Assistant Director Career Counseling

Rochester Institute of Technology • Rochester, NY

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Assistant Director of Career Counseling provides comprehensive career counseling services to students and alumni. This role involves assisting individuals with major selection, career changes, occupational information, and developmental concerns impacting academic and professional success. The position requires conducting counseling sessions, developing treatment plans, providing clinical services, and maintaining electronic records. It also involves coordinating client services through consultation, referrals, and follow-up. The role includes administering and interpreting interest and personality assessments, developing and delivering group interventions, and providing consultation and outreach to the university community. A key responsibility is maintaining up-to-date counseling records and supporting office functions such as career fairs and employer information sessions. The position also focuses on disability career advising, teaching job search skills, and serving as a campus liaison for the RIT Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP).

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 5 years of related experience.
• Equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered.
• Knowledge of career development and planning theory, practices, and techniques.
• Skill in written, verbal, and interpersonal communication to influence and articulate a variety of topics to different and diverse audiences.
• Skill in multi-tasking, project management, prioritization, and organization.
• Ability to handle sensitive situations with empathy, cultural awareness, and confidentiality.
• Ability to work independently and with a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with RIT academic programs of study, majors, minors, and degree completion requirements.
• Experience maintaining the career counseling portion of a website.
• Experience with RIT Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) and NTID Center on Employment.

Responsibilities

• Provide career counseling services for students and alumni, addressing issues such as choice of major, career direction changes, occupational information needs, and developmental concerns.
• Conduct career counseling sessions, develop treatment plans, provide clinical services, and maintain counseling records using an electronic records system.
• Coordinate individual client career counseling services, including consultation with program coordinators, referrals to university and community resources, follow-up, and case disposition.
• Administer and interpret interest and personality assessments according to accepted practices.
• Assist in the development and delivery of group intervention approaches, such as psychoeducational groups and classes for career undecided students and alumni.
• Provide consultation to administrators, advisors, faculty, staff, parents, and others regarding career information and concerns.
• Engage in outreach activities to the university community, including planning, developing, and promoting these activities.
• Maintain counseling records in accordance with counseling profession guidelines.
• Participate in scheduled meetings, including Office staff meetings and Student Services group meetings.
• Support office functions related to the Fall and Spring Career Fair, Interview Days, other career fairs, and hosting employer information sessions.
• Participate in training to maintain or enhance job skills.
• Maintain and utilize knowledge of campus and community resources, including a detailed understanding of RIT academic programs, majors, minors, and degree completion requirements.
• Maintain the career counseling portion of the website, ensuring inclusion of up-to-date occupational and educational resources.
• Meet with students and alumni with disabilities to teach effective job search skills and provide advising on skill-building related to disability (disclosure, interviewing, networking, identifying opportunities).
• Serve as campus liaison for RIT Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) interviews, managing advertising, scheduling, candidate preparation, and logistics.
• Coordinate closely with WRP and NTID Center on Employment representatives to streamline the WRP interview process.
• Develop and deliver customized instruction on job search strategies, career trends, and workplace success through seminars, workshops, classes, and presentations.
• Communicate with students and alumni regarding employment opportunities, program offerings, employer events, and career trends.
• Market students, academic programs, and university/office programs and services to prospective employing organizations.
• Identify employment opportunities, establish new employer recruiting partnerships, and support university corporate outreach and partnership goals.
• Ensure positive and effective university and employer recruiting and hiring partnerships.
• Participate in employer hiring strategy development and recruiting activities and programs.
• Partner with various divisions to support university initiatives in admissions, alumni relations, global partnerships, research development, and institutional fundraising.
• Counsel students regarding the employment process and related issues.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Salary range of $59,000-$64,000 annually.
• Consideration of factors such as scope and responsibilities, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.
• Potential for criminal background check and/or motor vehicle records check as part of the hiring process.
• Equal opportunity employer status.
• Provision of reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior