Career Development Specialist

Job Location:

Newberry College - Newberry, SC 29108, Position Type:
Full Time, Education Level: 4 Year Degree

• Provide individualized career coaching and proactive outreach to assigned student populations, supporting students at different stages of career exploration, preparation, and transition.
• Guide students through career exploration and planning, including the use and interpretation of career assessments, identification of interests, strengths, values, transferable skills, career options, and practical next steps.
• Assist students with career preparation materials and professional skills, including resumes, cover letters, professional profiles, networking, interviewing, workplace communication, and professional etiquette.
• Support internship, employment, and graduate education searches, helping students identify opportunities, use career technology and search resources, prepare competitive applications, and follow through on action plans.
• Support student access to industry certifications and other workforce credentials, including awareness-building, preparation referrals, and coordination with relevant academic and campus partners.

• Develop and facilitate career readiness workshops, classroom presentations, and small-group programs that respond to student and faculty needs and advance workforce preparation goals.
• Plan and implement targeted outreach strategies to increase awareness, participation, and follow-through among assigned student populations. Outreach may include email, text communication, print materials, social media content, classroom outreach, and direct student contact.
• Build collaborative relationships with faculty and academic programs, serving as a career development resource and identifying opportunities to integrate career readiness into courses, assignments, and co-curricular experiences.
• Represent The Muller Center for Careers & Purpose at campus programs and events, including orientation, recruitment activities, career fairs, student engagement initiatives, and other programs supporting student success and career readiness.

• Collaborate with the Program Manager for Career Readiness and other Muller Center staff to connect students with employer engagement, work-based learning, mentoring, networking, career fairs, and career placement activities.
• Coordinate with faculty, staff, employers, and campus partners to connect students with appropriate resources, programs, and opportunities.
• Participate in institutional committees and working groups that advance career readiness, student success, and the goals of the grant-funded initiative.

• Maintain accurate and timely records of student engagement and services, track participation and outcomes, and contribute data and narrative updates for grant reporting, program assessment, and continuous improvement.
• Use career development technology and assessment tools effectively, helping students engage with available platforms and using participation data to inform outreach and programming.
• Maintain current knowledge of career development practices, labor-market trends, recruiting practices, and emerging career technology, and translate relevant developments into practical guidance, resources, and programming.
• Participate in relevant professional development activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned in support of The Muller Center for Careers & Purpose, student success, and institutional workforce-readiness goals.

This is a half-time grant-funded position. The work schedule will be established in coordination with the Director…