OVERVIEW:

At the Carlson School, we believe that innovative education is driven by a diverse mix of backgrounds, experiences, and thought. Our vision is to prepare students to be global business leaders and challenge them to use business as a force for good by building a community that recognizes the value of diversity and inclusion and understands power, privilege, and inequity.

The Student Life Career Design Team (SLCD) supports Carlson School undergraduate students of all identities at all points in their career development process. We help students Explore, Prepare, and Experience. The Career Coach will partner across the SLCD team and the school to deliver career services designed to enhance the personal, career, and professional
development of Carlson School undergraduates.

The Career Coach specializes as the lead expert in current trends, best practices, student and industry needs for students pursuing 3+ business major/specialty areas. The Career Coach will instruct 2 sections of our BA2021 Career Skills course and 2 sections of BA 1021 Design Your Life, annually, and will serve as the SLCD Communications and Assessment Lead.

The salary range is $64,000-$69,000 depending on qualifications. The priority application deadline is May 15, 2024.


JOB DESCRIPTION:

Individual career coaching & support for undergraduate students (45%)

• Provide individual career coaching appointments to Carlson students. Appointment topics include major and career exploration, resume reviews, interview prep, job and internship search strategy, offer evaluation/negotiation, career assessment interpretation, and more.
• Lead career coaching and support strategy for students pursuing degrees in their designated business major/specialty areas. Develop expertise about these career fields including skills required for entry-level positions, key employers, selection methods, student and professional organizations affiliated with each function, national career opportunities, alumni connections, and specific needs of students in each function.
• Build authentic relationships with students from varied backgrounds, perspectives, and identities, and utilize these relationships to holistically support students in navigating systemic barriers and achieving success.
• Initiate and maintain relationships with key faculty, major advising partners, student organizations, and Carlson Enterprises.
• Contribute expert understanding of students' and industry needs in conversations regarding career coaching, business development, employer relations, and experiential learning endeavors for undergraduate students.
• Create innovative career programs and events for specialty areas in alignment with team priorities. Assess and report outcomes for assigned specialty area student services programming.
• Create and update career resources to serve students exploring and pursuing assigned major/specialty areas. Content generation may include internal and external digital resources (ex: Key Career Info Sheets, handouts, and videos).
• Conduct proactive outreach to students within assigned major/specialty areas on a regular basis.
• Manage participant selection and preparation for in-person or virtual career treks. Lead site visits and treks annually, both local and national, involving collaboration with alumni, employers, and the Carlson School Business Development team.
• Collaborate with the SLCD team to initiate, update and develop new protocol, tools, and assessment strategies for career coaching.
• Manage electronic coaching calendar in alignment with team capacity expectations, assessing demand for appointments and adjusting as necessary.
• Complete observations and notes from each appointment, within established timeframe.

Instruct BA 1021 Design Your Life and BA 2021 Design Your Career courses. Continuously develop new and innovative curriculum and support management of adjunct instructor community. (25%)

• Provide expert, engaging, and interactive instruction for two sections of BA 2021: Design Your Career and two sections of BA 1021: Design Your life per academic year. Oversee Teaching Assistant and grading for each section.
• Contribute to development and maintenance of a BA2021 coordinated curriculum across all sections, including creation of a shared syllabus, lesson plans, classroom presentation templates, and assignments.
• Develop innovative career content, active learning techniques, classroom assessment strategies, and use of new technologies to engage students in the classroom.
  Actively identify opportunities to incorporate topics of diversity, equity, and inclusion into course curriculum.
• Proactively support students in achieving success throughout the course by tracking student progress and regularly communicating with students.
• Review student feedback of course and teaching; leverage insights to make ongoing improvements.
• Engage in ongoing training and development related to best practices in teaching undergraduate students.

Serve as Undergraduate Career Coaching-wide Communications and Assessment Lead (20%)

• Provide vision, develop, and execute the SLCD's communication strategy, ensuring all career coaches have the tools and resources to effectively communicate with their student populations on behalf of the SLCD on a regular basis.
• Oversee development and execution of Career Development-wide student-facing digital presence, including website, student resources, and LinkedIn page. Assess and monitor usage statistics and evaluate usability, and update pages accordingly.
• Oversee process for direct email student outreach including start of semester welcome's, Post Graduation Survey and senior newsletter including calendar management, template development, and coordination with Undergraduate Programs communications resources.
• Create and maintain printed referral materials for Undergraduate Program partners and prospective student events.
• Lead bi-annual review of Career Guide text, used on our website and across all sections of BA 2021: Design Your Career.
• Create and maintain the BA2021 parent Canvas site, used across all sections of the course.
• Serve as the main point of contact for communications-related collaborations with the Business Development Team, Undergraduate Program partners, and the Undergraduate Program Communications Specialist role.
• Collaborate with Associate Director to lead Student Services team in developing, revising, and analyzing assessment of services and creating an annual report on behalf of the SLCD team.
• Leverage assessment and outcomes data throughout office-wide communications, including a Student Services team annual summary.

Participate in Undergraduate Programs and Student Life Career Design Team initiatives that support the career development of our students. Conduct special projects and activities at the request of the Director and Associate Directors (10%)

• Work on special projects as need arises, or at the request of the Associate Director or Director.
• Support the success of Undergraduate Program initiatives and committees as requested.
• Represent the SLCD through presentations and staffing college-wide events, such as new student orientation, admission/recruitment events, College Day, Career Fairs, Commencement, and more.
• Engage in professional development and service related to career coaching. Represent the Carlson School and the SLCD at major-specific or industry-related conferences or career services continuing education.
• Represent the SLCD in collaborative Career Center activities across the University that are designed to foster strategic partnerships for career exploration.

** The employer reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position **

*MINIMUM / ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree and/or credentials: Master's degree in career counseling, student personnel psychology, student affairs, business or closely related field.
• Evidence of at least three to five years of related experience.

*PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS / SELECTION CRITERIA:

• Evidence of career development knowledge and skills, including: student development theories, undergraduate career trends, counseling techniques, career decision-making, career assessments, and job search techniques.
• Experience developing and executing educational programs, including: creating learning outcomes, creation of content, delivery, and assessment of learning outcomes and student needs.
• Directly related experience facilitating workshops, presentations, and/or academic courses with an ability to communicate successfully across all levels of an organization.
• Demonstrated commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Evidence of interpersonal leadership skills (ie. teamwork and collaboration).
• Evidence of project management skills (ie. the ability to manage a project and deliver outcomes from start to finish, amidst competing priorities).
• Evidence of communication skills, including the ability to communicate with diverse populations (students, staff, faculty, alumni, employers, families).

Working at the University

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The University also offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Competitive wages, paid holidays, and generous time off
• Continuous learning opportunities through professional training and degree-seeking programs supported by the
• Low-cost medical, dental, and pharmacy plans
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• University HSA contributions
• Disability and employer-paid life insurance
• Employee wellbeing program
• Excellent retirement plans with employer contribution
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Financial counseling services
• Employee Assistance Program with eight sessions of counseling at no cost
• with free or reduced rates in the Twin Cities metro area

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