Specialist I, Career Coach

NIGHTINGALE EDUCATION LLC SOLE MB•Salt Lake City, UT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Career Coach provides holistic, learner centered career coaching to support learners and alumni in identifying career direction, building career readiness, and navigating career transitions. This role delivers individualized and group coaching, facilitates career development programming, and partners with campus stakeholders to ensure learners and alumni are equipped to make informed, confident career decisions. The Career Coach reports to the Manager, Alumni Workforce Operations. This role works closely with learners from enrollment through post graduation, empowering them to clarify goals, articulate transferable skills, and align their education with meaningful career pathways. This position is especially focused on supporting working adult learners and alumni through growth, change, and professional advancement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
Minimum 2 years of experience in career coaching, career services, academic advising, workforce development, or similar roles.
Demonstrated ability to coach nontraditional learners, working adults, or career changers.
Strong coaching presence with the ability to build rapport, ask powerful questions, and guide learners and alumni toward clarity and action.
Knowledge of career development theory, job search strategies, and professional growth practices.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and career management or student information systems.
Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple learners effectively.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a learner focused environment.
Willingness to work occasional evenings or flexible hours as required.
Willingness to travel occasionally roughly 1020 percent for learner and alumni engagement, programming, or institutional needs.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred in Career Development, Counseling, Higher Education, Psychology, Human Resources, Communications, or a related field.
Career coaching credential or certification such as NCDA, ICF aligned training, CPCC, or GCDF.
Familiarity with systems such as Salesforce, LiveAlumni, and UpNotch.
Experience facilitating group coaching, workshops, or career focused programming.
Understanding of adult learning theory or coaching methodologies.

Responsibilities

Provide one on one and group career coaching to learners and alumni, supporting career exploration, goal setting, job search strategy, and professional development.
Guide learners and alumni in gaining career clarity, identifying strengths and transferable skills, and translating experiences into marketable narratives.
Coach learners and alumni on career readiness topics, including resume and cover letter development, LinkedIn optimization, interviewing strategies, salary negotiation, and other career readiness and development topics.
Support learners and alumni navigating career transitions, advancement opportunities, or changes in industry or role.
Apply coaching techniques that promote self efficacy, accountability, and long term career ownership.
Design and facilitate career development workshops and events such as career planning, networking strategies, and panel discussions.
Support the planning and execution of annual signature events such as career fairs, school wide employer events, and themed career development series in collaboration with colleagues and campus partners.
Collaborate with faculty, academic teams, and learner support teams to embed career development throughout the learner experience.
Encourage learner and alumni engagement with career resources, development tools, and job search platforms.
Serve as a bridge between learners, alumni, and employer facing career opportunities.
Conduct outreach to graduating learners and alumni to offer continued coaching support.
Refer learners, alumni, and employers to appropriate institutional resources and career partners.
Collect, verify, and maintain accurate graduate employment and placement data through surveys, attestations, outreach, and third party verification methods.
Record employment outcomes for learners and alumni in institutional systems and tracking tools in accordance with regulatory and institutional requirements.
Use outcomes insights to inform programming improvements and coaching strategies.
Maintain a coaching first, learner centered approach that builds trust, inclusion, and motivation among learners and alumni.
Contribute to a campus culture focused on learner persistence, wellbeing, and professional growth.
Manage a coaching caseload independently while collaborating with cross functional teams in a dynamic environment.
Use career assessments, reflective exercises, and coaching tools to support self awareness, decision making, and goal alignment for learners and alumni.
Engage in ongoing professional development to strengthen coaching competencies, labor market knowledge, and learner centered practices.