Pre-Health Advisor, Career Center

UVA Health•Charlottesville, VA

4d•$55,000 - $58,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The University of Virginia Career Center seeks a student development-minded Pre-Health Advisor to support students in discovering and pursuing meaningful lives. The advisor serves undergraduate students and alumni interested in clinical healthcare careers, including medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine. Services include individual and small-group advising, presentations, and workshops. The role also involves program development and delivery, building organizational and alumni connections, collaborating with faculty and graduate and professional schools, and supporting the Career Center’s use of technology and relevant content. Some evening and weekend work is required. The position is based in Charlottesville, Virginia, and offers a hybrid schedule of four days on grounds and one day remote per week, with additional on-site presence as needed. This is an exempt-level, benefited position.

Requirements

Master’s degree in education, higher education, counseling, or a related field.
Demonstrated fluency in working with diverse student demographics.
Strong student development orientation; creativity; ability to take responsibility and initiative; and ability to work independently and in teams.
Proven ability to design and present creative and innovative programs or workshops.
Well-developed organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects.
Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills, with strong oral and written communication skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
Ability to work effectively with students, alumni, faculty, graduate schools, and employers.
Ability to teach and instruct others in the use of programs, services, and resources in a career-related environment.
Proficient computer and web-based skills.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience providing pre-health advising, career counseling, or advising services in a college or university setting, or at least three years of related professional experience.
Demonstrated program development and management experience.
Related university or professional experience.
Experience with Handshake, Symplicity, or other CSM applications.

Responsibilities

Provide individual advising, small-group advising, presentations, and workshops to undergraduate students and alumni interested in clinical healthcare careers.
Research clinical health professions and maintain current information about those careers, with attention to underrepresented populations in each field.
Conduct outreach and design and implement programs and events that guide students through career exploration, preparation, and applications.
Attend relevant conferences and open houses, visit targeted institutions and programs, and monitor relevant listservs to provide current, tailored advice.
Collaborate with faculty, especially in the College of Arts & Sciences.
Engage with graduate and professional schools to collect and share relevant information with students.
Facilitate creative and engaging workshops and presentations that build students’ knowledge, skills, and experiences relevant to health professions.
Work with student groups and organizations—including class councils, peer advisors, resident advisors, orientation leaders, CIOs, and affinity groups—to develop and fulfill programming requests.
Support Career Center efforts to develop relevant content and use technology more extensively in career-related and pre-health programs and services.
Implement marketing recommendations and collaborate with Career Center staff on benchmarking and recommendations for technology service-delivery priorities.
Perform other office and University duties as assigned.