Career Coach

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Under the direction of the Director of the Center for Career Design, the career coach will develop a career coaching approach that teaches students the skills to design a personal career pathway and supports students in applying these skills throughout their USD experience and during their job search. The career coach will also teach a life design course and design and lead a variety of workshops on topics that include career exploration, employment/internship searches, graduate school preparation and life design.

At the institutional level, the career coach will contribute to collaborative student-facing initiatives to build career competencies and mentoring into all aspects of the student experience.

• Master’s degree preferred or Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of job‑related experience required.
• Proven delivery of high‑quality written and oral communication skills in a professional environment.
• Experience working in higher education as a career coach or academic advisor strongly preferred.
• Exposure to college student development, peer mentoring, and teaching strongly preferred.

• Serve as a professional career coach in all aspects of career readiness and competency development, long‑term career management, resume writing, interviewing, and navigating the employment process.
• Serve as instructor for the university’s career and life design courses.
• Design and deliver presentations for a variety of audiences on topics related to career development, life design, and employment searches.
• Provide input regarding campus culture and current student perspectives that will impact building career competencies into the campus ecosystem. Assess and report on engagement and impact of services and programming.
• Encourage and assist campus partners with incorporating career competencies into the content of a wide variety of campus leadership and student activities programs.
• Participate in professional development activities and associations.

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USD is committed to fostering a dynamic and welcoming working and learning environment for all. USD provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ideological, political, or sectarian opinions or perspectives; or race, color, creed, religion, sex, ancestry, disability, national origin, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. USD is committed to the principles of free expression and encourages the timely and rational discussion of topics in an environment that is intellectually and ideologically diverse.