Assistant Director of Work-Integrated Learning and Instructor

OSU Rec Sports - Sport. Leadership. Wellness. • Bend, OR

5d • $57,472 - $75,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Oregon State University-Cascades is seeking a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month Assistant Director of Work-Integrated Learning and fixed-term Instructor. This position, located in Bend, Oregon, supports the mission and strategic plans of the University and OSU-Cascades as a member of the Career Design Center. The Assistant Director reports to the Director of the OSU-Cascades Career Design Center and collaborates with the Corvallis Career Development team. The role involves visioning and implementing OSU-C’s Career Readiness and Work-Integrated Learning Strategy, which aims to enhance career readiness opportunities for students through initiatives like employer-partnered projects, applied coursework, and experiential opportunities embedded in academic programs. The ideal candidate will possess a collaborative, entrepreneurial, and growth mindset, with creative energy, enthusiasm for coaching and training, attention to detail, an eye for scalable implementation, and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Requirements

• Masters' degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of five years of experience in related roles (e.g. career development, academic advising, teaching, recruitment/HR, coaching, study abroad, service learning, etc.).
• Demonstrated knowledge of effective strategies for working with diverse faculty, staff and students.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a broad range of constituents, for example, students (first year and transfer), employers, alumni, faculty, and staff.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Successful experience creating and executing programs or managing large projects.
• Demonstrated competency to oversee multiple tasks with attention to detail and ability to prioritize competing needs.
• Experience and interests in using technology and multiple platforms to share information.
• For the Instructor position: All of the above and minimum of three years of experience in related roles (e.g. career development, academic advising, teaching, recruitment/HR, coaching, study abroad, service learning, etc.).
• For the Consultant-Career Counselor position: All the above and minimum of five years experience in related roles (e.g. career development, academic advising, teaching, recruitment/HR, coaching , study abroad, service learning etc.).

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree from an accredited institution related to Experiential Learning and/or Education fields.
• Ability to adopt new technology and multiple platforms to share information, encourage student involvement, manage data, and make informed programmatic decisions.
• For the Instructor position: Three or more years in career advising, career counseling or career coaching, or other experiential education activities in a postsecondary environment.
• Experience project and program management and assessment, notably in building and launching new programs.
• For the Consultant-Career Counselor position: Five or more years in career advising, career counseling or career coaching, or other experiential education activities in a postsecondary environment.
• A progressive track record of leadership experience in project and program management, including oversight of assessment and a demonstrated history of building and launching new programs.

Responsibilities

• Coach and instruct students through the arc of engaging in work-integrated and work-based career readiness opportunities at OSU-C.
• Serve as a work-integrated learning subject matter expert to expand OSU-Cascades work-integrated learning community partner portfolio.
• Collaborate with OSU-Cascades faculty and staff to implement work-integrated learning activities throughout the OSU-C curriculum to enhance student engagement and employability.
• Support and collaborate with OSU-Cascades faculty and staff in their efforts to evaluate current industry, labor market, and employment trends to ensure curricular alignment with evolving professional standards and workforce demands.

What This Job Offers

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