Career Coach

About the Job

The Career Coach works collaboratively across the College of Liberal Arts (CLA) and the University of Minnesota (UMN) to increase the career preparedness of CLA undergraduate students. Career coaches are generalists in nature (working with all students) and deliver support through coaching appointments, the development and facilitation of programming, teaching, and the creation of career resources.

CLA Career Coaches are dedicated to empowering students through innovative and collaborative approaches and are committed to social justice and its intersection with career development. They strive to make career support inclusive, unavoidable, and high-impact.

The Career Coach is a member of the CLA Career Services Career Coaching team and is located in Bruininks Hall on the East Bank of the Twin Cities Campus. Career Coaches report to the Associate Director of Career Coaching and Student Engagement.

Please note, this position is not eligible for H-1B or Green Card sponsorship. This position does not offer a STEM OPT training program.

Duties and

Job Responsibilities:

Career Coaching (25%)

* Conduct career coaching appointments in-person and virtually with students, guiding them to think critically about their strengths and interests in relation to major and career exploration, to tailor documents (including resumes, cover letters and personal statements) based on their career goals or job descriptions, and by helping students critically assess their qualifications. Support students as they prepare for interviews, build their professional networks, and in addressing other career-related topics.

* Monitor career field and workforce trends and utilize this knowledge to strengthen your career coaching and career education-focused programming. Contribute relevant information by sharing key updates with the CLA Career Services team and relevant campus partners.

* Contribute perspective as a coach to team conversations focused on consultation about student career development and engagement.

Teaching (25%)

* Teach up to two sections of a career management course per semester (class formats may include: online/asynchronous, online/synchronous, or in-person).

* Use centrally created course content (including syllabi, lesson plans, presentations, assignments) to establish and maintain your course/s utilizing a learning management site (Canvas).

* Create an effective and engaging learning environment in the classroom setting and/or by communicating regularly with students via email and on Canvas.

* Utilize career coaching skills to build relationships with students through assignment feedback, grading, and in-class activities.

* Communicate with the undergraduate teaching assistant(s) for your sections about student questions and grading.

Programming & Engagement (40%)

Area(s) of focus depend on the needs of the office; examples include:

* Collaboratively create and deliver programming that supports career education for CLA students. This could include, but is not limited to contributing ideas for program topics and formats (could include workshops, events, webinars, or career experiences), developing program content for students, facilitation of programming, and evaluating programs. Program topics could include major/career exploration, job search strategies, resume writing, interview preparation, networking skills, and graduate school preparation.

* Become familiar with career/workforce development trends to provide relevant career programming for specific student populations and career fields, such as: students interested in business, technology, pre-health students, transfer students, exploring students, students preparing for graduate school, international students, first-generation students, etc.

* Develop and maintain career content (ie, website content, handouts, monthly email newsletters) related to a variety of career fields and topics.

* Partner effectively with colleagues across UMN, CLA, and CLACS to promote and execute programming, including the peer coach (student employee) team. Lead, train, and support student staff as directed.

Professional Development & Service (10%)

* Demonstrate an ongoing…