Career Coach II - Engineering, IT​/CS​/Cyber Aeronautics

The Career Coach position is a full-time, twelve-month staff member who trains students and alumni on methods for leveraging their education and experience to achieve vocational goals, excelling in the workplace as Champions for Christ. An industry-specific Career Coach assesses experiences and skills, understands career goals, and collaborates across campus to create and implement career development strategies.

• The Career Coach will provide personalized services to empower success and help students and alumni reach their goals.
• The Coach will collaborate with the coaching team and employer relations team to provide specialized workshops and personalized career coaching.
• Additional responsibilities include developing relationships between Career Services and other academic departments; developing and implementing development programs and resources to support career and professional development.
• Coach diverse audiences on career-related information.
• Communicate effectively and professionally, both verbally and in writing, with students, alumni, faculty, staff, employers, and community partners; and provide engaging presentations and coaching sessions in a variety of forums, including classrooms, club meetings, workshops, events, and one‑on‑one sessions.
• Monitor and track coaching interactions in a streamlined and usable format to evaluate effectiveness and continuously improve services provided to students, alumni, faculty, and staff. Collaborate with Career Services staff to plan and execute career fairs, employer informational sessions, and similar career related activities;
• Mentor and train Career Services staff on specific topical elements as directed;
• Exhibit networking and professionalism skills to students and alumni (i.e. through creating and maintaining a Professional Linked In profile, etc.); and
• Agree to the use of personal photo and video in the regular course of any career coaching activities, Career Services events, and other promotional activities for the furtherance of Career Services objectives.
• Strictly adheres to Liberty University policies, representing the University in an exemplary manner.
• Works effectively as a team member, embracing and fostering LU's Christian model and Mission
  - Training Champions for Christ.

• Develop new and edit existing engaging group presentations on core elements related to methods to leverage education and experience to achieve vocational goals
• Think critically and creatively, use knowledge, facts, and data to inform presentations and workshop materials
• Provide group presentations, workshops, and information sessions to students and alumni
• Develop and edit presentations/workshops to include innovative training/educational elements
• Assist Career Coach II staff or Career Coach III staff with club, classroom, or event presentation sessions to various schools and majors via in person or virtual sessions
• Organize, schedule, and facilitate a seamless presentation and workshop schedule

• Utilize professional experience to serve as the primary Career Coach for students pursuing careers in a specific industry.
• The Career Coach will also provide industry-specific information to students and alumni as directed by the Assistant Director to Career Coaching.
• Strategically coach students/alumni on methods for leveraging academic pursuits and experiences;
• Compile research and resources on related career fields to provide expert career information to students/alumni;
• Build collaborative working relationships with the dean, faculty, and staff;
• Critically and creatively use knowledge, facts, and data to effectively strategize multiple career options and plans;
• Evaluate students using coaching sessions and career assessments to assist students in understanding strengths, values, interests, and characteristics in order to develop academic and career options;
• Train students on employability skills and networking techniques;
• Guide students to create tailored and effective resumes and cover letters for internship, job, and grad school/PhD applications; and
• Conduct professional and…