or coaching required.

* Must demonstrate ability to promote an inclusive environment that reflects the broad diversity and backgrounds represented by our students and employees and which every individual feels respected and valued.

* Demonstrated skills and abilities to concurrently manage numerous tasks, some with conflicting priorities required.

* Must have excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.

* Commitment to student learning outcomes, staff development, and diversity required.

* Must be able and willing to travel to and from campuses and professional development activities.

* Ability to work within an entrepreneurial framework and scale a large project required.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Master's preferred

* Proficiency, familiarity or certifications in standard career assessments such as:
Strong Interest Inventory, and Clifton Strengths Finder preferred

Ivy Tech is committed to supporting the well-being, growth, and financial security of our full-time faculty and staff. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

Health & Wellness

* Multiple medical plan options paired with a Health Savings Account with a generous employer contribution

* Dental plan with no-cost preventive services and coverage for orthodontia

* Vision plan with low-cost exams and allowances for glasses or contact lenses

* Employee Assistance Program offering no-cost confidential counseling sessions, legal consultations, financial planning consultations, and other resources

* Wellness program with opportunities to earn $250 in Wellness Rewards

* Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare (limited purpose) and dependent care

Retirement & Financial Security

* 10% employer retirement contribution, fully vested after two years

* Basic life insurance equal to annual salary paid by the College, with optional supplemental coverage

* Short-term and long-term disability benefits

Educational Benefits

* Fee remission for employees, spouses, and dependent children

* Tuition assistance for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs

* Paid professional development opportunities

Work‑Life Balance

* Generous…