Career Engagement & Education Specialist

Job Description - Career Engagement & Education Specialist - SSE - FT Support (37325)

At Humber, we are a vibrant, diverse community of professionals dedicated to providing an exceptional learning experience for our students. Through our strategic vision and exciting new brand Builders of Brilliance, we are co-constructing a new model of polytechnic education for Ontario, Canada, and the world. We are committed to ensuring Humber offers the right programs, with the most effective teaching and learning approaches, to prepare exceptional leaders for our industries and communities.

To achieve our vision, we take finding and developing the right talent very seriously. We offer a collegial, collaborative, inclusive environment in which each individual is supported to grow and bring their best each day.

If you are excited by the prospect of contributing to our vision for learning, if you would like to be part of building a new model of polytechnic education, of ‘building brilliance’, in one of Canada’s preeminent higher education institutions, then here is your opportunity to join our dynamic team.

Status: Full-time Support

Hours
: 37.5 hours per week

Faculty/Department
:
Student Success & Engagement

Campus/Location
:
North Campus (primarily on-campus)

Payband
: H

Salary Range: $38.09 - $44.04

Starting Salary
: $38.09;
Progression through the payband is in accordance with the increments in the payband as outline in the Full-Time Support Staff Collective Agreement based on actual service in the payband.

The Student Success and Engagement (SSE) team is a service-oriented portfolio whose mission is to empower our diverse community of learners to discover their potential. Within the SSE, examples of our services are Student Wellness, Student Life and Learning, Equity Hubs, Accessible Learning Services, Advising and Careers, Athletics and Recreation. SSE aims to cultivate curiosity, resilience, confidence, and reflection in our learners, so that Humber students can thrive both within their academic pursuits and beyond.

Under the general supervision of the Associate Director, Advising and Career Services and in collaboration with the Manager, Advising Services, Student & Employer Engagement Specialist, Advising & Career Services Assistants, Career & Student Success Advisors, and campus partners, the Career Engagement and Education Specialist focuses on creating innovative career programming, educational materials and resources that help widen and enrich student engagement with Career Services and supports Humber’s Strategic Pillar of preparing students to be Career Ready Citizens.

Working through an equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging lens (EDIB), the incumbent will be responsible for developing and executing interactive and engaging career preparation programs and events for students such as Career Month, Transition to Work and programming for students from equity deserving groups in collaboration with campus and external partners.

You are passionate about working at Ontario's largest Polytechnic; you thrive on improving productivity and quality that contribute to team success! If this sounds like you, keep reading:

The incumbent supports outreach and communication to students through digital means, strategically utilizing social media, the Humber Careers website, the Career Connect Job Portal, Blackboard and any other tools to enhance the profile and reach of Career Services and increase student engagement with Career Services. The Specialist regularly works with the Marketing Associate to update the Career Services website, ensuring information is current and…