Milwaukee Area Technical College

Career Development Coach (Full-time) Bilingual (Spanish or Arabic)
Milwaukee Area Technical College Overview

Description

Salary: $29.49 - $36.88 Hourly

Location: Oak Creek, WI

Job Type: Full-Time

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Opening Date: 07/26/2023

Closing Date: 8/6/2023 10:00 PM Central

Supplemental Information: None

Application Requirements: All applicants internal and external must complete a thorough online application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. This position requires a degree, a verification of education will be conducted if candidate is selected for the position.

This position requires applicants to be Bilingual in English and Spanish or Arabic. Please only apply if you are fully bilingual (able to read, write, and speak) in any of the two languages, including English.

Location: Oak Creek Campus

Work Hours: 9:45 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. (38.75 hours a week) year round.

Under the direction of the leader of Career and Academic Assessment, the Career Development Coach provides holistic support and services to guide MATC students in achieving success by creating a career plan that leads the student to graduation and establishes a goal for either employment or transfer. Collaborates with intake navigators to provide support to students during their enrollment at the institution and has primary responsibility for resolving barriers to selecting a program, obtaining CPLE credits, and providing proactive support to the admission process.

Administers career assessments, facilitates individual and group career advising sessions, counsels students on essential functions and technical standards through a facilitated discussion on skill deficiencies and program related barriers. Provides intensive career guidance, helping the student to develop an action plan for being career ready upon graduation.

Demonstrated ability of an integrated appreciative career and assessment approach to deliver career development and academic assessment services. Ability to research current trends in student retention and student development theory, Student career development theory, and the ability to implement such skills/goals throughout the college. Proven ability to provide pre-advising, careers, assessments (both career and academic), information regarding support services, pre-enrollment programs, on-going learning assistance, and technology support.

• Advise undecided students face-to-face (one-on-one and group), phone, email.
• Advise student with through review and discussion of academic records, portfolios, or CPLE transfer credit.
• Research, develop, and deliver presentations requested for classes and student organizations covering various career topics.
• Participate in the Student Success courses, new student orientations and classroom presentations.
• Obtains educational and occupational information for students to aid their career and educational planning and to develop their understanding of the world of work.
• Assists in developing and ensuring compliance with policy and procedures manual for career services and assessments.
• Assist in developing a comprehensive plan to assist students in selecting personally suitable academic programs and experiential opportunities that optimize future educational and employment options.
• Interpret various career assessments and counsels students to take responsibility for developing career decisions, transfer/professional school plans, employment plans, and job-search competencies.
• Assist students with finding employment in their field of study by developing job-search skills, effective candidate presentation skills, and the understanding of the fit between their competencies and both occupational and job requirements. Provide encouragement, career mentoring and job counseling.
• Advise students on opportunities to gain experience through student activities, community service, student employment, research projects, cooperative education, internships, and other opportunities.
• Provide ongoing Career Advising to students to develop a full range of career and work possibilities that match student's career goals and workplace/transfer fit.
• Provide career advising and pre-admission advising to students through scheduled appointments and drop-ins with individuals, online/distance resources, group programs, career planning courses, outreach opportunities, special events, information technology, and other available resources in careers and employment.
• Participates with the Academic and Career Pathways to organizing career fairs, career activities, and career development programming.
• Maximizes online resources, social media, and other connections for career support to students.
• Advise students who are changing programs, careers, or how incorporating skills are transferable.
• Facilitate skills-based workshops and trainings; assist in campus-wide initiatives engaging cross-campus partners.
• Support job and internship resources including directories,…