Career Coach

$55,151 - $58,000/Yr

State University of New York - Buffalo, NY

Full-time - Entry Level

Buffalo, NY

5,001-10,000 employees

Educational Services

About the position

The Career Coach will work within the Student Support Services Unit of the Buffalo Educational Opportunity Center (BEOC) to enhance student advisement, career development, and preparation through individual advising, workshops, and other activities for students and alumni.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-on-one career advisement to students and alumni.
• Maintain a database of available job opportunities for students.
• Develop strong relationships with potential employers to build job placement opportunities for students.
• Build and maintain faculty relationships, providing classroom and center-wide professional development workshops.
• Monitor, analyze, and evaluate current scope of services offered through career services and plans, implements, and directs new programs.
• Conduct research to analyze employment trends both locally and nationally.
• Keep the Center informed of labor market trends as they pertain to the vocational and academic programs offered at the institution.
• Monitor and track job order status until they are closed.
• Generate reports to school management on student employment progress when requested.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 2 years of experience.
• Demonstrated experience in a coaching and/or counseling environment or the transferable skills equivalent.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within department and with external partners.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills and be able to work well with students, faculty, staff, and employers.
• Experience working with a diverse workforce population.
• Must be available to work weekends and evenings and have a strong working knowledge of best practices in the field.
• Ability to function in a team environment and work across organizational boundaries.
• Strong, analytical problem solving, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient with technology. Computer literate in Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, and student information systems.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree from an accredited college or university or professional certification.
• Bilingual

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and retirement plan options.
• Support for work-life effectiveness.