Assistant Director, Career and Life Design

Rhode Island College•Mount Pleasant, RI

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About The Position

The Assistant Director of Career and Life Design will work alongside the Director of Career and Life Design to deliver a student-centered career and life design model that supports our diverse students across four years. The Assistant Director assists with the facilitation of the Center’s experiential learning opportunities, including but not limited to internship programs, career mentoring programs, partnerships with faculty and alumni, employer relations, and student employment at Rhode Island College. The Assistant Director will partner with faculty and staff to enhance and increase experiential learning opportunities for students. The incumbent works to design and implement expanded experiential career development programs like job shadowing, micro-internships and informational interviews. The Assistant Director is responsible for developing and maintaining effective relationships with local, regional, and national internship sites to increase recruitment opportunities and student participants. The Assistant Director develops and implements classroom and outreach programs designed to increase student participation in high-impact learning experiences. The Career Development Center provides a range of services for students and alumni that may be helpful at any point of the career decision-making or job search process. The Career Development Center facilitates programs, initiatives and services that support career readiness, career exploration, internship engagement, student employment and employer relations. The office hosts several targeted job and internship career fairs, schedules on-campus interviews with prospective employers, sponsors career programs, and conducts workshops on topics such as job searches, resume writing, and interviewing. The Career Development Center also provides students with assistance with graduate studies program search and personal statements. The College’s student employment program that offers career-related on-campus opportunities is also administered by the Center.

Requirements

Master’s degree in higher education/college student personnel or related area.
A minimum of three to five years of experience providing career counseling services and employer relations (which includes managing an on-line job posting system).
Experience with internships, experiential learning, employer relations in career services.
Strong experience successfully working with external and internal stakeholders.