Coordinator of Career Services
Lamar Institute of Technology

Job Summary / Basic Function:

SUMMARY OF JOB DESCRIPTION: Within the division of Student Success, the Career Services Coordinator is responsible for providing sound career advising support to assist student in planning a career, through advisement, internship coordination, and by staying knowledgeable of current employment, economic and industry trends and for connection students to community services in support of career goal attainment.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide career guidance to recent graduates and alumni.
• Support LIT's program review (viability) process with recommendations regarding job forecasting.
• Educate students about resume building, interview process, job expectation and professionalism.
• Interface with the Department of Institutional Effectiveness and other federal and state agencies to ensure the college's job placement rates are up-to-date and accurate.
• Collaborate with employers to establish program-level internships or apprenticeships.
• Provide job placement assistance to students.
• Serve as a liaison for faculty with business and industry to arrange out-of-classroom experiences, service learning projects, and mentor/mentee opportunities.
• Coordinate events with workforce agencies and representatives.
• Hold seminar/workshops on interview skills and job search strategies.
• Serve on college task forces, committees and councils as required.
• Assist in the day-to-day operations within division providing support for the Student Life Coordinator.
• Organize job fairs, career programs, and other student activities.
• Maintain a database of available job opportunities for students.
• Monitor and track job order status until they are closed.
• Offer exceptional customer service in a student-centered, professional environment at all times.
• Perform related duties as required or deemed necessary to meet the Recruitment goals within the scope of responsibility.
• Upholds and agrees to comply with all federal, state, and local requirements pertaining to the security, confidentiality, and privacy of information maintained by institution, including the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
• Evenings and weekends may be required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited university.
• Three years of work experience in career services or workforce placement in either the private sector, with a state agency, or higher education.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A master's degree from a regionally accredited university.
• Above average skills in the utilization of computer systems, Banner, Argos, and Microsoft Office applications and experience in recruitment and career interest assessment/advising.

$40,000

Lamar Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including and as it pertains to pregnancy and wages), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, protected veteran status, and/or retaliation.

LIT's Annual Security Report is provided in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (20 USC § 1092(f), 34 CFR 668.46). This report contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the Institute will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in non-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the Institute or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. If you would like to receive a paper copy of the Annual Security Report, you can stop by Lamar Institute of Technology, Eagles Nest, Room 128, at 855 East Lavaca, Beaumont, TX, 77705, or you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling 409-839-2032 or emailing titleix@lit.edu.

This position is security-sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal history record information.

https://jobs.lit.edu/postings/2282

11/19/2024

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