<p>Position Description</p> <p>The Career Services Coordinator is a dedicated professional who supports student success by guiding students through career exploration, skill-building, and job attainment. This role provides individualized and group-based services that help students validate their career paths, build self-awareness, and develop the professional competencies necessary to thrive in the workforce. The coordinator collaborates with academic and support units to connect students with meaningful career opportunities, internships, and networking events. Skilled at achieving post-graduate success through innovative data capture, analysis, and reporting, ensuring continuous improvement in student outcomes. The Career Services Coordinator supports strategic institutional goals related to budget metrics, student engagement, retention, and employability.</p> <p>All major activities, essential duties, and responsibilities shall be performed by integrating the ZSC personal touch philosophy, which defines our College. The personal touch is characterized by respect, responsiveness, and responsibility in all relationships and is an attitude toward students, colleagues, and community members that demonstrates respect, acceptance, responsibility, courteousness, and genuineness</p> <p>Essential Duties and Responsibilities</p> <p>Key Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Career Advising and Exploration (25%) Assist students in validating career choices, planning career paths, and identifying job options aligned with their academic programs and personal interests. Administer and interpret career assessments. </li><li>Professional Development Coaching (20%) Guide students through self-assessment and development of key professional skills, including resume writing, interviewing, salary negotiation, and networking strategies. </li><li>Internship and Job Placement Support (20%) Connect students with internship, co-op, and employment opportunities by building relationships with employers, promoting job boards, and coordinating career events. Track and report on career services and internship activities, generating reports as needed. </li><li>Program Development and Outreach (15%) Develop and deliver workshops, classroom presentations, and outreach events in collaboration with faculty and staff to promote career readiness and student participation. </li><li>Resource Development and Maintenance (10%) Maintain and update career resources including online tools, print materials, and the career services website to ensure students and faculty have access to current, relevant content. </li><li>Collaboration and Institutional Alignment (10%) Partner with academic departments, student services, and external stakeholders to </li></ul> <p>integrate career development into academic pathways and institutional strategies.</p> <p>Skills:</p> <ul> <li>Strong interpersonal communication and listening skills </li><li>Effective coaching and mentoring techniques </li><li>Understanding of career development theories and practices </li><li>Integration and introduction of AI-powered tools to enhance student career development services </li><li>Event planning and organizational skills </li><li>Ability to build partnerships with employers and faculty </li><li>Familiarity with career services platforms (e.g., Handshake, College Central Network) </li></ul> <p>Qualifications</p> <p>Education and Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree required in counseling, education, human resources, or related field </li><li>Minimum of 2 years of experience in career advising, workforce development, or a related area </li><li>Experience working with diverse student populations in higher education is preferred </li></ul> <p>Employment and Benefits</p> <p>ZSC offers an excellent benefits package including the following:</p> <ul> <li>Competitive base salary </li><li>Comprehensive healthcare plans including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage </li><li>HSA/FSA </li><li>Employee Assistance Program </li><li>Life and long-term disability insurance </li><li>Supplemental retirement savings plans </li><li>Generous paid time off including vacation, sick, and personal leave </li><li>As required by Ohio Revised Code section 3345.0216, Zane State College will: educate students by means of free, open and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth; equip students with the opportunity to develop intellectual skills to reach their own, informed conclusions; not require, favor, disfavor or prohibit speech or lawful assembly; create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth and tolerates differences in opinion; treat all faculty, staff and students as individuals, hold them to equal standards and provide equality of opportunity with regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. </li></ul>