Career Service Advisor I (FLOATER)

Dorsey College • Woodhaven, MI

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Career Service Advisor I is responsible for providing externship, job placement guidance, and assistance to graduates of the assigned Dorsey College campus. This role coordinates all aspects of the student externship program, including helping students identify externship sites, monitoring students during the externship period, interfacing with employers, and submitting final grades and reports. The Career Service Advisor I also works to develop relationships with area employers to assist in externship and job placement.

Requirements

• Minimum of an Associate’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills as well as active listening.
• Reliable, highly motivated, and possess a positive attitude.
• Strong ability to multi-task with frequent interruptions.
• Ability to work well individually and cooperatively as a team.
• Proficient with basic office equipment, computers, and computer applications.
• Ability to travel within 10 miles to assigned locations.
• Evening or weekend hours, if necessary, to meet deadlines.
• Position requires long periods of sitting.
• Excellent listening and interpersonal skills and attention to detail.
• Extensive use of office equipment and business systems including personal computer, CampusVue, copier, printer, facsimile, telephone, and postage meter.
• Ability to work autonomously and take initiative, as needed.
• Local travel to campuses or events within the community.
• May require working late night or weekends.
• The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit for extended periods of time; and have sufficient hand, arm and finger dexterity to operate a phone, computer keyboard and other office equipment.
• Must be Relocation reassignment in accordance with business needs.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Previous job development/job placement experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of CampusVue software preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Conducting an externship meeting with students going out on externship in the module prior to the externship.
• Identifying eligible students to go out on externship in the following module.
• Identifying an externship site for each student and notifying the student in writing.
• Tracking student progress throughout the course of the externship including obtaining regular attendance reports and making site visits each module.
• Computing each student’s final grades, preparing a summary report for each extern and ensuring that all required paperwork is completed and uploaded.
• Counseling the student regarding any noted problems and/or referring the problem to the Associate Director and Managing Director for guidance.
• Coordinating and conducting on-site meetings to explain the Career Services process.
• Assisting students with resume writing and cover letters. Maintaining a copy of each student’s resume to provide employers during a student’s job search.
• Conducting mock interviews and a Career Services exit interview with each student.
• Communicating professionally and on a regular basis, both verbally and in writing with students and graduates regarding their job search activities. Providing motivation and effective career counseling. Each student should be contacted in person weekly at minimum; contacts should be documented in CampusVue.
• Obtaining supporting documentation if a student is waiving Career Services assistance.
• Meeting with all eligible graduates returning to Career Services to review their resume, identify their career goal, and establish a job search plan.
• Actively contacting employers to develop a working relationship and to identify current employment openings and externship opportunities.
• Selecting and referring appropriately qualified students to available job orders in a timely and professional manner.
• Responding to job order specifications from employers, and recording employer’s account record/job orders in the CampusVue database in a timely and accurate manner.
• Following up with employers regarding all job orders and facilitating job interviews.
• Participating in local job fairs, chamber of commerce meetings, and other industry events to promote Dorsey’s graduates and Career Services.
• Coordinating and organizing advisory meetings and collecting Employment Program Verification Forms from employers.
• Conducting on-campus job fairs.
• Attending Career Service meetings and other faculty/staff in-service meetings as assigned.
• Submitting all reports as required.
• Working with the academic’s team to assist students in obtaining their license for license programs.

Benefits

• Tuition discounts for Dorsey programs (employee, spouse, and dependent).
• Tuition discount opportunities for select on-line Lindenwood University degrees for employees that qualify.
• Comprehensive benefits plan: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, employee assistance program, and 403b retirement plan.
• Eleven Paid holidays: MLK Jr. day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving break (Thursday – Friday), Christmas Eve and Christmas Days (as observed), and New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day (as observed).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree