Career Coach & Advisor

Location: Alfred

Reporting to the Director of the Office of Career Development and Academic Advisement, the Career Coach and Advisor provides integrated developmental coaching that empowers undergraduate students to successfully transition to Alfred University, engage in meaningful academic and co-curricular experiences, and graduate with purpose. Through a holistic coaching model grounded in academic advising, experiential learning, and career development, the Career Coach and Advisor partners with students to integrate learning, experience, and identity throughout their undergraduate journey.

This posting is for two available Career Coach and Advisor positions, each scheduled to work 35 hours per week.

Serving as the primary first-year academic advisor for an assigned undergraduate college, the Career Coach and Advisor supports students in navigating academic requirements, exploring interests, developing effective learning strategies, and successfully transitioning to a faculty advisor at the conclusion of the first year. Following the transition, the coach remains each student's dedicated developmental coach, providing continuous guidance in career exploration, experiential learning, professional development, graduate school planning, and preparation for life after Alfred.

The Career Coach and Advisor builds meaningful relationships that foster reflection, informed decision-making, resilience, and self-authorship. Through individualized coaching, proactive outreach, and collaboration with faculty and campus partners, the coach helps students integrate their academic, co-curricular, and experiential learning into a purposeful undergraduate experience.


Rate: $22.25-$23.54


Essential Responsibilities:

Developmental Coaching:

• Build meaningful coaching relationships with an assigned population of undergraduate students from matriculation through graduation.
• Employ an integrated developmental coaching approach that encourages reflection, goal setting, and intentional decision-making.
• Empower students to identify strengths, clarify values, explore possibilities, and develop individualized academic and professional goals.
• Help students connect learning, experiences, and personal growth into a cohesive educational journey.

First-Year Academic Advising:

• Serve as the primary academic advisor for first-year students within an assigned undergraduate college.
• Guide students through course selection, degree requirements, registration, academic policies, and university procedures.
• Assist students in exploring majors, understanding academic expectations, and developing strategies for academic success.
• Monitor student progress through institutional technologies and provide proactive outreach to students experiencing academic challenges.
• Coordinate a successful transition from first-year advising to a faculty advisor while maintaining an ongoing developmental coaching relationship.

Career & Professional Development:

• Continue serving as each student's dedicated coach beyond the first year, providing individualized support through graduation.
• Coach students in career exploration, graduate and professional school planning, internship preparation, job search strategies, networking, interviewing, and professional communication.
• Administer and interpret career assessments to facilitate self-awareness and career exploration.
• Assist students in identifying and articulating transferable skills and competencies gained through academic, co-curricular, employment, leadership, and experiential learning.

Experiential Learning:

• Encourage participation in internships, undergraduate research, student employment, leadership experiences, community engagement, global learning, and other experiential learning opportunities.
• Facilitate reflective coaching conversations that help students connect experiences to academic learning, personal identity, and future aspirations.
• Support students in documenting and communicating learning through university initiatives such as Saxon Ready and Saxon Record.
• Promote intentional engagement in experiences that contribute to career readiness and lifelong learning.

Student Engagement & Success:

• Deliver workshops, classroom presentations, and…