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Jobs for Career Development Professionals
By Melanie Reinersman, NCDA Website Editor
Readers working in the area of career development typically know where to look for jobs. The online resources may be fairly well known, but are they easily accessible? Now they are! New links have been added to the NCDA website to assist you in your search.
"Jobs for Career Development Professionals" is a purple box on the right side the Professional Development page (on the blue navigation bar of every page on the NCDA site). The website committee and other NCDA members have suggested the websites linked on this page as sources of current openings.
Additional links for jobs and career information can be found under Resources (also on the blue navigation bar of each NCDA webpage). However, the Resources links are for career practitioners to use with their clients. Finally a page under Professional Development has links specifically for the job hunter who is in the field of career development. This is especially valuable for current graduate students who are ready to search for a start to their own career.
These additional links are the response to NCDA members who are employers looking to hire career development professionals. They occasionally contact NCDA to ask about posting a job. While NCDA does not post job openings, it is helpful to give employers several links all on one webpage. The employer can then choose where and how to post jobs which most likely will be seen by NCDA members.
Based on current posting activity, career development professionals need not put their own job search on hold. While the media may still be focusing on the unemployment rate, numerous employers have recently contacted NCDA about posting new job openings. Perhaps this is a hint that things are looking up!
Below are four job announcements that have been sent to the NCDA website editor during the month of August:
1. Coordinator, Career Development and Graduate Services
The College of Mount St. Joseph is accepting applications for the position of Coordinator, Career Development and Graduate Services. The Coordinator of Career Development and Graduate Services is responsible for the planning, implementation, and coordination of a comprehensive career development program including career consultation and job search assistance for all students and alumni.
For a complete job description, please visit www.msj.edu/employment.
To apply, please send cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references to: Ms. Maggie Davis, Director of Career and Experiential Education, College of Mount St. Joseph, 5701 Delhi Road, Cincinnati, OH 45233-1672 or by email to Maggie_Davis@mail.msj.edu. A review of resumes will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. EOE
2. Alumni Career Counselor (Half-time, 20 hrs per week), Purchase College, SUNY
Responsibilities:
Career Counseling
- Provide individual career counseling and assessment to alumni and students.
- Administer and evaluate career interest inventories and tests.
- Conduct career related workshops and programs targeted to alumni needs.
- Provide advisement and counseling regarding job search, career change, professional advancement, and post graduate educational/and career planning.
- Coordinate, develop and enhance programming for alumni. Serve as liaison with Alumni Relations.
- Plan specialized events and panels with alumni office including job search strategies and networking workshops.
- Research and expand resource center materials to include more resources for experienced professionals.
- Provide full time job resource referral and referral to experiential opportunities through post-graduate internships, part time jobs, community service and volunteer opportunities
- Outreach and publicize career center at campus events, alumni programs to campus community using on line networking sources.
- Assist with employer outreach efforts for experienced hires with an emphasis on development of arts opportunities
- o § Coordinate new outreach and recruitment efforts for CDC Alumni Mentor Network.
- All other related duties in accordance with office mission as assigned.
Qualifications
Masters degree in Counseling or the equivalent with an emphasis on Career Development/Management. Minimum of 3 years experience career counseling alumni / experienced professionals and college students in career decision making, career change and job search strategies. Familiar with online job search systems as well as social and professional networking sites.
Coursework or training in career counseling assessments including the Strong Interest Inventory, Self Directed Search and the MBTI required. Dynamic group skills and excellent communication skills essential. Experienced with artists or the artistic community a strong plus. Experienced with human resources/employer contacts a plus. Must be available some evening hours for appointments, walk-ins, and events.
Salary and Benefits
Commensurate with experience, flexible schedule, benefits package for 20 hr per week.
Email or send resume to Wendy Morosoff, Director at wendy.morosoff@purchase.edu.
Purchase College, Career Development Center, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY 10577
3. Full time Certified Vocational Evaluator opening at Goodwill-Suncoast in St. Petersburg, Florida. Supervises 3 full-time and 2 part-time staff, to cover 10-county area, working with persons with various disabilities referred by the state Department of Education. Must be CVE. Fax or e-mail resume to (727) 563-9748 or jill.flansburg@goodwill-suncoast.com
4.The New York Public Library, Career Coach/ Specialist
General Description:
Under the supervision of the Head of Information Services:
- Works one-on-one with job seekers, via scheduled appointments and on a drop in basis, to provide: resume development/review, on-line job application help, career exploration, interview practice, and job search strategy development
- As appropriate, offers provides similar advisory to small groups of job seekers
- Trains library staff in career exploration and job search techniques
- Conducts outreach by presenting at off-site venues including professional associations, job fairs, government agencies, etc. to support SIBL's Job Search Central initiative to provide job information assistance and training to the public.
Requirements for Eligibility:
- Bachelor's degree; Master's Degree in counseling or business preferred
- Job counseling, employment coaching or human resources backgroundwith 5-10 years field experience working directly with job seekers
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to work with clients from entry-level to senior executives
- Demonstrated ability to conduct training activities on employment and related topics
- Demonstrated knowledge of employment and career resources, including the library's resources
Hours: 35 hours per week, to be scheduled during The Science, Industry, and Business Library's open hours, Evenings and Saturdays as required; Schedule subject to change
To apply, please follow the link below:
http://jobs-nypl.icims.com/jobs/5633/job
Only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted. E/O/E.
Melanie Reinersman, MA, is the NCDA website editor and the editor of Career Convergence and Career Developments. She can be contacted at webeditor@ncda.org
