Career Services Associate Director

Dorsey College • Woodhaven, MI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Career Services Associate Director will be responsible for supporting Career Services staff at the campus to effectively provide career services assistance to graduates and ensure accreditation goals for placement are met or exceeded. This person will also develop partnerships with employers and identify job openings.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Must have proven track record of effective leadership experience in career services or a related area.
• Must display exceptional verbal and written communication skills as well as active listening; ability to communicate well with staff, students, and employers.
• Must be reliable with strong time management skills and ability to work well under pressure.
• Must be well organized with ability to prioritize and multitask.
• Must be resourceful and able to problem solve.
• Must be able to work independently and cooperatively as a team.
• Must possess a positive attitude, initiative, and creativity; must be able to motivate staff.
• Must be proficient with basic office equipment, computers, and computer applications including Microsoft Office Suite.

Nice To Haves

• Career services or related experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and track career services activities, weekly activity reports and Career Services staff performance.
• Assist Managing Director at the campus with performance evaluations of Career Services staffs at the campus.
• Monitoring the progress of all Career Services goals and outcomes.
• Provide direction and motivation to all Career Services staffs.
• Perform Career Services audits.
• Assist with advisory board meeting.
• Develop and cultivate partnerships with prospective employers for placement, volunteer, and externship opportunities.
• Identifying positions for graduates who are “harder to serve” and who have been unable to secure employment with traditional Dorsey employers.
• Assist in training new Career Service coordinators.
• Track licensure and certification.
• All other duties as assigned.
• Contact all graduates in the active cohort year at least twice weekly one of which should be in person or via telephone.
• Contact graduates returning for placement at least once every two weeks.
• All contacts and contact attempts must be documented in Campus Vue.
• Assist graduates with resumes, on-line applications, job search strategies, interview coordination and any other issues related to each graduates’ job search.
• Provide graduates with job leads appropriate to their program of study; coordinate interviews for graduates with employers as requested by the employer.
• Ensure that placements are clearly related to the graduate’s program of study and that each placement will meet accreditation requirements.
• Assist graduates to resolve basic barriers to employment, e.g., referrals to child care and transportation resources.
• Refer students with significant barriers to employment to the Managing Director for assistance.
• Goal: 30-50 employer contacts per week.
• Actively contact employers to develop working relationships and identify current employment openings and refer qualified students to available job orders in a timely and professional manner.
• Record all contacts in the Campus Vue database.
• Ensure that job leads are regularly developed for graduates of all programs offered at the campus.
• Respond to job order specifications from employers, following up with employers regarding outcomes and recording employer’s account record/job orders in the Campus Vue database in a timely and accurate manner.
• Facilitate employer on-site interviews and participate in Chamber of Commerce Meetings and other industry events to promote Dorsey’s graduates and Career Services.
• Conduct a minimum of two job fairs annually at the campus.

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: Manager
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees