Career Counselor - Career Services

CSU Careers • San Luis, CA

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About The Position

Under general direction of the Associate Director of Career Counseling and Education, the Career Counselor position in Career Services supports Cal Poly students’ diverse career development needs, with the goal of helping them achieve a lifetime of meaningful career success. Working in an innovative, inclusive, and fast-paced team environment, the Career Counselor supports students through methods including individual and group career counseling, programming, collaborations with various campus entities and outreach activities. Within the division of Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Affairs, Residential Student Experience, Equity and Transition (RESET) provides comprehensive programs that offer transition and retention services to students. These programs include Cal Poly Scholars, Career Services, Center for Military Connected Students, Disability Resource Center, Educational Opportunity Program, Residential Student Experience, TRIO Achievers, and Upward Bound.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of career or academic counseling and advising.
• Ability to successfully interact with a diverse student population and to assess student needs.
• Strong and inclusive communication skills, both oral and written.
• Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university in one of the behavioral sciences, public or business administration or a job-related field.
• Two years of professional experience in one of the student services program areas or in a related field.
• A master’s degree, by date of hire, in a job-related field may be substituted for one year of the professional experience.
• Additional specialized experience during which the applicant has acquired and successfully applied the required knowledge and abilities may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis.

Responsibilities

• Ability to advise students individually and in groups on a wide range of routine matters.
• Ability to speak and present information to small and large groups of people.
• Able to revise written material used for promotions, presentations, workshops, and marketing.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with management, faculty, staff, students and student organizations.
• Able to work effectively in teams.

Benefits

• Cal Poly offers a best-in-class benefits program, including health, dental and vision insurance, retirement participation in the Public Employees' Retirement System, and educational benefits for eligible employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees