Director - Career Services-MMC

Overview
The Director of Career Services is responsible for supervision and management of the Career Services Department, ensuring quality career services are delivered to all students and graduates, and ensuring that students have the knowledge and skills to successfully transition from graduate to employees in their chosen field of study. The Director also provides departmental leadership, vision, goal setting, and outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Ensures monthly “Career Connection Workshops” are held for every class.

Ensures the completion of initial assessments with all students within the specified timeframe.

Provides a collaborative effort with the education department so that Career Planning classes give students a professional resume, entry‑level interview skills, mock interviews, and job‑search techniques.

Completes required exit paperwork, both in group settings and one‑on‑one sessions.

Regularly conducts one‑on‑one coaching sessions with students.

Documents all correspondence between the career services department and a student/graduate/employer in CampusVue.

Ensures compliance with state, institutional, and programmatic accreditation regulations.

Establishes and maintains relationships with employers to develop partnership opportunities for externships and job placement.

Participates in or facilitates campus Program Advisory Committee meetings to insure compliance with state and accreditation agencies.

Assists in resume preparation and development with instructors and students.

Interviews, hires, and trains new staff in the department, clearly communicating job expectations.

Other duties as assigned.

Experience and Education Required

Associate degree in a related field from an accredited institution or 2 years related experience.

Minimum 1 year management experience.

Knowledge of and experience with standard staffing and placement concepts, practices, and procedures.

Strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills with demonstrated success in collaborating with diverse groups.

Ability to lead and work in an observation/coaching style environment.

Strong organizational and problem‑resolution skills.

Good computer skills, including MS Office products.

Experience and Education Preferred

Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited institution.

Previous management experience in the placement/staffing industry.

Previous experience as a campus‑based Career Services Director.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear, taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Work Environment
Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is usually not exposed to weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Note
This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, or requirements associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change. I have read and understand the above job description. I further understand that this is not an all-inclusive list and does not constitute a contract. My employment remains at will as with all employees of Ancora Education.

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