Career and Experiential Learning Coach, Hub

Position: Career and Experiential Learning Coach, Opportunity Hub
Pacific University achieves excellence and distinction by investing in exceptional people to think, care, create, and pursue justice in our world. We embrace discovery in a close and nurturing environment that leads to genuine transformation. Our community is diverse, sustainable, and dedicated to discovery and excellence in teaching, scholarship, and practice.

At Pacific University, we thrive in an extraordinary environment, surrounded by the beauty of the great Pacific Northwest, with campus locations in Forest Grove and Hillsboro. We humbly acknowledge and thank the original caretakers of the lands on which we live, work, teach, and acquire and share knowledge.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION FOR POSITION:

The Career and Experiential Coach is a student success role designed to provide holistic support to undergraduate and graduate students as they navigate the intersection of their academic journey and professional future. They are responsible for the integration of career development across campus in its entirety: they can support students from the undergraduate to the graduate to the alumni experience in their designated areas.

They act as a comprehensive guide for students by providing career coaching, when appropriate, advising on course selection to align with personal and professional interests, and actively supporting the integration and student pursuit of high impact experiential learning opportunities (e.g., work study, alumni mentorship programs, internships, co-ops, shadowing, and projects). Their support is a key element to purpose-oriented, asset-based learning intended to build core competencies and skills in the classroom as well as through work study and other high impact experiential learning opportunities.

This position aims to help students find their purpose and build adaptable, resilient, time-proof careers.

Under the leadership and with the support of the executive director, the career and experiential coaches are student-facing with the development and facilitation of professional development workshops and one-on-one coaching for both undergraduate and graduate students. They will work under the advisement of the executive director to train and support faculty and staff champions that will scale up career support across the university.

They will work with the peers in the hub, work study leadership, and community partners to support experiential learning and career opportunities for students. Each member of the coaching team will have both primary and secondary fields of specialization for career support. This position on the team of coaches will include health professions as a primary area of specialization.

Salary Range: 47,000 - $55,000

Reports to:

Executive Director of Career and Experiential Learning

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Career Coaching & Professional Development (40%)

* Serve as the primary career coach for a caseload of students at the undergraduate and graduate level (often delineated by school/program membership and professional interest at the undergraduate/graduate level; e.g. health, business, education and social services), helping them articulate their personal interests, strengths, and values.

* Develop (with the support of the Executive Director) programming, group career sessions, and workshops to support professional development at the undergraduate, graduate, and alumni level.

* Provide support for graduate students in job search applications, including personal statements, resumes, CVs, Linked In development, and mock interviews.

* Support the Pacific Priority and cohort-building from undergraduate through graduate professional preparation.

Experiential Learning Coordination & Student Experience Navigation (45%)

* Cultivate relationships with external employers, alumni, and community organizations hiring and supervising students to maintain experiential learning sites and network connections

* Actively support students as they explore and pursue experiential learning opportunities, including work study, internships, externships, micro-internships, and job shadowing programs.

* Serve as the liaison between the student, the academic department, and the site…