Career Advisor

Overview

The Career Advisor for the Single Parent Empowerment Program (SPEP) provides high‑touch advising, mentoring coordination, career skill development, and student support for single parent participants across three partner institutions. This role is designed to strengthen student persistence, career readiness, professional identity development, and engagement in the program’s core components, including mentoring, peer networking, job shadowing, micro‑internships, and the Washington, DC skill‑building retreat.

• Career Coaching & Student Support
  • Provide individualized and small‑group career coaching for 70–75 single parent students focused on career goal‑setting, pathway planning, skill assessment, competency development, resume, cover letter, Linked In branding, interview preparation, and education‑to‑employment transitions.
  • Conduct regular check‑ins to monitor student progress, barriers, and persistence.
  • Collaborate with institutional partners to triage student needs and refer students to appropriate campus or community resources.
  • Oversee the single parent mentoring program (opt‑in), including mentor recruitment support, matching participants with mentors, providing toolkits, expectations, and engagement prompts, tracking mentor–mentee engagement and outcomes.
  • Lead campus‑based and virtual peer networking activities to strengthen community, belonging, and emotional support.
• Job Shadowing & Micro‑Internship Support
  • Coordinate with Employer Relations to identify and communicate job shadowing opportunities aligned with student career goals.
  • Assist with scheduling, preparation, onboarding, and feedback collection for job shadow experiences.
  • Document skill development and challenges, capture outcomes, reflections, and participation data for evaluation and reporting.
• Program Delivery & Event Support
  • Support the planning and execution of the Washington, DC Skill‑Building Weekend Retreat, including facilitating networking sessions, supporting workshops, site visits, and speaker engagement, and assisting in on‑site troubleshooting and participant support.
  • Partner with internal teams (Programs, Admissions, Marketing, Communications) to support recruitment, storytelling, and participant communications.
  • Maintain accurate student records and support required grant reporting.

• Bachelor’s degree required;
  Master’s degree in Higher Education, Counseling, Social Work, Workforce Development, or related field preferred.
• At least 2 years of experience providing career advising, coaching, mentoring, student support, or case management.
• Experience working with non‑traditional learners, low‑income students, adult learners, or student parents strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of career readiness frameworks (NACE competencies, work‑based learning models, etc.).
• Experience coordinating mentoring or peer support programs is a plus.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, cultural humility, and ability to build trusting relationships.
• Comfort facilitating workshops, group coaching, and virtual engagement.

• Communication & Interpersonal Skills
• Equity & Inclusion Mindset
• Initiative & Problem‑Solving
• Self‑Awareness & Adaptability

None.

• Equity & Inclusion
• Learning
• Integrity
• Impact

• Cloud‑based technologies
• Standard office equipment including a computer, job‑related software

Commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform described essential functions of this job. These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

The Washington Center (TWC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. TWC provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. Provisions in applicable laws providing for bona fide occupational qualifications, business necessity or age limitations will be adhered to by the organization where appropriate.