• Job Description

  Req#: R-082977

  Job Title

  Career Services Coordinator

  Agency

  Texas A&M University

  Department

  Career Center

  Proposed Minimum Salary

  $3,866.67 monthly

  Job Location

  College Station, Texas

  Job Type

  Staff

  Job Description

  Who We Are

  The Texas A&M University Career Center provides centralized career and professional development services for undergraduate, graduate, and former students. We provide individualized career advising while also empowering students to utilize self-assessment resources to identify and explore careers, and we assist and support students in gaining relevant experience and pursuing their career goals, whether they choose to seek admission to graduate school or secure professional employment. One of the largest programs of its kind in the nation, the Career Center has been recognized nationally and regionally for our many best practices. The Career Center is conveniently located on campus in the Koldus Building. You can find us on Facebook and Instagram and view us on YouTube.

  What We Want

  The Career Services Coordinator is responsible for advising current and former students in their preparation concerning the various processes for successful admission to professional school(s). This includes planning, developing, implementing, and managing services, workshops, resources, and programing to support the large population of Texas A&M current and former students which seek admission to professional school(s). This position will create and maintain advising materials, handouts, videos, and other materials as well as work with professional school admissions personnel in order to ensure that viable, up-to-date information is accessible and disseminated to students in a timely manner. If this job description sounds exciting to you, we invite you to apply to be considered for this opportunity.

  What You Need to Know

  Salary: $46,400.00

  Cover Letter/Resume’: A cover letter and resume’ are strongly recommended. You may upload these documents on the application under CV/Resume.

  Position details: May require occasional evening and weekend hours.

  Qualifications

  Required Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

  • Three years of related experience in higher education, industry, or government in a role related to career services or advising, recruiting, training, or professional development.

  Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.

  • Verbal and written communication skills.

  • Ability to be helpful, respectful, approachable, and team oriented.

  • Ability to build strong working relationships and a positive work environment.

  • Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.

  Responsibilities

  • Advise Students: Works with current and former students interested in attending professional schools after graduation. Handles individual advising appointments, group advising, and walk-in advising hours.

  • Design and Implement Workshops, Programs, and Resources: Develops, implements, coordinates, and evaluates workshops and programs. Compiles and analyzes statistics for assessment purposes. This includes creating and maintaining advising materials, handouts, videos, and other materials. Maintains relationships with admissions personnel at professional schools in order to ensure viable, up-to-date information is accessible and disseminated to students.

  • Develop Student Learning Opportunities: Develops strategic plans for webinar opportunities as well as assessments for student learning. Works with applicable student groups to delineate pertinent information.

  • Develops Statistics, Analyses, and Surveys for Assessment: With the ever-growing population of students that are seeking professional school admission, assessments will be on-going in order to develop best practices on an on-going basis.

  • Develop and Maintain College and Department Goals, Objectives, and Operations: Participates in planning, directing, and coordinating operational or procedural matters to meet college and department goals and objectives. Responsible for departmental operations with team.

  Why Texas A&M University?

  We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration. Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you. Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.

  • Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts , and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums

  • 12- 15 days of annual paid holidays

  • Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month

  • Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas

  • Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time

  • Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more

  • Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

  • Living Well, a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees

  Our Commitment

  Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all pers p ectives, talents & lived experience s . Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service .

  Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume’ or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

  All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

  Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.

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